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GA-DIGEST           Tuesday, August 21 2001           Volume 01 : Number 688

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Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 20:47:44 -0400
From: "L Gallegos" <[email-masked]>
Subject: RE: [ga] Funding of ICANN Board candidate travel expenses and Election timing.

On 20 Aug 2001, at 19:38, Peter de Blanc wrote:

> 
> Now as to your comment "Either all candidates should be provided
> travel and hotel, or none, IMO.", well, several candidates are already
> coming, and presumably have managed to pay for their travel. So only a
> few candidates remain. Why should I, or ICANN donate travel money to
> someone who already has a (paid) ticket? I would rather donate MY
> money to those who need it! And I am willing to do so!

All the more reason to fund those who do not have paid tickets.  It 
is laudable that you have funds to contribute, Peter.  However, it 
may not be so for many who would like to be in that position.  It is 
ultimately much more fair to fund those who cannot do so 
themselves and ensure participation by all candidates.  

As I said, given the time frame, it is impossible for these 
candidates to apply for grants, have them approved and secure 
tickets in time to make the meeting.  If directors traveled economy, 
there would certainly be sufficient funds available for candidates' 
travel.  

My only concern is fairness.  It would be a mistake, IMO, to have 
some candidates physically participate and exclude others due to 
financial considerations.

Leah

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Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 17:50:39 -0700
From: Kent Crispin <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: [ga] Funding of ICANN Board candidate travel expenses

On Mon, Aug 20, 2001 at 07:42:58PM -0400, Peter de Blanc wrote:
> Wow! $ 3,000 for MdR and you started in san francisco.
> 
> I started in Virgin islands- air fare, about $ 900.00, hotel $ 150 /
> day, meals $ 50 a day, overall less than $ 2,000!

Commuter flights from Oakland to LAX cost $201, full fare round trip. 
It's about the same from SF -- a little cheaper, I believe. 

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Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 21:06:05 -0400
From: [email-masked] (admin)
Subject: Re: [ga] Re: UDRP study 

>As a patent and trademark attorney, I must take strong exception to this
>slander of the profession. It is easy to group all attorneys into one bunch
>and then mouth platitudes thereon, but in so doing one forgets the basic
>feature of the legal profession: every case has two sides.

Let's get realistic.  Fraud, deception, and intentionally misrepresenting
the law is the norm in the Intellectual Property legal community.  The
corruption is so engrained into the system that it has turned into the
normal way of doing business.  The attorneys who make these excuses or
pretend that it doesn't happen are just as bad, and just as responsible, as
the attorneys who have actually engaged in the practices.  While it is not
every single on, it is the majority.

I am in the process of pursing bar association complaints against several
attorneys involved in some of the most egregious and ridiculous claims (with
both the state bar assns. as well as the USPTO) and you would not believe
the excuses and circular arguments I received.  These people will do or say
anything to help protect their fellow lawyers.

This is not "slander," it is FACT and every single trademark lawyers knows
it.

Russ Smith

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Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 03:08:23 +0200
From: "MANGIN Luc" <[email-masked]>
Subject: RE: Re[2]: [ga] Funding of ICANN Board candidate travel expenses

Dear William,
Thinks to try to translate but u miss a lot.
It's just question of business

- -----Message d'origine-----
De : William X Walsh [mailto:[email-masked]]
Envoyé : mardi 21 août 2001 02:50
À : [email-masked]
Cc : MANGIN Luc
Objet : Re[2]: [ga] Funding of ICANN Board candidate travel expenses

Monday, Monday, August 20, 2001, 5:32:18 PM, MANGIN Luc wrote:

> Dear Mr Gomes,

> I'll use the diplomatic langage throught the world  since centuries !!!
> (If u cannot I'm convinced people around u can do)

> Trés étonné de votre réaction de "haut" fonctionnaire d'une holding d'un
> Ministère (de la Défense) Américain(e), je parle de la provenance de vos
> budgets, de vos stratégies, de vos objectifs compréhensibles des
protections
> d'intêret, il me semble regretable que votre esprit Impérialiste ne peut
> comprendre les besoins exprimés.
> Votre sponsoring de $8000 pour cette manifestation n'est pas à la hauteur
de
> votre projet, vous devriait les inviter ...

Translated:

Trés astonished by your reaction of " high " civil servant of a
holding of a Ministry (of Defense) Américain(e), I speak about the
source of your budgets, your strategies, your comprehensible
objectives of protections of intêret, it seems to me regretable that
your Impérialiste spirit cannot include/understand the expressed
needs. Your sponsoring of $8000 for this demonstration is not with the
height of your project, devriait you to invite them...

What does this have to do with the business of the GA?

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Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 21:35:08 -0400
From: "Peter de Blanc" <[email-masked]>
Subject: RE: [ga] Re:  Funding of ICANN Board candidate travel expense

Danny, have you missed ALL of the discussion about funding of candidates
travel?

1. Philip does not have the authority to spend DNSO funds.
2. ICANN should not pay for the candidates.
3. I have posted on this list sources of funds. To my knowledge, NO
candidate has asked any of these sources for travel money to date.
4. Joop is receiving travel funds from one of the sources, so no one can
say it is not possible.
5. I suggested private funding of the candidates.
6 I offerred to personally provide matching funds for every candidate.

So far, all that is going on here is aimless discussion. What is needed
is for the candidates who wish to come and cannot afford it to ask for
the money they need from their supporters, and from the foundations.

As far as whether or not there is a formal presentatoion by candidates
to the GA, or the constituencies or not, it ultimately does not matter.
Those candidates that are physically there will campaign in the lobby,
the corridors, the coctail lounges, and the constituency meetings.

The reality is that candidates who are physically there in montevideo
WILL have an advantage. It is not an ideal world.

Peter de Blanc

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Sent: Monday, August 20, 2001 7:57 PM
To: [email-masked]
Subject: [ga] Re: Funding of ICANN Board candidate travel expense

Dear members,

Leah has raised a significant issue that is worthy of debate.  She
states:  
"Furthermore, if all candidates cannot be present in Montevideo, perhaps
none 
of them should be presented as a part of the meetings to avoid unfair 
advantage."

As I was in favor of a candidates' forum/debate/question-answer session
in 
Montevideo, upon hearing Peter deBlanc's remark during the Names Council

teleconference that funding might be available for the candidates, I
wrote to 
Phil Sheppard regarding this issue.  My position was that the
constituencies 
had voted in favor of a later date for their NC vote in order to have
the 
possibility of face-to-face meetings with the candidates, this decision 
having been made in the full knowledge that certain candidates might not
be 
able to attend owing to financial considerations.  

Knowing that the DNSO has a budget category for "travel" and another
budget 
category for "contingencies", I argued that we have an opportunity to
provide 
every candidate with an equal opportunity to be heard in person, and
that a 
failure to do so would not be in the best interests of those
constituencies 
that expressed a desire to personally meet all the candidates.  

Phil sheppard made a counter-proposal to hold "telephone hustings for
such 
candidates".   

At this point in time, I tend to share Leah's view that any session with
only 
some of the candidates present may in fact serve to discriminate against
the 
other candidates, but I haven't as yet come to a definate conclusion.
What 
is sufficiently clear is that the Council Chair will not authorize funds
for 
the candidates' travel expenses. 

I do have my doubts about a telephone session (having noticed the 
connectivity issues we faced at Stockholm, and the problems at the last
ALSC 
session), but perhaps there is some merit in this proposal...  

I leave it to you to decide whether the GA should sponsor a session for
the 
candidates.  Please let me know your thoughts.

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Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 21:38:47 -0400
From: "Peter de Blanc" <[email-masked]>
Subject: RE: [ga] Funding of ICANN Board candidate travel expenses and Election timing.

Exactly my point! I AM willing to fund those candidates who do not need
the tickets!

Peter de Blanc

- -----Original Message-----
From: [email-masked] [mailto:[email-masked]] On Behalf Of L
Gallegos
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2001 8:48 PM
To: [email-masked]
Subject: RE: [ga] Funding of ICANN Board candidate travel expenses and
Election timing.

On 20 Aug 2001, at 19:38, Peter de Blanc wrote:

> 
> Now as to your comment "Either all candidates should be provided 
> travel and hotel, or none, IMO.", well, several candidates are already

> coming, and presumably have managed to pay for their travel. So only a

> few candidates remain. Why should I, or ICANN donate travel money to 
> someone who already has a (paid) ticket? I would rather donate MY 
> money to those who need it! And I am willing to do so!

All the more reason to fund those who do not have paid tickets.  It 
is laudable that you have funds to contribute, Peter.  However, it 
may not be so for many who would like to be in that position.  It is 
ultimately much more fair to fund those who cannot do so 
themselves and ensure participation by all candidates.  

As I said, given the time frame, it is impossible for these 
candidates to apply for grants, have them approved and secure 
tickets in time to make the meeting.  If directors traveled economy, 
there would certainly be sufficient funds available for candidates' 
travel.  

My only concern is fairness.  It would be a mistake, IMO, to have 
some candidates physically participate and exclude others due to 
financial considerations.

Leah

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Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 03:53:01 +0200
From: Jefsey Morfin <[email-masked]>
Subject: RE: [ga] Funding of ICANN Board candidate travel expenses and Election timing.

On 02:47 21/08/01, L Gallegos said:
>It is ultimately much more fair to fund those who cannot do
>so themselves and ensure participation by all candidates.

When I said "all candidates", I though about GA candidates.
It happens that none has business interest and suppot to get
there, while Amadeu is a Director and Paul Kane will be there
as part of his NC membership.

>My only concern is fairness.  It would be a mistake, IMO, to have
>some candidates physically participate and exclude others due to
>financial considerations.

As a candidate my concern is efficiency. No one accepts to be
a candidate to the BoD for fun. I only want to help and that the
one who may best help be selected.

Jefsey.

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Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 23:19:26 -0500
From: Raul Echeberria <[email-masked]>
Subject: RE: [ga] Funding of ICANN Board candidate travel expenses

Dear friends:

Let me know if there are some persons (i.e. candidates) who could need 
assistance to come to Uruguay.

The local committee is sponsoring the travel and accomodation of 15 persons 
who have contacted us. Beside that. Szalzburg Seminar is sponsoring the 
travel of 20 persons.
There are also agencies which are paying travel expenses of African people, 
etc. etc.

I know that At least 60 persons are coming with some kind of assistance. 
So, really we can say that there have been opportunities. Due to the fact 
that the time is short, let me know what persons the GA Chair and the 
people understand that their participation would be important, and we will 
do our best effort to give them some kind of assistance.

I can not promise anything but we can (and must) try.

Regards,

Raul.
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Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 04:36:38 +0200
From: Jefsey Morfin <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: [ga] Re: UDRP study 

Dear Russ,
I am afraid you take acception of the American situation. The TM protection 
is an international matter. UDRP and DN management are marvels: no title 
document, one single juge being law and order, defender of the big business 
and church abider (St. Lynn Church of the SAR).

Beware! your lawyers start understanding that their best interest is to 
wake-up the ICANN. Their clients will not buy the ICANN/WIPO tale for a 
long. It would become too complex, too costly and too risky too.

When I have time - unless you want to share and help - I will set-up 
http://copsicola.com  to foster interdrink peace by rotating URL between:

- - http://www.cocacola.com ,
- - http://pepsi.com
- - http://kingcola.com

Will they UDRP me because I provide access to *their* site?

To show my bad faith: if one or serval of these companies is interested in 
getting the name they can save the expense of an UDRP in paying for the 
candidates' trip to Montevideo: I will transfer the DN returning from there.

When something seems absurd, discuting it is good.
Testing it may also be of help.
Jefsey

On 03:06 21/08/01, admin said:
> >As a patent and trademark attorney, I must take strong exception to this
> >slander of the profession. It is easy to group all attorneys into one bunch
> >and then mouth platitudes thereon, but in so doing one forgets the basic
> >feature of the legal profession: every case has two sides.
>
>
>Let's get realistic.  Fraud, deception, and intentionally misrepresenting
>the law is the norm in the Intellectual Property legal community.  The
>corruption is so engrained into the system that it has turned into the
>normal way of doing business.  The attorneys who make these excuses or
>pretend that it doesn't happen are just as bad, and just as responsible, as
>the attorneys who have actually engaged in the practices.  While it is not
>every single on, it is the majority.
>
>I am in the process of pursing bar association complaints against several
>attorneys involved in some of the most egregious and ridiculous claims (with
>both the state bar assns. as well as the USPTO) and you would not believe
>the excuses and circular arguments I received.  These people will do or say
>anything to help protect their fellow lawyers.
>
>This is not "slander," it is FACT and every single trademark lawyers knows
>it.
>
>Russ Smith
>
>
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Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 23:04:29 -0400
From: "Peter de Blanc" <[email-masked]>
Subject: RE: [ga] Re:  Funding of ICANN Board candidate travel expense

Thank you , Vany!

I know the cheap fares are available. Yes, too much time wasted
argueing. Not enough time spent on organizing financial assistance and
arranging travel!

I just read Raul (.ur) post about 60 persons receiving travel
assistance!

Peter de Blanc

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From: [email-masked] [mailto:[email-masked]] On Behalf
Of Nilda Vany Martinez Grajales
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2001 10:00 PM
To: Peter de Blanc
Subject: Re: [ga] Re: Funding of ICANN Board candidate travel expense

Hi Peter:

Just for let you know that I found an airfair for travel roundtrip Paris
- - Montevideo with Airfrance for $645.00.  This airfare requires 14 days
reservation in advance, so Jefsey and any other traveling from France
has more than a chance to get this fare (there is like 16 days, so he
has to buy the ticket tomorrow or no later than wednesday, for example)
I just e-mailed to Jefsey saying the same.

I think that Jefsey lost his time arguying about this.  Imagine that is
more expensive to travel from Pamama to Uruguay ($820.00), than from
France.

But, also it happened to sometimes that when the funds are secure just
two or three days before the travel, the cheap airfare is not available
:-(

Cheers
Vany
:-)

Peter de Blanc wrote:

> Danny, have you missed ALL of the discussion about funding of 
> candidates travel?
>
> 1. Philip does not have the authority to spend DNSO funds.
> 2. ICANN should not pay for the candidates.
> 3. I have posted on this list sources of funds. To my knowledge, NO 
> candidate has asked any of these sources for travel money to date. 4. 
> Joop is receiving travel funds from one of the sources, so no one can 
> say it is not possible. 5. I suggested private funding of the 
> candidates. 6 I offerred to personally provide matching funds for 
> every candidate.
>
> So far, all that is going on here is aimless discussion. What is 
> needed is for the candidates who wish to come and cannot afford it to 
> ask for the money they need from their supporters, and from the 
> foundations.
>
> As far as whether or not there is a formal presentatoion by candidates

> to the GA, or the constituencies or not, it ultimately does not 
> matter. Those candidates that are physically there will campaign in 
> the lobby, the corridors, the coctail lounges, and the constituency 
> meetings.
>
> The reality is that candidates who are physically there in montevideo 
> WILL have an advantage. It is not an ideal world.
>
> Peter de Blanc
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email-masked] [mailto:[email-masked]] On Behalf Of 
> [email-masked]
> Sent: Monday, August 20, 2001 7:57 PM
> To: [email-masked]
> Subject: [ga] Re: Funding of ICANN Board candidate travel expense
>
> Dear members,
>
> Leah has raised a significant issue that is worthy of debate.  She
> states:
> "Furthermore, if all candidates cannot be present in Montevideo, 
> perhaps none of them should be presented as a part of the meetings to 
> avoid unfair advantage."
>
> As I was in favor of a candidates' forum/debate/question-answer 
> session in Montevideo, upon hearing Peter deBlanc's remark during the 
> Names Council
>
> teleconference that funding might be available for the candidates, I 
> wrote to Phil Sheppard regarding this issue.  My position was that the
> constituencies
> had voted in favor of a later date for their NC vote in order to have
> the
> possibility of face-to-face meetings with the candidates, this
decision
> having been made in the full knowledge that certain candidates might
not
> be
> able to attend owing to financial considerations.
>
> Knowing that the DNSO has a budget category for "travel" and another 
> budget category for "contingencies", I argued that we have an 
> opportunity to provide
> every candidate with an equal opportunity to be heard in person, and
> that a
> failure to do so would not be in the best interests of those
> constituencies
> that expressed a desire to personally meet all the candidates.
>
> Phil sheppard made a counter-proposal to hold "telephone hustings for 
> such candidates".
>
> At this point in time, I tend to share Leah's view that any session 
> with only some of the candidates present may in fact serve to 
> discriminate against the
> other candidates, but I haven't as yet come to a definate conclusion.
> What
> is sufficiently clear is that the Council Chair will not authorize
funds
> for
> the candidates' travel expenses.
>
> I do have my doubts about a telephone session (having noticed the 
> connectivity issues we faced at Stockholm, and the problems at the 
> last ALSC session), but perhaps there is some merit in this 
> proposal...
>
> I leave it to you to decide whether the GA should sponsor a session 
> for the candidates.  Please let me know your thoughts.
>
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Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 11:49:20 +1200
From: Joop Teernstra <[email-masked]>
Subject: RE: [ga] Funding of ICANN Board candidate travel expenses

At 08:51 20/08/01 -0700, Roeland Meyer wrote:
>The point is that there has been small local participation in such things.

That could be changed, if there was a strong will to change it. Local 
participation is the justification for far-flung ICANN meetings. Local 
organizers will need all the help they can get.

>Coming down from the SF Bay Area, for MdR, I spent over $3000. Analysis of
>Stockholm forcated expenses yields a similar number. My larger issue is loss
>of 1.5 weeks of billing, a constant for all ICANN meetings, with very
>little/none probable effect on new business or positive effect on revenue.

That is the larger expense that is rarely talked about by participants who 
do not face such revenue loss.
It needs to be recognized.

- --Joop

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Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 12:09:11 +1200
From: Joop Teernstra <[email-masked]>
Subject: RE: Re[4]: [ga] Funding of ICANN Board candidate travel expenses

At 09:30 21/08/01 +1200, Steven Heath wrote:

>I would like to point out that InternetNZ had offered to pay approx. half of
>his travel costs to attend Montevideo and in the past InternetNZ has helped
>fund some of his trips.

This is correct. If Markle had not come with an offer of ticket and 
accommodation, (I asked for accommodation only)  I would have gone with the 
help of InternetNZ.
As it was , InternetNZ was happy to re-allocate the money for much needed 
travel for other f2f meetings of ccTLD's.

InternetNZ also deserves public recognition  for a $500 subsidy to my 
approx. $3000 cost to participate in Yokohama.

For a full disclosure of past IDNO funding please refer to 
www.idno.org/financial.htm

- --Joop

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Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 14:42:26 -0700
From: Roeland Meyer <[email-masked]>
Subject: RE: [ga] Re: Documentation request

|> From: [email-masked] [mailto:[email-masked]]
|> Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2001 3:39 PM
|> 
|> At 04:04 PM 8/15/2001 -0400, Cade,Marilyn S - LGA wrote:
|> >Let's be careful to avoid even accidently, mission creep.

|> Thanks, that much needed to be stated as we are already 
|> dealing with too much as you wrote: "mission creep".

Agreed.

|> Maybe something to consider would be defining what we think the DOC 
|> intended for ICANN to work with.

That would be spelled out in the DOC/ICANN MoU.
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Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 09:09:21 -0700
From: Roeland Meyer <[email-masked]>
Subject: RE: [ga] XTNS Launches New Domain Naming System

This is a little off-topic *even* for this list. <g>

I see that you are adding a presentation layer to the DNS. But, why don't I
go directly to RealNames? What are yo doing that RN isn't? Aren't you also
using the RN server network? As a site operator, how do I maintain my names?
How do I make the mapping from DNS to my web content? How do I map other
services like; SSHD, SMTP, POP3D, IMAPD, TIME, NNTP, KERBEROS, BGP, etc?

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|> -----Original Message-----
|> From: Tim Langdell [mailto:[email-masked]]
|> Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 8:24 AM
|> To: [email-masked]; Jefsey Morfin
|> Subject: Re: [ga] XTNS Launches New Domain Naming System
|> 
|> 
|> Jeffsey
|> 
|> If I understand your question correctly ...
|> 
|> No, for us the "my_name.my_corp" would be an SLD and a TLD 
|> in your ICANN
|> manner of speaking (we wish to call them Domain Namespaces 
|> to differentiate
|> them from ICANN TLDs). But they are still just in effect SLD and TLD.
|> Nothing different in that regard to name.com or name.biz (there is no
|> parallel here to a method that uses 4LDs and 3LDs).
|> 
|> In other words, we do resolution just about as you are used 
|> to thinking of
|> it being done, but we do it at the browser level rather than 
|> DNS server
|> level.
|> 
|> Tim
|> 
|> ----- Original Message -----
|> From: "Jefsey Morfin" <[email-masked]>
|> To: <[email-masked]>
|> Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2001 3:04 PM
|> Subject: Re: [ga] XTNS Launches New Domain Naming System
|> 
|> 
|> > 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
|> > >
|> > >[email-masked]
|> > >
|> > >T: 626-449-4334 / F: 626-844-4334
|> > >
|> > >For Business Development or Partnering Inquiries
|> > >
|> > >[email-masked]
|> > >
|> > >T: 626-449-4334 / F: 626-844-4334
|> > >
|> > >For Investor Relations
|> > >
|> > >[email-masked]
|> > >
|> > >T: 626-449-4334 / F: 626-844-4334
|> > >
|> > >Copyright (C) 2001, Extended Name Services, Inc. All 
|> rights reserved.
|> > >
|> > >
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