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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: new.net: yet another dns namespace overlay play
I just got a customer that has "registered" 4 domains with new.net, is there a place I can direct them to, so they can read about this "scam"? K On Mon, 5 Mar 2001, Paul A Vixie wrote: > > [ this came from http://www.new.net/about_us_press.tp and appears not to be > a joke. its operational impact will not be felt today, but if it's even > moderately popular before it dies, operational impact WILL be felt. i'm > quite surprised by some of the folks they list as their partners. --vix ] > > Contact: > Claudia de Llano or Lisa Doiron > Connors Communications > (310) 452-7540 > [email protected] or [email protected] > > Brad Copeland > New.net, Inc. > 626-229-7800 > [email protected] > > New.net Expands Internet Naming With Launch of 20 New Top-Level Domain Names > > New Domain Name Registry's Technology Uses Existing Internet > Naming System to Make Available Sensible, Meaningful Web Addresses > > Pasadena, Calif. - March 5, 2001 - New.net (http://www.new.net), a domain > name registry created to meet the market demand for Web addresses with > logical, easy-to-remember extensions that make Internet navigation easier, > today officially released its first 20 new top-level domains. New.net has > developed a novel, proprietary approach, using software technology deployed > at either the network level by partner ISPs or on individual PCs, that uses > the existing Internet naming system to enable millions of users to gain > access to these new addresses. > > With this launch, the Internet community will be able to purchase and use > domain names with extensions ("top-level domains") that were previously > unavailable. Each of the new top-level domains was chosen to enable > organizations and individuals to create Web addresses that more clearly > describe their product, service offering, group activity or passion. The > first 20 top-level domains being released are: > > .CHAT .GMBH .LTD .SPORT > .CLUB .HOLA .MED .TECH > .FAMILY .INC .MP3 .TRAVEL > .FREE .KIDS .SHOP .VIDEO > .GAME .LAW .SOC .XXX > > "New.net will dramatically broaden the scope of available domain names," > said David Hernand, CEO of New.net. "Our research has indicated a > tremendous market demand to move beyond .com and .net. We believe these new > extensions will make it far easier for companies and individuals to market > their Web sites using more intuitive addresses and for Internet users to > navigate the Web." > > Availability > > Domain names using the initial set of extensions are available on a > first-come, first-served basis for a flat fee of $25 per year. New.net > anticipates that the availability of such descriptive extensions will > inspire purchasers to provide content that is relevant to the specific > domain names purchased. However, as an added benefit to parents, the > company will require those purchasing domain names ending in .kids to offer > Web sites that contain kid-friendly content and comply with the Children's > Online Privacy Protection Act, and it reserves the right to revoke names > that aren't used accordingly. > > Partnerships > > Through strategic relationships with leading Internet Service Providers > (ISPs), including EarthLink, [email protected], and NetZero, over 16 million > users will have access to the New.net domains beginning this week. Other > Web users can activate their Internet browsers to recognize the new domain > names in a few seconds by visiting www.new.net. > > "EarthLink is excited to partner with New.net as we identify new ways for > our subscribers to more easily find information on the Internet and in > turn, make their own Web sites more readily accessible to others," said, > Jon Irwin, executive vice president of EarthLink's user experience. "By > automatically making New.net available to our customer base, we are > enhancing EarthLink's online experience and helping to provide an open, > uncensored connection to the real Internet." > > New.net has also embarked on a series of partnerships designed to promote > the mass downloading of its browser plug-in and widespread use of its new > domain names. In the first of these announcements, New.net has partnered > with MP3.com. As a result of this partnership, MP3.com will be an exclusive > third-party seller of .mp3 domain names and will encourage its millions of > visitors to activate New.net's browser plug-in. MP3.com's Web site hosts > what it believes is the largest collection of digital music available on > the Internet, with audio files posted from over 135,000 digital artists and > record labels. These artists will be able to sign up for unique Web > addresses with their name and the .mp3 extension (e.g., > www.artistname.mp3). > > Opportunities also exist for current registries and registrars of .com and > other domain names. New.net is currently in discussions with a wide variety > of companies to offer the New.net domains to their customers. > > New.net is making additional efforts to win the trust of parents that .kids > sites will be appropriate for their children. As part of that effort, > New.net has reached an agreement in principle with .KIDS Domains, Inc. to > be the official registry of .kids domain names. Those applying for .kids > domain names will be required to publish content that is "kid-friendly" and > in compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and > .KIDS Domains guidelines. .KIDS Domains will be screening all requests for > .kids domain names for appropriateness and will be implementing a process > to evaluate sites' compliance with guidelines for kid-friendly content. > > The International Solution > > "We believe that New.net's new domains will be particularly attractive to > the international community, which has been long-neglected by the existing > naming system," added Hernand. "By adding .gmbh, .ltd and .soc, in addition > to .inc, we can provide a more sensible naming system for businesses in a > wide variety of countries. And by introducing the .hola extension, we have > a unique top-level domain that will appeal to the growing population of > Spanish-speaking Internet families in the U.S. and around the world. In > addition, New.net's technology will allow the use of foreign-language > characters in both the domain name and the extension, unique among naming > systems." > > The Technology > > New.net is able to provide use of these new, top-level domains through > innovative, patent-pending technology that allows the New.net names to live > within the existing Internet domain name system. Whether on an individual > browser level via the New.net plug-in, or through software resident on a > participating ISP's server, requests to display Web pages with New.net > domain names are resolved by appending the additional extension .new.net > onto the address. As a result, requests are automatically routed to > New.net's DNS servers to determine the correct IP address of the computer > hosting the Web page. New.net has partnered with UltraDNS, one of the > Internet's leading DNS infrastructure services companies, to provide > scalable, global DNS services. > > The Future > > New.net plans to introduce additional new top-level domains based on > consumer and business demand. The company is engaged in ongoing market > research to narrow the list of possibilities and is actively seeking > consumer feedback on its Web site in order to assist in making sound, > market-driven choices. New.net will also consider proposals submitted by > third parties interested in having particular top-level domains released. > > About New.net > > New.net (http://www.new.net) is building the Internet's leading > market-driven domain name registry business by selling domain names with > logical, easy-to-remember top-level domain extensions that make the > Internet easier to navigate. Based in Pasadena, California, the company was > started in May 2000 by idealab!, a leading Internet incubator. Since that > time, New.net has developed propriety technology that allows its > domain-naming system to exist alongside the traditional naming systems > currently in use on the Internet. > > # # # > > � 2001 New.net, Inc. All rights reserved. >
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