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In June 2011, [[ICANN]] announced their [[new gTLD Program]], allowing new [[gTLD]]s to be added to the [[root zone]]. <ref>http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/program</ref> | In June 2011, [[ICANN]] announced their [[new gTLD Program]], allowing new [[gTLD]]s to be added to the [[root zone]]. <ref>http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/program</ref> | ||
| − | In August 2014, [[Google]] announced their implementation of [[IDN]] | + | In August 2014, [[Google]] announced their implementation of [[IDN email]] addresses. Languages based on non-Latin characters and symbols (such as Chinese, Cyrillic and Arabic) are able to input their own written language into an email address on [[Gmail]]. |
<ref>http://internetregistry.info/non-english-idn-email-addresses-finally-working-2/</ref> | <ref>http://internetregistry.info/non-english-idn-email-addresses-finally-working-2/</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
Revision as of 20:14, 2 September 2014
Universal access refers to the concept that top-level domain names are accessible globally through any internet browser, server, email client, and computer program. [1]
When original domain names were implemented in the Domain Name System of the Internet, such as .com, .edu, .gov, .mil, .org, .net, and .arpa, non-Latin alphabet language communities were limited to easily access the Internet. Domain names at this time were exclusively expressed in languages based on US- ASCII specific script. The demand for universal access became imminent amidst the creating of IDNs.[2]
Timeline to Achieving Universal Access
In October 2009, the Internationalized Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Board approved for IDN country-code top-level domain names (ccTLDs). [3]
In June 2011, ICANN announced their new gTLD Program, allowing new gTLDs to be added to the root zone. [4]
In August 2014, Google announced their implementation of IDN email addresses. Languages based on non-Latin characters and symbols (such as Chinese, Cyrillic and Arabic) are able to input their own written language into an email address on Gmail. [5]