June 25, 2010 — Domain registrar Tucows has donated the domain freddiemercury.com to the estate of legendary rock star and gay icon Freddie Mercury.
Updates from June, 2010
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Domain Registrar Tucows Donates freddiemercurycom to Legendary Rock Stars Estate
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Web Hosting Sales and Promos Roundup - June 25 2010
Web Hosting News
June 25, 2010 — There have been several web hosting sales and promotions this week including ZipServers’ additional VPS features, Gossimer droping payment transaction fees, Internetters’ discount on .es domains, and ResellerClub’s savings offered on .com and .net domains.
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ICANN Board Approves Chinese Language Internationalized Domain Names
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June 25, 2010 — ICANN’s board, which is responsible for decisions relating to policy on the Internet’s unique identifiers, has approved a set of Chinese-language internationalized top-level domain names, enabling millions to soon be able to access the Internet entirely using Chinese script.
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Port80 Software Launches ServerDefender Application Security Tool
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June 25, 2010 — Windows IIS server software developer Port80 Software announced on Wednesday that it has launched ServerDefender VP, a web application security tool for Windows servers.
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Ascent Advances Development of Its 280000-Square-Foot Chicago Data Center
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June 25, 2010 — Data center solutions provider Ascent Corporation has announced advances in the development of its multi-tenant CH2 data center including gaining the substantial funding needed to complete the project build-out, which is expected to be among the most powerful data center developments in the US.
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Hacker Posts Anti-Israel Messages to 50 Sites at Kansas City Host
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June 25, 2010 — A hacker compromised a server at Kansas City hosting company KCnet, temporarily hijacking the home pages of 50 sites hosted on the machine, according to a report published Thursday by the Kansas City Star.
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Parallels Plans Singapore Cloud Services Event for September
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June 25, 2010 — Hosting and cloud enablement software firm Parallels announced on Thursday that its annual Parallels APAC Summit will return to Asia in September this year, scheduled for September 24 to 26, 2010, in Singapore.
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Alibabacom Buys E-Commerce Platform Vendio
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June 25, 2010 — Global e-commerce company Alibaba.com has forged an agreement to acquire Vendio Services, a multi-channel e-commerce company that provides a one-stop solution for small businesses selling across multiple channels online.
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Go Daddy Names Hiawatha as Site for Eastern Iowa Office
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June 25, 2010 — Late on Thursday, domain and web hosting giant Go Daddy announced that it had chosen Hiawatha as the home for its new offices in Eastern Iowa, concluding a weeks-long process of deciding between the communities of Hiawatha and Cedar Rapids, which had both been courting the company.
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ICM Registry-Sponsored xxx Domain Approved by ICANN Board
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June 25, 2010 — The six-year effort to create a specific Web address for online adult entertainment has come to a close with the ICANN Board’s approval of the .xxx top-level domain.
