Re: [ga] XTNS Launches New Domain Naming System

[Jefsey Morfin <jefsey@wanadoo.fr>]

Dear Tim,
The GA is becoming more "unlocked Internet" oriented than
the TLDA!

If I understand your reasoning, when a Registrant registers:
"my_name.my_corp"

For me                    my_name is an SLD and my_corp is a TLD.
For you                   my_name is a 3LD and my_corp is an SLD
For New.net             my_name is a 4LD and my_corpo is a 3LD.
For NameSlinger      they are already registered
For the TLD Trust     they might be protected.
For Stuart Lynn        it is an heresy unless my corp could sign a
                               contract with the ICANN in that case it is
                               a TLD that ICANN is going to sell to VeriSign.

Great. So you work on top of the DNS, New.net on top of the top of the DNS, 
I respect the DNS as per RFC 920 and Stuart Lynn protects his own 
understanding of the DNS as per the second version of his permanent ICP-3.

Actually it boils down to try to solve the single authoritatve point of 
stockpiling by VeriSign.
Stuart: permanent ICP-3 needs a new release again.

Jefsey

On 19:05 15/08/01, Tim Langdell said:
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>Press Release
>XTNS Domain Namespaces Revolutionize Navigation, Brand Identities and
>Trademark Control on the Internet
>Pasadena-Based Start-Up Unveils a Domain Namespace System Powered by
>RealNames Technology To Enable Limitless Creation of New Internet Addresses
>that Are Simple, Memorable, and Work in All Languages.
>
>PASADENA, Calif., August 15, 2001 - Today, XTNSSM (Extended Name Services,
>Inc., http://www.xtns.net) announced the first availability of its "Extended
>NamespacesSM ," a new form of Internet domain names set to revolutionize the
>way we navigate the Internet worldwide and leverage commercial brands. XTNS'
>s new Domain Namespaces answer at least three major market demands: massive
>over-crowding of the ".com" domain and the extreme need for new domains; the
>need for a new more simple naming convention to replace existing
>hard-to-remember lengthy URLs; and the substantial worldwide demand for
>language-specific domain names. Now corporations can own and control entire
>XTNS Domain Namespaces such as "anything.brand" and create their own names
>in over 150 languages worldwide.
>
>
>XTNS is working in partnership with RealNames Corporation, whose technology
>is already embedded worldwide in the Microsoft Internet Explorer browser.
>Being based on UNICODE the RealNames system enables XTNS names to work
>automatically and immediately in all languages and character sets. Thus XTNS
>Extended Namespaces can now be accessed and queried by 88% or over 360
>million of the world's Internet users -- in their own language without any
>need to download additional software or enroll with a particular ISP.
>
>"Corporations can now finally gain control of their brand identity on the
>Internet," said Tim Langdell, XTNS's CEO. "No longer constrained to market
>new products and services to the public in the form of
>http://www-dot-something-dot-something, forward-slash some complex series of
>letters and numbers, companies can now use our new simpler names in the form
>'service.company' or 'product.brand' and do so in virtually any language in
>the world. A key thrust will be to enable global corporations to control
>their branding around the world enabling Internet navigation in Japanese,
>Chinese, Korean, Spanish, French, German and over 150 other languages. We
>believe this is a watershed event, marking a new era of a vastly simplified
>marketing message and intuitive navigation of web content worldwide."
>
>Keith Teare, founder and CEO of RealNames Corp. said of this new partnership
>"XTNS is the first to offer this new form of namespace to the world based
>upon RealNames Keyword technology, and to understand the limitless potential
>and flexibility this technology can bring to Internet users - specifically,
>easy to remember and use names that work automatically in any language from
>virtually any desktop on the planet. The beauty of Keyword technology is
>that it is not constrained by syntax and it allows virtually limitless
>combinations in delivering custom namespaces with prefix.something or
>something.brand."
>
>Simpler Multilingual Domain Namespaces That Anyone Can Remember.
>
>Because XTNS namespaces rely on the RealNames system which utilizes
>UNICODE-based encoding and which sits as a layer on top of the DNS, the
>company can create and activate new Domain Namespaces in virtually any
>language in the world. XTNS is unique in being able to offer a wide range of
>multilingual domain names that are universally accessible to the global
>Internet community.
>
>In addition to offering corporate and multilingual names, XTNS plans a
>number of "Open Domain NamespacesSM" that operate like existing top level
>domains (such as ".com", ".biz", ".info" etc) and will permit users to
>register unique addresses within these Domain Namespaces. However, XTNS'
>primary attention is to ensure that its Open Domain Namespaces are not
>confused with top level domain names released via ICANN or the U.S.
>Department of Commerce by requiring Open Domain Namespaces to be in the form
>"name.trademark", "name.corporation", or in the form "genericprefix.name".
>
>"Having already experienced a substantial interest from global corporations
>wanting their own domains, our current focus is upon Domain Namespaces based
>upon trademarks, brand names, corporate names and association names," said
>Langdell. "Soon, though, we plan to launch a number of Open Domain
>Namespaces for the domestic and overseas markets aimed at satisfying
>individual and small business domain name demand to further relieve the
>immense pressure on the '.com' domain."
>
>Immediate Availability
>
>XTNS Corporate Domain Namespaces and multilingual Corporate and trademark
>Domain Namespaces are available immediately. The first of XTNS's Open Domain
>Namespaces for second level name registration in both Roman characters
>("English") and multilingual characters will be announced shortly, with a
>special focus on the Asian, Hispanic and European markets. Names in these
>Open Domain Namespaces are anticipated to sell for flat fee of between
>$25-$50 per annum. A trademark protection policy will be announced at that
>time.
>
>Registry/Registrar Channels
>
>XTNS itself acts as a Registry for most of the new Domain Namespaces that it
>launches. However, it also licenses other entities to act as registries for
>proposed and sponsored new Domain Namespaces, and projects a world-wide
>network of registrar re-sellers for XTNS's and its client's second level
>name sales. XTNS is currently accepting proposals for sponsored and
>un-sponsored Open Domain Namespaces with a scheduled launch in late 2001 and
>in 2002.
>
>
>
>What's Next?
>
>"These first XTNS names are merely an introduction to a wealth of new
>extended naming possibilities we will be creating over the coming years, "
>said Langdell. "Because we can set up pay-per-view and member-only Domain
>Namespaces, we have the flexibility to create new namespaces that provide
>safe-havens for children, or namespaces that can be securely regulated and
>restricted."
>
>XTNS namespaces feature geographic location capabilities as well as provide
>the potential for enhanced security (e.g. for enhanced virtual private
>networks). XTNS's GeoLocTM features enable companies to route web traffic
>according to territory or country of origin, making fully automated language
>specific web navigation a reality. No longer will web-users need to face a
>menu to determine which language version or territory version of a web site
>they are seeking. These features will also enable XTNS customers to have
>important marketing data about the source location of their web site's
>visitors.
>
>Future XTNS namespaces will also permit advanced search capabilities. Added
>Langdell, "Our namespaces sit on top of DNS in a complementary relationship
>and form a perfect fit with anticipated extensions and enhancements to the
>DNS, meaning we permit new functionality over the existing system and future
>developments. By doing so, we enable XTNS's system to overlay the DNS,
>enhancing it without interfering with it or damaging it in any way. We have
>the clear potential to also include easy navigation using wireless devices
>(cellular phones, PDAs, etc) as well as providing critical assistance with
>the integration of voice, text and other media, while maintaining a truly
>global scope and vision. It is central to XTNS's intent to work closely with
>bodies such as IETF and ICANN, and be supportive of the ongoing work of
>these bodies, and the single root structure or DNS."
>
>
>
>About XTNS (Extended Name Services, Inc.)
>
>XTNS is a Pasadena, California based corporation which is in process of
>opening offices in Korea, China, Japan and Europe. XTNS is an Internet
>Domain Namespace registry as well as an Internet Domain Namespace resolution
>service provider. The vision of XTNS is to bring about global acceptance for
>a new form of Internet naming and navigation that is far simpler and more
>intuitive than the existing system, while working closely with and utilizing
>the existing DNS system rather than replacing it. Using the existing DNS,
>XTNS Domain Namespaces replace complicated URLs with simple, easy to
>remember names in virtually any language in the world. The XTNS technology
>is based upon the RealNames (RealNames Corporation) system which is
>integrated directly into the Microsoft Internet Explorer browser (version
>5.0 and above).Therefore the XTNS's system already built into the Microsoft
>IE Browser is today already operational in hundreds of millions of PCs
>worldwide. For more information please visit the XTNS website at
>www.xtns.net
>
>
>
>About RealNames Corporation
>
>RealNames Corporation is the global infrastructure provider of Keywords and
>offers a naming
>
>platform for the next generation Internet. The RealNames registration and
>resolution name
>
>services platform provides a modern naming layer on top of DNS. Keywords are
>a superior Web
>
>naming registration platform that extends the existing Domain Name System,
>and are integrated
>
>into Microsoft Internet Explorer browser software and the Openwave Mobile
>Access Gateway.
>
>RealNames Keywords and name services are available through a worldwide
>channel of Registries and Registrars. For more information, please enter
>Keyword: RealNames to visit our Web site.
>
>
>
>XTNS, XTNS System, Extended Namespaces, Domain Namespaces, Open Domain
>Namespaces, Open Domains, and GeoLoc are all trademarks or service marks of
>Extended Name Services, Inc. All rights reserved. RealNames, and RealNames
>System are either service marks or registered service marks of RealNames
>Corporation.
>
>
>
>Contact Information:
>
>For Press Related Inquiries
>
>pr@xtns.net
>
>T: 626-449-4334 / F: 626-844-4334
>
>For Business Development or Partnering Inquiries
>
>bizdev@xtns.net
>
>T: 626-449-4334 / F: 626-844-4334
>
>For Investor Relations
>
>investors@xtns.net
>
>T: 626-449-4334 / F: 626-844-4334
>
>Copyright (C) 2001, Extended Name Services, Inc. All rights reserved.
>
>
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