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==New gTLDs==
==New gTLDs==
In December, 2011, weeks before the opening of [[ICANN]]'s new [[gTLD]] program, the Chinese national [[registry]], [[CNNIC]], announced that it was applying for the IDN equivalents of .company, and .network.<ref>[http://tech.sina.com.cn/i/2011-12-20/10326538420.shtml Tech.Sina.com]</ref> This move was seen as potentially problematic given Verisign's own plans to seek the IDN equivalents of their [[.com]] and [[.net]] TLDs; Verisign has previously said that they will apply for all transliterated versions of .com and .net.<ref>[http://www.managingip.com/Article/2761204/VeriSign-wants-com-and-net-IDNs.html Verisign Wants Com and Net, ManagingIP.com]</ref> Verisign's [[Pat Kane]] later added, in January, 2012, that the company was planning on applying for "about 12" new gTLDs, and noted that most of these were going to be transliterations of [[.com]].<ref>[http://seekingalpha.com/article/322517-verisign-management-discusses-q4-2011-results-earnings-call-transcript?part=qanda 2011 Results Earnings Call Transcript, SeekingAlpha.com]</ref> Confirmed languages that will be applied for include Japanese, Hangul, Chinese, Cyrillic, Arabic, and Hebrew.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2012/01/26/verisign-plans-to-apply-for-about-12-new-top-level-domain-names/ Verisign Plans to Apply for About 12 New Top Level Domain Names, DomainNameWire.com]</ref> At that time it was also noted that Verisign had already been chosen to provide [[registry]] services for several [[Brand gTLD|.brand]] initiatives.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/verisign-to-apply-for-a-dozen-new-gtlds/ Verisign to Apply for a Dozen New gTLDs, DomainIncite.com]</ref>
In December, 2011, weeks before the opening of [[ICANN]]'s new [[gTLD]] program, the Chinese national [[registry]], [[CNNIC]], announced that it was applying for the IDN equivalents of .company, and .network.<ref>[http://tech.sina.com.cn/i/2011-12-20/10326538420.shtml Tech.Sina.com]</ref> This move was seen as potentially problematic given Verisign's own plans to seek the IDN equivalents of their [[.com]] and [[.net]] TLDs; Verisign has previously said that they will apply for all transliterated versions of .com and .net.<ref>[http://www.managingip.com/Article/2761204/VeriSign-wants-com-and-net-IDNs.html Verisign Wants Com and Net, ManagingIP.com]</ref> Verisign's [[Pat Kane]] later added, in January, 2012, that the company was planning on applying for "about 12" new gTLDs, and noted that most of these were going to be transliterations of [[.com]].<ref>[http://seekingalpha.com/article/322517-verisign-management-discusses-q4-2011-results-earnings-call-transcript?part=qanda 2011 Results Earnings Call Transcript, SeekingAlpha.com]</ref> Confirmed languages that will be applied for include Japanese, Hangul, Chinese, Cyrillic, Arabic, and Hebrew.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2012/01/26/verisign-plans-to-apply-for-about-12-new-top-level-domain-names/ Verisign Plans to Apply for About 12 New Top Level Domain Names, DomainNameWire.com]</ref> At that time it was also noted that Verisign had already been chosen to provide [[registry]] services for several [[Brand gTLD|.brand]] initiatives.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/verisign-to-apply-for-a-dozen-new-gtlds/ Verisign to Apply for a Dozen New gTLDs, DomainIncite.com]</ref>
On April 26, 2012, it was confirmed that Verisign would be applying for 14 new gTLDs, 12 of which are transliterations of .com and .net. They also announced 220 client new gTLD applicants.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/breaking-verisign-has-220-new-gtld-clients/ Breaking: Verisign has 220 new gTLD clients, domainincite.com]</ref><ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2012/04/26/verisign-is-backend-for-220-new-tld-applicants-and-applies-for-14-itself/ VeriSign is backend for 220 new TLD applicants and applies for 14 itself, domainnamewire.com]</ref>
== Security Breach==
== Security Breach==