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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Dear BC Members,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><br>Please find below an ICANN Announcement regarding ICANN’s issuing advice to IT Professionals on name collision identification & mitigation, an announcement of particular interest to business.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Kind Regards,</span><span lang=IT style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Benedetta Rossi<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>BC Secretariat<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="bc-secretariat@icann.org">bc-secretariat@icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="www.bizconst.org">www.bizconst.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://us.vocuspr.com/Publish/523509/vcsPRAsset_523509_86940_57ca243f-d7b1-4920-86be-f143d373b689_0.jpg"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</span></strong><b><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>6 December 2013</span></strong></b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:19.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>ICANN Issues Advice to IT Professionals on Name Collision Identification and Mitigation</span></strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><em><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Los Angeles, California…</span></b></em><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>ICANN today issued comprehensive advice to IT professionals worldwide on how to proactively identify and manage private name space leakage into the public Domain Name System (DNS) and thus, eliminate the causes of name collisions as new Top Level Domains (TLDs) are added to the DNS. In a report titled <em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Name Collision Identification and Mitigation for IT Professionals</span></em>, ICANN explains the nature and causes of name collision and proposes a range of possible solutions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Domain name collisions are not new. However the report addresses some concerns that a number of applied-for new TLDs may be identical to names used in private name spaces.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The report explains how DNS queries leak into the global DNS from private name spaces and how these leaks can have unintended consequences. The report shows that private networks will consistently, stably, and reliably perform name resolution when they use Fully Qualified Domain Names (FQDNs) and resolve them from the global DNS, and proposes methods to migrate to FQDNs.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>“While it appears that name collisions won’t affect significant numbers of corporate network operators or Internet users, ICANN considers it essential that it does everything possible to minimize potential impact and to offer clear advice on dealing with the issue,” said Paul Mockapetris, Global Domains Division Security Advisor.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The report recommends that every organization that is not already using FQDNs from the public DNS should consider the following strategy:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Monitor name services, compile a list of private TLDs or short unqualified names you use internally, and compare the list you create against the list of new TLD strings.<br> <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Formulate a plan to mitigate causes of leakage.<br> <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Prepare users for the impending change in name usage by notifying them in advance or providing training<br> <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Implement your plan to mitigate the potential collision<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The release of today’s advice to IT professionals is the result of several months of diligent work by ICANN’s staff, subject matter experts, the ICANN Executive Team and the Board of Directors.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>“The report we’ve issued today offers IT professionals, whether they work in large organizations or small companies, comprehensive advice and suggested remedies that can be simple to implement,” said Dave Piscitello, Vice President of Security and ICT Coordination. “While other interim or makeshift solutions may exist, migration using FQDNs has lasting value – once you’ve done this, you are good to go for now and future new TLD delegations.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The report, along with additional useful information and resources, can be found at: <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/help/name-collision">http://www.icann.org/en/help/name-collision</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>###<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>MEDIA CONTACTS:</span></strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-left:30.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Brad White<br>Director Global Media Affairs<br>Washington, D.C.<br>Tel: +1.202.570.7118<br>E: <a href="mailto:brad.white@icann.org">brad.white@icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-left:30.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>James Cole<br>ICANN Global Media Coordinator<br>Washington, D.C.<br>Tel. +1 202.570.7240<br>E: <a href="mailto:james.cole@icann.org">james.cole@icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-left:30.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Andrew Robertson<br>Edelman Public Relations<br>London, U.K.<br>Tel. + 44 (7811) 341 945<br>E: <a href="mailto:andrew.robertson@edelman.com">andrew.robertson@edelman.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>About ICANN: </span></strong><em><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>ICANN’s mission is to ensure a stable, secure and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the Internet you have to type an address into your computer - a name or a number. That address has to be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN coordinates these unique identifiers across the world. Without that coordination we wouldn't have one global Internet. ICANN was formed in 1998. It is a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with participants from all over the world dedicated to keeping the Internet secure, stable and interoperable. It promotes competition and develops policy on the Internet’s unique identifiers. ICANN doesn’t control content on the Internet. It cannot stop spam and it doesn’t deal with access to the Internet. But through its coordination role of the Internet’s naming system, it does have an important impact on the expansion and evolution of the Internet.</span></em><strong><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> For more information please visit: </span></i></strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://www.icann.org"><em><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>www.icann.org</span></b></em></a><em><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>.</span></b></em></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>If you would rather not receive future communications from ICANN, let us know by clicking <a href="http://ICANN.pr-optout.com/OptOut.aspx?523509x19831x97619x1x3785396x24000x6&Email=david.olive%40icann.org">here.</a><br>ICANN, 12025 Waterfront Drive Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 United States<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>