MHF Holdings Company Launches 'MHF Trucking & Drayage' Aug 30, 2008
"They will be instrumental in developing the footprint for the trucking and drayage division that will continue to diversify MHF Holdings Company's portfolio of services." Said Parrotta, "With our team in place, we intend to make a difference in our customers' business needs by offering a concentrated focus on meeting our commitments to them on each and every shipment. Through our state-of-the-art transportation management system, we will have the ability to offer our clients various solutions... (PR Newswire)
Icann Blames June Site Hijack on Registrar Jul 8, 2008
Two weeks ago, Turkish hackers rerouted traffic to some of the domains used by (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) and one of its subsidiary organizations, IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority) ... Through its IANA subsidiary organization, ICANN manages the DNS root zone and assigns the DNS operators for the Internet's top-level domains, such as. (New York Times)
Hackers Hijack Critical Internet Organizations Jun 28, 2008
A group calling itself "NetDevilz" claimed responsibility for the hack, which Thursday morning temporarily redirected visitors to the sites for IANA ( Internet Assigned Numbers Authority ) and (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) ... IANA, ironically, is the organization responsible for managing the DNS (domain name system) root zone and assigning the DNS operators for the Internet's top-level domains, such as ... ICANN, which oversees IANA, also allocates IP address space and... (New York Times)
ICANN to vote on new Internet domain names Jun 24, 2008
Agreed; the ICANN's problems of DNS addressing (mapping one or more names to an IP address) have absolutely nothing to do with the problems of the IANA (*not* ICANN) in parceling out those IP addresses under IPv4. The author is waddling way outside of their waters now. (CNET News)
VeriSign Strengthens DNS For IPv6 Feb 14, 2008
VeriSign said it has been working with the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) -- the organization that assigns IP addresses -- on this enhancement to the root servers. The association mandated that by Feb. 4, at least four of the key root DNS servers must include AAAA records, which identify IPv6 addresses. (Datamation)
DNSSEC Is Dead, Stick a Fork in It Dec 17, 2007
If you think like an engineer, you'd assume that since the IANA administers the root zone, of course the IANA should maintain the private key used to sign it. But various authorities have gotten paranoid about this development, thinking perhaps that George Bush will use the root zone private key to control which Facebook pages we can view. (eWeek)
Hughes: Denial Of Due Process Nov 21, 2007
Others named in the 2003 report, more recently arrested, included: Dr. Rafil Dhafir, of Help the Needy (HTN); Sami Omar Al-Hussayen, associated with the Islamic Assembly of North America (IANA); and Dr. Sami al-Arian, a Palestinian professor from Florida,22 who had been held without bail for four months ... 29 After being held without bail under 23-hour lockdown for 17 months, Al-Hussayen was cleared of all charges at trial which focused on his maintenance of the Islamic Assembly of North... (Zmag.org)
Big Ten Network Scores WideOpenWest Deal Sep 29, 2007
iana, states that fall within the conference s eight-state footprint. We re excited to be able to offer Big Ten Network to our customers, said Colleen Abdoulah, president and chief executive officer for WOW in a statement. (Multichannel News)
The American path to jihad Aug 10, 2007
Yet he was also involved with the Islamic Assembly of North America (IANA), a group based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, that receives funding from the Saudis to promote Salafi Islam in the US, especially in the prison system ... Ties to Salafi organizations Timimi's work for IANA - which included leading a five-person delegation to Beijing in 1995, where he defended female circumcision at an international women's conference - ties him into a much broader circle of Salafis, such as those in the Saudi... (Asia Times Online)
The Return of the IPv4 Shortage Aug 9, 2007
Huston runs a site that models (through the daily running of a script based on new data each day) the end of the IPv4 world and predicts, on 8-8-2007, that the IANA pool will exhaust on April 27, 2010 ... Like IPv4 addresses, AS numbers are assigned by the IANA in blocks to the RIRs, who, in turn, parcel them out to applicants. (eWeek)
IP address shortage to limit Internet access Aug 4, 2007
"I suspect we are actually beyond a reasonable time frame where there won't be some disruption. It's just a question of how much," says David Conrad, general manager for the (IANA), the top body that allocates IP addresses ... Currently, the IANA gives out IP addresses on the basis of demonstrated need ... However, Huston says that doesn't factor in the IANA growing more stingy, nor does it factor in hoarding by those seeing the shortage of remaining addresses. (USA Today -- Tech)
IP address shortage looms for web users Aug 3, 2007
"I suspect we are actually beyond a reasonable time frame where there won't be some disruption. It's just a question of how much," says David Conrad, general manager for the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA), the top body that allocates IP addresses. "The largest impact to most people would be that there's no way out of paying higher prices for Internet service.". (Christian Science Monitor)
Netiquette: Leave online gaming to kids Jul 20, 2007
Authorities say Iana Straw,left, and her husband Michael Straw were so obsessed with online gaming that they left their babies starving and suffering other health problems ... And now, in the category of Incomprehensibly Lame Excuses, the Super Craptastic Parenting Award goes to drum roll please Michael and Iana Straw of Reno, Nevada ... Though mom Iana was unable to break away from Dungeons & Dragons long enough to comb the cat urine out of her babys hair, she somehow managed... (MSNBC -- Technology)
COMMENTARY: Video games: The new drug epidemic? Jul 19, 2007
Michael and Iana Straw received a $50,000 inheritance and spent it on a plasma screen TV and computer. Soon, they were so obsessed with video games that their children, an 11-month-old girl and a 22-month-old boy, were found starved within inches of their lives. (U-Wire.com)
Iran Opening? Poll Shows Public Rejects Regime's Agenda Jul 17, 2007
Thus, the recent actions of Florida, Missouri and Louis iana in cutting off all pension-fund investments in companies that do business in Iran takes on particular importance ... The Louisiana action is particularly important. (Townhall.com)
News in brief Jul 16, 2007
Michael Straw, 25, and Iana Straw, 23, face up to 12 years in prison. Police said the girl's hair was matted with cat urine while her brother's lack of muscle development caused him difficulty in walking. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
Nevada couple accused of starving ... Jul 15, 2007
The children of Michael and Iana Straw, a 22-month-old boy and an 11-month-old girl, were severely malnourished and near death last month when doctors saw them after social workers took them to a hospital, authorities said ... Michael Straw, 25, and Iana Straw, 23, pleaded guilty Friday to two counts each of child neglect. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Anthrax Mystery Points to al-Qaida Jun 7, 2007
Al-Timimi was a celebrated speaker and religious scholar associated with the Islamic Assembly of North America (IANA), an Ann Arbor, Mich. -based charity. (Newsmax)
IPv4 Addresses Expected To Run Out In 2010 May 31, 2007
The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) predicts the April 17 date. It manages IPv4 addresses, but does not handle things like end-users for ISPs. (Datamation)
ICANN: Progress on revamped DNS Dec 9, 2006
Top priorities for action in the plan include improvement and automation of the ICANN-controlled Internet Assigned Names Authority (IANA), which manages master domain lists; deployment of the IDNs as top-level domains; and implementing best practices for "accountability, transparency and governance.". Also at the meeting, ICANN signed a contract with DotAsia Organisation Ltd., in Hong Kong, to establish a. (InfoWorld)
ABC News: State Farm Cheated Katrina Victims Aug 26, 2006
I would say a state of Louisiana disgrace ... Let us not forget the core definition of corruption: Louisiana ... As an ex-Louisiana resident, I truly believe that crooks go there for graduate training. (Newsmax)
US Renews ICANN Contract Aug 20, 2006
Under the contract, ICANN will continue to perform the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) function it has been performing since 2000. That includes Internet Protocol address space allocation for versions 4 and 6 of the protocol (IPv4 and IPv6), protocol identifier assignment, generic and country code top-level domain name system management, as well as root server management functions. (Red Herring)
ICANN, DoC Hit Refresh on Net Contract Aug 18, 2006
ICANN will continue to conduct its Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) tasks, which include allocating IP address space, assigning protocol identifiers, and managing generic (gTLD) and country code (ccTLD) Top-Level Domain name systems and root servers ... ICANN asserted its rule as Internet manager in 1998 after it secured personnel, intellectual property and computer facilities for the IANA functions from the University of Southern California (USC) ... The DoC later tabbed ICANN to... (CIO Information Network)
US Government Renews ICANN Contract Aug 18, 2006
The IANA function includes Internet Protocol address space allocation, protocol identifier assignments, generic and country code top-level domain name system management (or, gTLD and ccTLD), and root server system management functions ... The new contract for the IANA function is a five-year agreement, consisting of a series of one-year options. (TechNewsWorld)
'India should be active in Net governance' Aug 6, 2006
We would like experts from India to check out the ICANN website for details and file their applications ()," he said.Currently, almost all Internet infrastructure is provided and owned by the private sector. Traffic is exchanged among these networks at major interconnect points in accordance with established Internet standards and commercial agreements.But the earlier position of the US Department of Commerce as the controller of the Internet attracted criticism from those who felt that its... (Hindustan Times, India)
Frey's other addiction Jan 28, 2006
The New York Times story does refer to one of the rehab participants by his first name only, but the other is fully identified: Alan J. Green, a Louisiana state judge. Posted by: | Jan 27, 2006 12:38:27 PM. (Chicago Tribune)
Big Brother Bush Jan 1, 2006
Source: the CIA Funny Farm ("We're coming to take you away, ha ha, ho ho, ha ha! To the CIA Funny Farm, where you'll be happy every day, la la fa la fa la...) [] [] Posted by: aonghus36 Our emerging US dictatorship Posted by: Sojourner on Dec 30, 2005 9:04 AM [] Ever since Nixon we have had a creeping dictatorship in the US. Reagan fueled it with Iran-Contra. BushI sent our troops into Panama. And now BushII has pushed presidential power beyond all limits by starting a war that then justifies... (AlterNet.org)
