New domains revitalise old spam

The new range of top level domains launched in January and intended for use by relevant communities and organisations has proved irresistible to spammers, according to Kaspersky Lab’s Q1 2015 analysis of the spam and phishing threats landscape. For many, the new...

First .co.za domains turn 20 today

The ZA Central Registry (ZACR) today joins 221 .co.za domains in celebrating the 20th anniversary of their registration with South Africa’s central domain name registry.Making their appearance in 1995 as the first crop of ZACR-registered domains, these...

Hetzner lauded by Frost & Sullivan

Based on its recent analysis of the Web hosting market, Frost & Sullivan recognises Hetzner with the 2014 South African Frost & Sullivan Market Leadership Award for excellence in capturing the highest market share within its industry. Hetzner consolidated its...

SA sites will have access to web.za domains

South Africa’s web.za second level domain (SLD) is being relaunched, and will soon be available to the public following sunrise and landrush phases where the rights of intellectual property holders will be prioritised and premium names delegated. This is...

New domains enter the home straight

The first group of Internet Registries and Registrars has signed new agreements with ICANN at its 47th public meeting in Durban, bringing new generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs) into the home stretch of going live online. “This is a huge accomplishment,” says Fadi...