Qatar Domains Registry Launched
06-Mar-2011 DOHA - ictQATAR marked on March 2, 2011 at W Hotel the launch of the Qatar Domains Registry, accordingly, Qatar Domain Names will be available in Arabic.
The first phase of the introduction of the Qatar Domains Registry (QDR) will see select organizations allocated Qatar-specific Internet domain names, with general domain names to be made available to the public by August of this year.
A number of sites are currently being used as pilots for the system, including Hukoomi and ictQatar, while other government organizations and registered trademark and IP holders will be launching in the near future.
Users will be able to check the availability of domain names through the QDR website, which officials said would be launched in the near future.
Guest Speaker, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) President and CEO Rod Beckstrom talked about the importance of internationalized domain names and the development of a linguistically diverse Internet. He is a renowned expert on global cybersecurity, having served as the Director of the National Cybersecurity Center in the United States, and is also the author of the best-selling book, The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations.
ICANN is the global body in charge of Internet domain names and numbers.