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Published 11/02/2009 by CNN


Internet names go global

The group that controls top-level domain codes for Internet addresses is poised to permit non-Latin language codes for the first time in its history. "It's the single biggest change in 10 or 15 years," said Rod Beckstrom, CEO of the Internet Corporation for Assigned...

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Internet address change to transform the web
Internet regulator, Icann, has given the green light to allowing non-Latin-script web addresses in a move that will change the online world forever.At its annual ... - [11/02/2009 - BritishComputerSociety]
ICAAN allows multiple language web addresses
ICAAN has announced that it will allow internet addresses featuring non-Latin characters.Internationalised Domain Names (IDNs), which were first approved by ICAAN ... - [11/02/2009 - Industry Standard]
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For the last few decades. the Latin alphabet has established a virtual hegemony on the Internet& despite the fact that almost half the world uses a non-Latin system ... - [11/02/2009 - Geek.com]
Web now truly worldwide as non-Latin scripts ge... - [11/01/2009 - New Zealand Herald]
Features: ICANN approves domain names we can't ... - [11/02/2009 - Australian PC World]
ICANN approves new domain name process - [11/02/2009 - Xinhua News Agency]
ICANN approves use of non-Latin alphabets in We... - [11/02/2009 - IT in Canada]
ICANN gives green light for international domai... - [11/02/2009 - TechConnect Magazine]
Web addresses to speak all languages - [11/02/2009 - Contractor UK]
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...population. "If they can make this technology work, and people can use their own language to enter in addresses, I think that that would really expand the practical applications of the Internet" said Chinese Internet...
Internet names go global [CNN - 11/02/2009]
...Zhang Zhiming. "People from different walks of life and different age groups could get more engaged with it." One question that has...
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