CPA.PRO NEW ADDITION TO THE FAMILY?

Now, in addition to dot-com, dot-org and dot-net, a new top level of domain (TLD (Top Level Domain) The highest level domain category in the Internet domain naming system. There are two types: the generic top level domains (gTLDs) such as .com, .org, and .net, and the country codes, such as .ca, .uk and .jp. See gTLD and Internet domain name. ) for accredited accredited

recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria.

accredited herds
cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. accounting professionals is being developed: the "dot-pro" designation.

The .pro top-level domain would be administered by a joint venture formed by register.com and Virtual Internet, doing business as RegistryPro (www.registrypro.com). If accepted by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers See ICANN.

(body, networking) Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers - (ICANN) The non-profit corporation that was formed to assume responsibility for IP address allocation, protocol parameter assignment, domain name system management, and root server system (ICANN), RegistryPro would create sub-domain strings tailored to specific professions, such as doctors, lawyers and accountants, allowing consumers to make distinctions among professionals while increasing the volume of available domain names. For example, a licensed CPA (Computer Press Association, Landing, NJ) An earlier membership organization founded in 1983 that promoted excellence in computer journalism. Its annual awards honored outstanding examples in print, broadcast and electronic media. The CPA disbanded in 2000. would be eligible to register as JoeAccountant.cpa.pro, to let users all over the world know that they are credentialed in their field.

After reviewing the applications, ICANN will make selections and finalize negotiations with the winning bidders by the end of this year.

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