TLD Application System: Difference between revisions

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On May 2, 2012, ICANN reported that there were 1268 registered users and around 95,000 file attachments were available when the system went offline. It estimated 455 incidents wherein a file name and user name was possibly seen by another applicant. It also identified that most probably the file names and user names of 105 applicants were viewed by another applicant and 50 applicants possibly viewed the file names and user names of one or more applicants. ICANN assured the internet community that it is continuously working on improving the system to fix the technical problem. <ref>

[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/announcement-02may12-en TAS Interruption - Update (2 May 2012)]</ref> On May 4, ICANN informed that it received approximately $350 million dollars application fees and the payments from 214 potential applicants that were registered before the March 29 cut off were not yet received. In addition, the internet governing body also reported that notifications were being sent to applicant informing them if they were affected by the software. The notification process is expected to be completed by May 8 and the schedule to re-open the TAS will be announced. <ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/announcement-04may12-en TAS Interruption - Update (4 May 2012)]</ref>

ICANN re-opened the TLD Application System on May 21. All applicants were able to log in, review and submit their applications until May 30, 2012.<ref>[http://htl.li/1gPHZr TAS Interruption Update May 21, 2012]</ref>

==Statement from Rod Beckstrom==

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 On May 2, 2012, ICANN reported that there were 1268 registered users and around 95,000 file attachments were available when the system went offline. It estimated 455 incidents wherein a file name and user name was possibly seen by another applicant. It also identified that most probably the file names and user names of 105 applicants were viewed by another applicant and 50 applicants possibly viewed the file names and user names of one or more applicants. ICANN assured the internet community that it is continuously working on improving the system to fix the technical problem. <ref>
 [http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/announcement-02may12-en TAS Interruption - Update (2 May 2012)]</ref> On May 4, ICANN informed that it received approximately $350 million dollars application fees and the payments from 214 potential applicants that were registered before the March 29 cut off were not yet received. In addition, the internet governing body also reported that notifications were being sent to applicant informing them if they were affected by the software. The notification process is expected to be completed by May 8 and the schedule to re-open the TAS will be announced. <ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/announcement-04may12-en TAS Interruption - Update (4 May 2012)]</ref>
+ICANN re-opened the TLD Application System on May 21. All applicants were able to log in, review and submit their applications until May 30, 2012.<ref>[http://htl.li/1gPHZr TAS Interruption Update May 21, 2012]</ref>
 ==Statement from Rod Beckstrom==