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VeriSign to Host European Domain Forum in Frankfurt, Germany

Topics to be discussed include:
European Business Issues Affecting Internet Service Providers (ISPs)Industry Trends for Domain Names and Internet UsageInnovations to Improve the Internet including DNSSEC, Regional Resolution Servers, Rapid DNS, and Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6)Internationalized Domain Names and European UsagePhishing and Internet SecurityIssues and Innovations for Domain Name Registries

As part of the forum, VeriSign will also be providing new educational research on consumer and business behavior regarding Internet usage. The research will examine Internet behaviors from consumers and businesses in three key European markets: Germany, the United Kingdom, and Spain. Currently, more country-code top level domains (ccTLDs) are registered in Germany than in any other nation. Out of the more than 63 million registered domain names in the world, country-code level domains account for nearly 40 percent of all domains. The most country-code level domain names are registered in Germany and the United Kingdom.