[ALAC-Announce] Digital Archery Suspended

At-Large Staff staff at atlarge.icann.org
Sat Jun 23 07:59:25 UTC 2012


http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-23jun12-en.htm

Digital Archery Suspended

23 June 2012

Operation of the digital archery portion of the New Generic Top-level
Domain Program has been suspended.
The primary reason is that applicants have reported that the timestamp
system returns unexpected results depending on circumstances.  Independent
analysis also confirmed the variances, some as a result of network
latency, others as a result of how the timestamp system responds under
differing circumstances.
The timestamp window was due to close on 28 June.  As of 23 June,
approximately 20 percent of applications had a registered timestamp.
Given public comment regarding the timestamp process and that many
applicants had yet to register a timestamp, the decision was taken to
suspend the system now, pending further analysis of the process.
The evaluation process will continue to be executed as designed.
Independent firms are already performing test evaluations to promote
consistent application of evaluation criteria.  The time it takes to
delegate TLDs will depend on the number and timing of batches.
The suspension provides time to investigate technical concerns.  ICANN's
staff and Board will continue to listen to community comment about digital
archery and batching.
The information gathered from community input to date and here in Prague
will be weighed by the New gTLD Committee of the Board.  The Committee
will work to ensure that community sentiment is fully understood and to
avoid disruption to the evaluation schedule.


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Regards,

Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie
Peregrine
ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC
E-mail: staff at atlarge.icann.org






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