My very own domain name

A new UK domain name, intended for personal use, has been authorised today: .me.uk. ...more

VeriSign to defend Site Finder before ICANN

Verisign, which last week was forced to withdraw its controversial Site Finder service, will today present its case to the ICANN Security and Stability Committee. Representatives of Verisign will present technical data which, they say, will prove that the initiative did not compromise or destabilise the Internet. Whilst the 'service' was in place, users who mistyped or entered non-existant . ...more

Steve Jobs faces Disney destiny

Steve Jobs is poised to become the largest individual shareholder in Walt Disney if the company goes ahead with plans top buy Pixar Animation Studios. The Wall Street Journal claims (via MarketWatch) that Disney will pay slightly more than the $6.7bn that Pixar is currently worth. ...more

Yahoo! snaps up price comparison engine Kelkoo

Internet giant Yahoo! has bought the shopping-comparison website Kelkoo. The web portal sees Kelkoo's price comparison services as a good fit for its existing European search- and marketing-related services, which are provided by its subsidiary Overture. 'Commerce has emerged as a key component of search, and the combination of Web search, product search and comparison shopping will help further Yahoo!'s goal to create the most comprehensive and best user experience on the Web globally,' said Terry Semel, chairman and chief executive officer, Yahoo! Kelkoo also welcomed the investment: 'Our teams across Europe have worked tirelessly to create the region's number one comparison shopping service and we anticipate that this transaction will enable us to further invest in developing the ultimate online shopping experience for consumers,' said Pierre Chappaz, Kelkoo's CEO and founder. ...more

SCO sets sail with flagship OpenServer 6

Unix company SCO has announced OpenServer 6, its flagship product, and one it hopes will help rejuvenate an ailing Unix market. It describes the product as the result of many years and millions of dollars worth of development and has certainly convinced the likes of HP, who will be selling a range of ProLiant servers running the Unix platform. 'As the worldwide market share leader of SCO Unix installations, HP is focused on delivering the latest technologies to HP ProLiant customers,' said Paul Miller, vice president of marketing, Industry Standard Servers, HP. ...more