Issue 16, October 2007
October 24, 2007 The release of reserved domain names
At the most recent meeting of the .aero council (DAC), on 6 June, it was recommended that SITA should release currently reserved special industry and other reserved domain names for registration by eligible members of the aviation community. Domain names will be released for registration as of 1 Nov...
October 24, 2007 Sporting magic and .aero
One of the earliest supporters of the project to provide the air transport community with its own Internet top level domain was the FAI - the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale - otherwise known as The World Air Sports Federation Today a growing number of Federation members are enjoying the thre...
October 24, 2007 North American exchange
Once again .aero will be participating in the high-level ATA e-Business Forum, to be held this year from 17-19 October at Miami Beach, Florida. The ATA e-Business Program focuses on the creation of standards for information exchange to support engineering,maintenance, matériel management and flight ...
October 24, 2007 Meet the registrars - Namesbeyond
Names Beyond is a US-based ICANN-accredited registrar offering online identity protection and domain management services. The company has systems dispersed in India, South EastAsia and Canada, as well as North America. We spoke to their founder, President and CEO Uma Murali. Q: Your company became a...
October 24, 2007 Domain profile: enviro.aero
"There are many myths and untruths about aviations impact on the environment. The aim of this website, developed by the commercial aviation industry, is to set the record straight."The opening words of the home page for enviro.aero, a new domain that is open from the outset about its origins. Enviro...
October 24, 2007 Who owns and runs the Internet: the special role of ISOC
The Internet Society (ISOC) was launched in January 1992 to "provide assistance and support to groups and organizations involved in the use, operation, and evolution ofthe Internet". Initially it was envisaged as a professional society supporting development of the Internet as a global research comm...
October 24, 2007 Virtual aviation
With the success of Second Life and other virtual worlds that exist only within the Internet and the WorldWideWeb, a growingnumber of individuals and organizations are asking if they can register their virtual names within the .aero domain. As the organizationresponsible for the integrity of the ,ae...
