Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/04/13/gtld_attack_by_software/
ICANN top shelf domain rush derailed by tech glitch
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Posted in Networks, 13th April 2012 00:39 GMT
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The closing submission to register for ICANN’s elite and pricey brand-centric generic top level domains (gTLDs ) has been extended, due to a software snafu.
The deadline has been extend by a week after a software glitch brought down the application submission system.
ICANN said yesterday [1] that after spotting the disturbance it would be taking the system offline until Tuesday to try and resolve the problem.
The application window will remain open until 23:59 UTC on Friday, 20 April 2012.
“ICANN constantly monitors the performance of the TLD Application System (TAS). Recently, we received a report of unusual behavior with the operation of the TAS system. We then identified a technical issue with the TAS system software,” the domain giant said.
ICANN is due to publish a full list of the gTLD applications later this month which will feature most of the world’s major brands.
Under the procedure applicants invest an initial fee of around $US200,000 for the pleasure, which includes a non-refundable evaluation fee of $US185,000 and $US5,000 deposit fee per requested application slot when registering. Once approved the annual ICANN fee starts at $US25,000.