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A long running court case between domain name registrar GoDaddy and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has moved to a new stage, with a judge ruling that trademarks relating to the “Oscars” movie awards had been … Continued

The rush for new global Top Level Domains (gTLDs) has seen a number of potentially awful variants registered with ICANN already. Here is our pick of the most dubious. .cheap Although consumers appreciate low prices, the word “cheap” has become … Continued

When choosing hosting for your company’s website, one of the choices you face is whether to go with shared web space or a dedicated webserver. Using shared web space, your website sits on a shared server where it uses a … Continued

After the first part of this article you could be forgiven for thinking there was nothing left to learn about the website addressing system. But here are five more facts for your next pub quiz. 1. Google.com was a mistake … Continued

With so many of them around (147,158,378 at the last count), there are a lot of little-known facts about domain names. Here are the first five of ten things you probably didn’t already know about them (Part Two to follow … Continued

We recently blogged about whether any extensions of the new Top Level Domain (gTLD) names were likely to be banned in the UK. Nominet, which registers UK domain names, is still pondering the issue, but the Internet Corporation for Assigned … Continued

Setting up a website is relatively easy, but to ensure it continues to meet your needs into the future, there are five things you need to consider when choosing a web host. 1. What is the site supposed to do? … Continued

It’s an ancient institution, but the Roman Catholic Church has proved itself to be ultra-modern by being quick off the mark to register one of the new Top Level Domains (gTLDs). The Vatican has been handed control of the catholic … Continued

Action Fraud, the unit within The City of London Police that seeks out cybercriminals, has had its remit further increased with the formation of a new Intellectual Property Crime Unit (IPCU). In one of its first official activities, the IPCU … Continued

Data is now the lifeblood of any company. Keeping it safe is just as important as protecting any other asset. Performing regular file backups helps prevent loss in the event of an accident or disaster. The need to modernise file … Continued