Cyveillance Study Reveals Strong eBusiness Activity beyond .com, .net, .org, .info and .biz Domains.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 25, 2003 Robust Activity Within Country Code Top Level Domains (ccTLDs) Presents New Opportunities, New Risks Cyveillance(R), a private company and leading provider of 100% Relevant eBusiness Intelligence(TM), today released a new study based on its comprehensive monitoring technology that confirms the widespread adoption of country code top level domains ("ccTLDs," ie, .US, .UK) for eBusiness. As expected, the study found ".com" as the most prevalent domain for eBusiness, but surprisingly, eBusiness activity in ccTLDs as a group exceeded general top level domains (gTLDs) ".net," ".org" and ".info." While most organizations conducting eBusiness operate with awareness of the more common ".com," ".net," ".org," ".info" and ".biz biz n. Informal Business. biz Noun Informal business Noun 1. " domains, significant opportunity -- and risk -- are presented by the fact that almost 40% of the Internet's registered domains are beyond this more recognized group of gTLDs. Overall, the study -- which crawled and extracted attributes of over 40 million registered domains across the Web -- found that there are now almost 20 million "live" registered domains on the Internet. Approximately 2.5 million of those live domains contain, in aggregate, a substantial number of pages totaling in the billions, while 1.2 million of those are also equipped to process e-Commerce transactions. Cyveillance President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Panos Anastassiadis stated that "In most cases, companies neglect ccTLD presence, risking exposure to their firms in the form of potential revenue loss, traffic diversion A turning aside or altering of the natural course or route of a thing. The term is chiefly applied to the unauthorized change or alteration of a water course to the prejudice of a lower riparian, or to the unauthorized use of funds. and uncontrolled distribution channels. Additionally, unseen cybersquatting Registering an Internet domain name for the purpose of reselling it for a profit. One of the more notable transactions was the domain name wallstreet.com, which was registered in 1994 for $70 and sold for one million in 1999. and redirecting schemes involuntarily in·vol·un·tar·y adj. 1. Acting or done without or against one's will: an involuntary participant in what turned out to be an argument. 2. expose a company and its customers to fraud and identity theft. Best-practice eBusiness today requires vigilance VIGILANCE. Proper attention in proper time. 2. The law requires a man who has a claim to enforce it in proper time, while the adverse party has it in his power to defend himself; and if by his neglect to do so, he cannot afterwards establish such claim, the in monitoring the Internet, far beyond the old days of watching for simple trademark abuse." Cyveillance, the leading provider of 100% Relevant eBusiness Intelligence(TM), provides Global 2000 organizations with high-impact, actionable intelligence Having the necessary information immediately available in order to deal with the situation at hand. With regard to call centers, it refers to agents having customer history and related product data available on screen before the call is taken. drawn from -- and delivered securely over -- the Internet. Cyveillance configures its proprietary technology with client-specific parameters to locate and categorize cat·e·go·rize tr.v. cat·e·go·rized, cat·e·go·riz·ing, cat·e·go·riz·es To put into a category or categories; classify. cat unstructured content, transforming the Internet into a critical resource for increasing revenue, improving operational efficiencies and mitigating mission-critical risk. The company lists 19 of the Fortune 50 as customers. For more information, please call 888.243.0097 or visit www.cyveillance.com. |
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