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| − | '''.cloud''' is a new generic top level domain name ([[gTLD]]) proposal submitted to [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]] | + | '''.cloud''' is a new generic top level domain name ([[gTLD]]) proposal submitted to [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. |
| + | ==Applicants== | ||
| + | * [[CloudNames]], a Norwegian TLD consultancy and management services provider. CloudNames plans to provide a dedicated identity and online space for companies and organizations engaged in offering cloud-based services through the .cloud string. The company plans to operate the .cloud like the [[.com]] TLD wherein registrations of domain names will be unrestricted. CloudNames partnered with [[Afilias]] to provide back-end registry solutions to ensure that the .cloud domain name space is secured and that new [[DNSSEC]] security protocols will be implemented. <ref>[http://thetldhub.com/download/Press-Release_CloudNames-To-Apply-For-New-Top-Level-Domains.pdf CloudNames to replace the need for .com]</ref> | ||
| + | * [[Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd.]], it is one of 68 applications that the company has filed for on its own behalf.<ref>[http://www.tldh.org/2012/06/gtld-application-update-92-applications-submitted/ gTLD Application Update 92 applications submitted, TLDH.org]</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 03:52, 6 June 2012
| Status: | Proposed |
| country: | International |
| Type: | Generic TLD |
| Category: | IT |
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.cloud is a new generic top level domain name (gTLD) proposal submitted to ICANN's New gTLD Program.
Applicants
- CloudNames, a Norwegian TLD consultancy and management services provider. CloudNames plans to provide a dedicated identity and online space for companies and organizations engaged in offering cloud-based services through the .cloud string. The company plans to operate the .cloud like the .com TLD wherein registrations of domain names will be unrestricted. CloudNames partnered with Afilias to provide back-end registry solutions to ensure that the .cloud domain name space is secured and that new DNSSEC security protocols will be implemented. [1]
- Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., it is one of 68 applications that the company has filed for on its own behalf.[2]