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Archive of News Stories from 2010
July 2309:27 AM .uk turns 25 On Saturday 24 July we will celebrate the 25th Anniversary of .uk.
July 1916:42 PM UK Internet Governance Forum event videos Videos from the UK IGF event held on 7 July are now available to view.
July 1912:13 PM July Board Communique The communique from the July Board meeting is now available to view.
July 1513:00 PM Reform puts stakeholders at the heart of the .uk policy process We have recently made some significant changes to the .uk policy process.
July 810:00 AM Nominet Internet Awards 2010 Winners announced Charities and public sector organisations led the charge at last night's Nominet Internet Awards ceremony.
July 715:15 PM Communicating system changes We are making some changes to how we communicate changes to our systems and services to registrars.
July 715:15 PM July system maintenance - release notes Our July systems release went live today. Full documentation is provided in the July release notes.
July 710:30 AM 2010 AGM report We are pleased to report the outcomes of our AGM held on 6 July 2010.
July 609:36 AM AGM webcast The Nominet AGM will be webcast today from 10:00am.
July 509:24 AM Registrant contact details data accuracy research We are currently conducting some research to review the accuracy of our registrant contact records.
June 2309:00 AM UK Internet Governance Forum event The next UK IGF event will be held on Wednesday 7 July 2010 at One Whitehall Place.
June 1016:00 PM Notice of AGM and non-executive director elections We are pleased to announce that papers for our Annual General Meeting (AGM) have been posted or emailed to members.
June 814:46 PM Nominet announces Internet Awards shortlist We are pleased to announce the shortlist for our annual Internet Awards, a competition that recognises organisations, groups or individuals who have embraced the challenge of making the Internet a secure, open, accessible or diverse experience for all.
June 813:28 PM Nominet Registrar event at ICANN The Board of Nominet are delighted to be hosting a drinks reception for our registrar community at ICANN, Brussels, on Monday 21 June 2010.
June 715:06 PM Nominet appoints new chair, Baroness Rennie Fritchie DBE, and new non-executive director, Piers White MBE We are pleased to announce the appointments of Baroness Rennie Fritchie DBE as Chair of Nominet and Piers White MBE as an independent appointed non-executive director.
May 1216:00 PM April Board Communique The communique from the April Board meeting is now available to view.
May 1110:00 AM Reseller data service and system changes - May 2010 Our May systems release went live today. Items included in this release are...
May 1109:00 AM Reserved short domains consultation update Our consultation on the release of two letter, one character and other reserved .uk domain names has now been running for two months, and has just under one month left to run.
May 1109:00 AM Nominet News - latest issue We are pleased to announce that we have published the latest issue of our Nominet News electronic newsletter.
May 513:00 PM Call for nominations for non-executive director elections 2010 This year following the EGM held in February, there is a new timetable for member elected non-executive directors in accordance with our new Elections Bye Law.
April 1211:30 AM Nominet Trust mentoring programme The Nominet Trust has partnered with UnLtd to deliver an exciting and unique programme to support and develop individuals with Internet-based solutions to the problems that affect our society.
April 1211:30 AM Recruiting for Chairman and Independent Non Executive Director As a result of recent changes to the Nominet Board and changes to its structure following the recent EGM we are seeking a new Chairman and a new Independent Non Executive Director. 
April 915:00 PM Change to WHOIS output On Tuesday 11 May 2010 we are making some changes to the data that is output by WHOIS.
April 615:30 PM System maintenance reschedule - 25 April 2010 On Sunday 25 April 2010 at 07:00 (BST) we will be performing a major upgrade to our database software.
March 3009:20 AM Bob Gilbert steps down as Nominet Chairman Following the successful recent conclusion of Nominet's corporate governance review, Bob Gilbert is stepping down as a director of the Company and Chairman of the Board.
March 2913:15 PM Telephone system now working again The problems with our telephone system have now been resolved.
March 2208:26 AM Service Announcement We are experiencing difficulties with our telephone systems
March 915:00 PM EPP usage limits We are changing the way that EPP usage limits are calculated.
March 910:14 AM System maintenance - 11 April 2010 On Sunday 11 April 2010 at 07:00 (BST) we will be performing a major upgrade to our database software.
March 816:15 PM Consultation on the release of two letter, one character and other reserved .uk domains We are planning to release two letter, one character and other reserved domain names. Make sure you have your say in the release process by responding to our consultation.
March 314:30 PM Making .uk work for you - reform of the policy advisory process Nominet's Policy Advisory Body has made far-reaching recommendations to deliver improved policy advice to the Nominet Board.
March 210:05 AM DNSSEC event with Cricket Liu Nominet are running a DNSSEC Event with Cricket Liu on 29 March in Oxford.
March 115:00 PM DNSSEC signing .uk on 1 March 2010 As part of the global effort to improve the security of DNS, we have implemented DNSSEC in the zones under our management. The first phase of this programme added DNSSEC information to the top-level .uk domain, on Monday 1 March 2010.
March 115:00 PM Reseller data service We are developing a service that will allow information about domain name resellers to be included in our communication with registrants.
February 2509:22 AM Extraordinary General Meeting results We are pleased to announce that at our Extraordinary General Meeting yesterday our members voted to change our constitution.
February 1714:31 PM EGM voting and webcast We would like to remind you that we will be holding our Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) on 24 February 2010 at 11.00am at the Hilton London Olympia Hotel to enable members to vote on a number of measures that we believe will strengthen .uk and the domain name industry.
February 1115:30 PM OpenDNSSEC software now available to enhance Internet security The OpenDNSSEC project group has announced the availability of its open source software that will make it easier for Internet service providers, web hosting companies and name service operators to enhance Internet security.
February 1015:30 PM Nominet News newsletter launched We are pleased to announce the launch of our new-style Nominet News newsletter which we hope will be an interesting and useful source of information for all Nominet members and registrars.
February 510:30 AM BIS response to EGM proposals Read the latest correspondence between Nominet and BIS
February 309:18 AM Nominet Internet Awards - Promoting UK Internet Best Practice Today we launch the Nominet Internet Awards to promote UK best practice and celebrate achievement and innovation on the Internet.
February 112:00 PM Notice of EGM - help shape the future of .uk now We are pleased to announce that papers for our Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) have been posted or emailed to members to enable you to vote on a number of measures that we believe will strengthen .uk and the domain name industry.
January 2811:04 AM UK IGF and Internet Awards launch We would like to invite you to attend the forthcoming UK Internet Governance Forum (UK IGF) meeting on 3 February.
January 2612:35 PM Shaping the future of .uk The voting rights allocation for the EGM on 24 February 2010 have been published.
January 2612:28 PM January Board communique The communique from the January Board meeting is now available to view.
January 2214:05 PM Renewal warning email On 20 January our software release caused a delay to the renewal of some domain names that were set to automatically renew.
January 2012:30 PM Phishing feed, investigation lock and payment options Our January systems update includes: phishing feed, investigation lock and several additions to our payment systems.
January 1310:00 AM Service announcements We are making a change to how we communicate planned and unplanned service disruptions to registrars.
January 1213:15 PM Shaping the future of .uk - update Following your feedback on the consultation on shaping the future of .uk, we are today presenting a number of proposed changes to our constitution in the form of draft formal resolutions.
January 813:30 PM Bad weather and Nominet services - update Due to the snow and poor travelling conditions we have fewer staff in the office today and it may take us slightly longer to answer calls, however, all our systems and online services are operating normally.
 
 

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