Difference between revisions of ".biz"
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| − | '''.biz''' is a generic top-level domain ([[gTLD]]) name | + | '''.biz''' is a generic top-level domain ([[gTLD]]) name in the internet Domain Name System (DNS) primarily intended for businesses.The .biz registry is exclusively managed and operated by [[Neustar]]. |
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
| − | The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ([[ICANN]]) introduced .biz gTLD in 2001 to relieve the registration demands from the .com, .net | + | The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ([[ICANN]]) introduced .biz gTLD in 2001 to relieve the registration demands from the [[.com]], [[.net]] and [[.org]] TLD's. It is also intended to provide options for businesses whose preferred names were already registered in the .com domain space. ICANN approved the application of Neulevel, Inc. a joint venture between [[Neustar]] and [[Melbourne IT]] to serve as the neutral, third-party provider of global registry services for .biz. |
| − | On December 8, 2006 ICANN | + | On December 8, 2006 ICANN retained Neustar as the sole registry operator for .biz gTLD until 2012.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/agreements/biz/registry-agmt-27apr10.htm ICANN]</ref> Neustar administers and manages the operations of the .biz registry including the SRS, DNS, and WHOIS. The company also provides technical and marketing support to all registrars accredited by ICANN as well as the development of specific policies for the .biz TLD.<ref>[http://www.neustarregistry.biz/products/biz Neustar]</ref> |
During the 32nd ICANN International Public Meeting in Paris, Neustar announced that .biz TLD reached more than 2 million registrants worldwide on June 23, 2008. | During the 32nd ICANN International Public Meeting in Paris, Neustar announced that .biz TLD reached more than 2 million registrants worldwide on June 23, 2008. | ||
Revision as of 19:42, 4 April 2011
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| Industry: | TLD |
| Founded: | 2001 |
| Headquarters: | Sterling, Virginia |
| Country: | USA |
| Website: | http://www.my.biz |
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.biz is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) name in the internet Domain Name System (DNS) primarily intended for businesses.The .biz registry is exclusively managed and operated by Neustar.
Background
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) introduced .biz gTLD in 2001 to relieve the registration demands from the .com, .net and .org TLD's. It is also intended to provide options for businesses whose preferred names were already registered in the .com domain space. ICANN approved the application of Neulevel, Inc. a joint venture between Neustar and Melbourne IT to serve as the neutral, third-party provider of global registry services for .biz.
On December 8, 2006 ICANN retained Neustar as the sole registry operator for .biz gTLD until 2012.[1] Neustar administers and manages the operations of the .biz registry including the SRS, DNS, and WHOIS. The company also provides technical and marketing support to all registrars accredited by ICANN as well as the development of specific policies for the .biz TLD.[2]
During the 32nd ICANN International Public Meeting in Paris, Neustar announced that .biz TLD reached more than 2 million registrants worldwide on June 23, 2008. [3]
On September 8, 2010, Neustar launched the .biz DNS security extensions(DNSSEC,) which uses public key cryptography and digital signatures to protect consumers from possible harmful threats in the Domain Name System (DNS) and the Registry Lock service, which gives domain name registrants a two-layer, gated protection from "domain hijacking."
Registration Requirements
There are no special registration requirements to register a .biz domain name as long as the domain name will be used by registrants for business or commercial purposes only.
.biz International Domain Names (IDNs)
The .biz registry offers IDN registration in 15 languages which include:[4]
- Chinese
- Danish
- Finnish
- German
- Hungarian
- Icelandic
- Japanese
- Korean (Korean Reserve Names)
- Latvian
- Lithuanian
- Norwegian
- Polish
- Portuguese
- Spanish
- Swedish