All the latest domain name news from July 1999 through to December 1999.

DECEMBER 1999

Dec 31 Domain hack hits wireless modem company [News.com]
Dec 30 eToys picks its battles [Upside]
Dec 30 Quokka settles America's Cup suit [ZDNet]
Dec 29 Yanks sue QNS fan [NY Post]
Dec 29 eToys seeks settlement in dispute with etoy [News.com]
Dec 28 Net names glitter for entrepreneurs [News.com]
Dec 27 Good samaritan squashes Hotmail lapse? [News.com]
Dec 23 Net name registrar to raise $80 million in IPO [News.com]
Dec 22 One European domain? Get EUsed to it! [The Standard]
Dec 22 EU closing NSI investigation [The Standard]
Dec 22 Quokka, New Zealanders settle domain name complaint [News.com]
Dec 21 Major sports leagues file cybersquatting suit [News.com]
Dec 21 ICANN accredits 10 new registrars [News.com]
Dec 21 New cybersquatting law put to test [News.com]
Dec 20 What's in an "s"? Ask eToys [The Standard]
Dec 20 Loans: Korea leverages its homepages [The Standard]
Dec 20 More Net name choices, but glitches abound [News.com]
Dec 20 Registrars race to profit from longer domain names [News.com]
Dec 17 Non-Italian Net users can register ".it" domain [News.com]
Dec 16 Internet Domain Registrars increases length of Internet domain names [InfoWorld]
Dec 15 New challenger enters Bill Gates domain name sales ring [The Register]
Dec 13 Bill Gates domain "for sale" at 2 million [The Register]
Dec 11 Domain winner loses big [Wired News]
Dec 8 NFL files trademark suit against gambling site [News.com]
Dec 7 Banks.com auction kicks off with #600K bid [The Register]
Dec 6 FCUK off to a flying start in URL battle [The Register]
Dec 3 Net name dispute body gets first case [News.com]
Dec 2 Big bucks URL is the business(.com) [The Register]
Dec 1 Domain name real estate soars higher than ever [The Standard]

NOVEMBER 1999

Nov 30 Cybersquatters target Toys'R'Us [The Register]
Nov 30 NSI launches priority name change service [News.com]
Nov 29 BBC demands URL from Canadian IT club [The Register]
Nov 29 Small company wins VW domain battle [News.com]
Nov 22 Put your website up as loan collateral [The Register]
Nov 18 House OKs cybersquatting bill as part of budget vote [News.com]
Nov 18 Non profit, health care company fight for "HealthNet" domain [News.com]
Nov 17 NSI to get payments for domains up front [News.com]
Nov 12 Apple's new domains spark interest [News.com]
Nov 11 Windows2000.com owner sells domain to Microsoft [The Register]
Nov 11 US outlaws cybersquatting [The Register]
Nov 11 Domain bill surfaces again [Wired]
Nov 4 Net names registry sues for rights to ".web" [News.com]
Nov 4 NSI, ICANN approve Net name agreements [News.com]
Nov 3 Net name registrars vie for fairer competitive landscape [News.com]
Nov 3 ICANN mulls domain name handover [The Standard]
Nov 2 Net name body meets amid heavy scrutiny [News.com]
Nov 2 Foundation allots $1 million for Net governance [News.com]
Nov 1 Foundation to fund ICANN's general election [News.com]

OCTOBER 1999

Oct 28 NSI beats analysts expectations [News.com]
Oct 26 House, courts make decisions on cybersquatting [News.com]
Oct 25 Palestine wins .ps domain [The Register]
Oct 25 Squatter mounting bike defense against Morgan Stanley [The Register]
Oct 22 Company launches domain name auctions in two languages [Ecommerce Times]
Oct 21 Intel porn squatters stick up for AMD [The Register]
Oct 21 US shut out in Internet domain agency elections [Ecommerce Times]
Oct 20 No U.S. members elected to ICANN board [News.com]
Oct 18 Go network, Register.com team to offer Net names [News.com]
Oct 16 Intel-Inside.com for sale on eBay [7am]
Oct 15 Olympics committee files cybersquatter lawsuit [News.com]
Oct 15 NSI rivals protest net name agreement [News.com]
Oct 15 What's in a name? A lawsuit... [NY Post]
Oct 15 Intel porn squatters want $400K -- bare faced cheek [The Register]
Oct 13 Porno squatters target Intel [The Register]
Oct 13 Country domain names not yet downtown [CNN]
Oct 13 Digital signatures, anticybersquatter bill approved [News.com]
Oct 13 HP's Agilent secures domain name [News.com]
Oct 12 NSI's policy chief to phase out duties [News.com]
Oct 11 Election begins for ICANN board seats [News.com]
Oct 6 NSI, Microsoft do international domains [News.com]
Oct 4 Domain policy aims to keep fights out of court [News.com]
Oct 1 Net name row ends in silence [The Register]

SEPTEMBER 1999

Sep 30 Computer.com buys cart, looks for horse [Red Herring]
Sep 29 Network Solutions buys ICANN's cooperation [The Register]
Sep 29 Domain name holy war comes to an end [Ecommerce Times]
Sep 29 NSI remains dominant [News.com]
Sep 28 NSI reaches net name agreement with groups [News.com]
Sep 27 Free domain names - a quick thrill? [IT Director]
Sep 25 Free domain registration offered [PC World]
Sep 24 Domain names want to be free [Red Herring]
Sep 22 Tonga to offer 100 year domain name registrations [News.com]
Sep 20 Domain dispute proposal counters NSI policy [News.com]
Sep 17 .au domain board gets under way [Fairfax IT]
Sep 15 NetBenefit breaks into the black [The Register]
Sep 15 Sony seeks musician domain names for life [News.com]
Sep 2 Cyber bullies told to goof off [The Register]
Sep 2 Register.com marks millionth domain [InternetNews]

AUGUST 1999

Aug 27 ICANN moves on cybersquatting [The Register]
Aug 26 Staking your domain [SF Chronicle]
Aug 26 Heating up in Chile [ABC News]
Aug 25 US appeal court breaks trademark/domain name link [The Register]
Aug 23 Behave - or lose your domain name [Business Week]
Aug 19 Banks battle over domain name [InternetNews]
Aug 17 Drop the Bomb dot com [The Register]
Aug 11 No more deals behind closed doors - EU tells NSI [The Register]
Aug 9 NetBenefit/Excite deal to push personal URLs [The Register]
Aug 6 Cut price UK domain name registrar mystery [The Register]
Aug 1 Staking out your domain is not just a prestige issue [Seattle Times]

JULY 1999

Jul 31 Network Solutions gravy train running out of track [Red Herring]
Jul 30 Network Solutions International under fire from EU [The Register]
Jul 29 BBC buys bbc.com - but for how much? [The Register]
Jul 27 Network Solutions: feisty or foolish? [Upside]
Jul 26 Sign here for cheapo UK domain names [The Register]
Jul 26 Congress roasts NSI at ICANN hearing [The Register]
Jul 23 Your entire Web strategy may be at risk due to bungled domain name system [Anchordesk]
Jul 5 No master of its Net domain [SF Chronicle]

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