Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has warned four domain name registrars that they are in breach of the terms of their accreditation agreement, and has given them 15 working days to cure the breaches.

Three of the registrars are in breach of the agreement for failure to escrow domain name whois information as required by section 3.6 of the Registrar Accreditation Agreement. Western United Domains, Inc., Mobiline USA d.b.a. DomainBonus.com, and DropNation.com were all given 15 working days to begin escrowing data or face termination.

Registrar Alantron BLTD was cited for failing to provide public access to whois information on its domain names. ICANN has notified Alantron twice within the past 30 days of the unavailability of its whois database.

Of the four registrars, only Alantron appears to have more than 1,000 domain names registered. According to RegistrarSt

Source: Phwinfo.com

At the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) conference, dotMobi, the registrar for the .mobi domain, announced plans to expand a free membership scheme for developer platforms to Africa.

Speaking in front of Kenyan businesspeople present at the conference, representatives from dotMobi announced their plans to offer free membership to African developers, in order to expand their horizons. Currently, developers have to pay membership fees.

“There are several benefits of using .mobi; developers can access tools that rate Web sites on whether mobile users will navigate them with ease and the changes needed”, said Francesco Cetraro, dotMobi manager for business development and sales, quoted by Computerworld.

He added that the purpose of expanding the mobile format in African countries was to offer a better mobile experience for users.

“We are willing to work with country code Top Level Domain managers in Africa to offer .mobi; we are not competing, we provide improved mobile user experience,” he added.

The ICANN conference, currently being held in Nairobi, Kenya, hosts presentations and discussions from dotMobi, the World Wide Web Consortium and Harvard Law School, showcasing opportunities available for developers and Internet businesses.

Source: iTnewsAfrica.com