The domain name system in for a major change
June 30, 2008Icann, also known as the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names (and) Numbers, is a formal body that serves as a sort of regulator for overseeing the internet. The institution also looks after and controls the domain name system. For the last three years or so, it has been tirelessly working towards meeting the aim of totally opening up net addresses.
There are now plans that will allow complete opening up of the address system, which are going to be voted by the net’s regulators. The move could also witness the launch of domain .xxx, after several years of wrangling over it.
Dr Paul Twomey, The Chief executive of Icann, who was interviewed by BBC News on the issue, said:
The impact of this change will be different in different areas of the world. But it will let groups, business and communities to express their (unique) identities online.
It is really a massive increase in the geography of the real estate of the net. Hundreds of new domain names could get created by the end of this year, going up to thousands in the future.
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