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.СРБ domain registration begins

At the December 13th Assembly, the Board of Governors, reached a decision on starting .СРБ domain registration, determining St Sava’s Day, January 27th 2012, as the commencement date. The Cyrillic Internet domain .СРБ is a new, second ccTLD of the Republic of Serbia and, after the Russian .RF, the second world’s Internet domain in Cyrillic eligible for registration. Our .СРБ domain is a part of the family of Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs), i.e. domains whose names are not written in the English alphabet. The world’s biggest countries and nations ‑ Russia and China, along with many Arab and Far East countries ‑ already have the IDN in their national scripts. The ccTLD marks a territory, being thus of paramount importance for defining the Internet identity of all those who reside and work in Serbia. Thanks to the particularity of the Serbian Cyrillic, in which one phoneme matches one letter, .СРБ domain addresses will undoubtedly be pronounced exactly as written, unlike numerous domains in the English alphabet. Hence, the motto of the campaign for the popularisation of the .СРБ domain use is “Link as you speak!” In the first six months, the priority right to register .СРБ domain names will be granted solely to the owners of the existing .RS domain names, at the price...

01.08.2012.

Beginning of the open registration of .срб domain names

On August 1st 2012, registrations opened with a Land Rush for the Serbian IDN .срб. From now on, everyone can register a .срб domain name, regardless of whether or not they already have an equivalent .rs domain name. Cyrillic .срб domain name is the second national Internet domain name of the Republic of Serbia, and it is used along with existing .rs domain name. Currently there are over 6,000 registered .срб domain names and over 73,000 registered .rs domain names. A majority of new registrants are brand names who seek not only to protect their intellectual property, but also to ensure that searches uniquely lead to their sites, since search engines treat both Cyrillic and Latin results in Serbian language equally. Internet addresses in Cyrillic are particularly well‑received by the Serbian expatriates, who see them as another vehicle to preserving their cultural and national identity. Registration of .срб domain names is carried out through registrars whose list can be found at: www.rnids.rs/en/list‑of‑registrars.

27.07.2012.

Invitation to Tender for Architect of the Software Systems for Internet Domain Name Registration

Serbian National Internet Domain Registry (RNIDS) is seeking experienced software designer to bid to Design the software systems for registration of internet domain names. Task will include: • Perform functional analysis of the software solution currently used by the RNIDS • Design of the software system for domain registration considering the results of the functional analysis, best practice and adopted requirements for the improvement of the current application for domain registration, as well as business demands of the RNIDS. • In the cooperation with the RNIDS, prepare tender documents and project tasks for the selection of the contractor for development and/or implementation of the program solution for internet domain name registration • Supervise and validate development and/or implementation of the software solution for internet domain name registration Proposals must be submitted before 16:00 Central European Time on August 24th 2012 for consideration, and must include all required information. Full text of the RFP can be obtained by sending e‑mail to: konkurs[at]rnids[dot]rs

18.07.2012.

RNIDS ‑ Annual Report 2011

By publishing the first edition of the Annual Report, the Serbian National Internet Domain Registry (RNIDS) begins a new phase of transparency in its operations and implements the best practices of the European national Internet domain names registers. Content: ‑ RNIDS in brief ‑ Words of greeting ‑ Major dates in the history of RNIDS ‑ National domain names (.RS, .СРБ, domain names statistics) ‑ Organisation (Conference of Co‑founders, Board of Governors, Director, The Office) ‑ Accredited registrars ‑ Sectors' activities in 2011 (Domain Registration and ICT Service Sector, General Operations Sector, Marketing and Communications Sector) ‑ Operating results ‑ Managing the Internet in Serbia DOWNLOAD: RNIDS Annual Report 2011 (PDF, 3.6 MB)

24.06.2012.

Invitation to Tender for Designation as Secondary Domain Name Service (DNS) Provider

Serbian National Internet Domain Registry, (RNIDS), is seeking Secondary DNS providers to bid to host secondary DNS servers for up to twenty infrastructure zones and nearly 80.000 records. This number is expected to grow, particularly in light of fast growing Internet community in Serbia. Additionally, RNIDS is looking for sites that are situated globally, utilizing anycast technology as per RFC 4786. All contractual terms and conditions related to the work performed, Non‑disclosure of information, or liability issues must be detailed. RNIDS will require that the vendor performing this service sign a Non‑disclosure agreement due to the proprietary nature of the information RNIDS retains for its subscribers. Proposals must be submitted before 12:00 Central European Time on July 20th 2012 for consideration, and must include a statement of work, full pricing details, and references. Full text of the RFP can be obtained by sending e‑mail to: rnids[dot]dnsrfp[at]rnids[dot]rs

22.06.2012.

RNIDS organised the DNSSEC implementation workshop

Serbian National Internet Domain Registry (RNIDS) organised the DNSSEC implementation workshop on May 16th and 17th at hotel ‘Moskva’ in Belgrade with Patrik Wallström and Rickard Bellgrim from the Swedish national registry as lecturers. The workshop gathered about thirty participants who dealt with installing and maintaining DNS servers. DNS is considered to be one of the pillars the Internet is build on and thus the security and accuracy of data provided by DNS is critical for the survival of the Internet as an ordered space. DNSSEC (Domain Name System Security Extensions) is a set of extensions for DNS servers increasing the security of DNS service users by cryptographically signing DNS responses using the public key so that their authenticity can be checked. Signing entire zones on DNS servers enables the confidence first among various DNS servers that exchange information and then with the end user who gets the accurate and unchanged information about the location of a particular server. Malicious activities of modifying the content of a DNS cache, which are well known, imply entering false, altered IP addresses of particular servers into the cache. If the user searches for www.some‑bank.rs, instead of the correct IP address he will get the one that the attacker...

18.05.2012.

The third annual Internet conference ‑ DIDS 2012

The third annual international conference on the development of the Internet within the .RS and .СРБ domain spaces of Serbia ‑ DIDS 2012 was held on March 22nd at hotel "Moskva" in Belgrade. This year's Serbian Internet Domains Day, organised by the Serbian National Internet Domain Registry (RNIDS), gathered 25 presenters from Serbia and abroad as well as about 230 visitors. During the first part called "What's new on the Internet in Serbia and abroad", moderated and introduced by Mr Vladimir Radunović from DiploFoundation, Mr Khaled Fattal, the Chairman and CEO of Multilingual Internet Group presented his experience related to the significance and development of the localised content and internationalised domains in the Arab world. Then our guest from Russia, Mr George Georgievsky, Sales Director of the Coordination Centre of the .RU and .РФ domains, spoke about experiences with their Cyrillic Internet domain. Mr Vojislav Rodić, President of the RNIDS Conference of Co‑founders, presented activities of RNIDS in the last year. At the end of this part, Mr Zoran Stanojević, a journalist and the coordinator of the Internet portal of RTS, presented results and importance of the programme of support to Internet popularisation projects in 2011. The second part was called "Cyrillic on the Internet, Internet...

23.03.2012.

Link as you speak!

As of January 27th website owners in Serbia and the Diaspora can register the Cyrillic domain .СРБ as well. During the first six months, only the owners of existing or newly registered .RS domain names will be eligible to register .СРБ domain names at a special price. After this period, anyone will be able to register Cyrillic domain names, regardless of whether they have a specific .RS domain name or not. Internet users should know that they need not enter "www" in front of the Cyrillic URL. That is the remnant of the original practice in writing URLs because all existing sites with Latin domain names function without "www" if servers where they are placed are properly set. The Cyrillic Internet domain .СРБ is a new, second country code Top Level Domain of the Republic of Serbia, which means that in the future it will be equally used as the existing .RS ccTLD. From a practical viewpoint, the same website will be visible at both addresses, .СРБ and .RS, if that is what its owner wants and if the server is set that way. After the Russian Cyrillic domain .РФ, our .СРБ is the second Internet domain in the Cyrillic script in the world...

27.01.2012.

Public invitation for Expression of Interest for consultancy services for preparation of RNIDS for certification under ISO 2700 standard

Serbian National Internet Domain Registry (RNIDS), hereby invites interested consultants to express their intention to offer services for the preparation of RNIDS for certification under ISO 2700 standard. Task will include mapping of workflows and gap analysis, preparation of processes and procedures that satisfy ISO 27000, analysis of the information system and production of a plan for bringing RNIDS in line with ISO 2700, preparation of all documents and activities necessary for the successful certification and assisting RNIDS during the certification. In order to qualify consultant must have a minimum of 5 (five) years experience in preparing companies for certification or certifying companies with ISO 2700 / BS 7799‑2 standard. Assignment is expected to last two consultant/months. Public announcement for the submission of bids is expected to be announced in mid January 2012. Consultants should send their expressions of interest and qualifications no later than January 10th, 2012 to: konkurs@rnids.rs

12.12.2011.

RNIDS hosted 24th CENTR Administrative Workshop

On November 23rd, the Home of Serbian Internet Domains hosted representatives of the Council of European National Top‑Level Domain Registries (CENTR). This association gathers organisations, corporate bodies or individuals operating a country code top level domain registry. The organisation has a European focus, but in addition to more than forty countries in the region, CENTR has members from a number of countries outside of Europe (such as Iran, Japan, New Zealand and Canada). The objectives of CENTR are to promote and participate in the development of the high standard of Internet Country Code Top‑Level Domain Registries (ccTLDs) for the benefit of both its members and the entire Internet. Together with similar organisations with focus on other regions of the world, CENTR is working on achieving its objectives through consensus building, coordination and collaboration, respecting cultural and historical diversities amongst ccTLDs and their Local Internet Communities. RNIDS hosted 24th CENTR Administrative Workshop at the Home of Serbian Internet Domains. The workshop was organised by CENTR. Representatives of national registers from 16 countries, EURid (the .EU domain), CENTR and RNIDS attended the workshop. Official topics covered the methods, ways and issues of charging for services, as well as the organisation of customer support. Given that...

25.11.2011.

RNIDS will host 24th CENTR Administrative workshop

On November 23rd Home of Serbian Internet Domains will accommodate representatives of the Council of European National Top‑Level Domain Registries (CENTR). This association gathers organisations, corporate bodies or individuals that operate a country code top level domain registry. The organisation has a European focus, but in addition to more than forty of the countries in the region, CENTR have members from a number of countries outside of Europe (such as Iran, Japan, New Zealand and Canada). The objectives of CENTR are to promote and participate in the development of high standard of Internet Country Code Top‑Level Domain Registries (ccTLDs) for the benefit of its members and the entire Internet. Together with similar organisations with focus on other regions of the world, CENTR is working on achieving its objectives through consensus building, coordination and collaboration; respecting cultural and historical variations amongst the ccTLDs and their Local Internet Communities. In the Home of Serbian Internet Domains RNIDS will host 24th CENTR Administrative workshop. The rules and registration procedures of ccTLD registries vary considerably and CENTR on such gatherings aims to collect information on, and document the practices of ccTLD registries, to encourage the provision of better services for users. Official brochure

23.11.2011.

RNIDS will host Representatives of European national registries

Serbian National Internet Domain Registry (RNIDS) will welcome the representatives of the Council of European National Top‑Level Domain Registries (CENTR) on 14th and 15th February, in Belgrade hotel "Moscow". This association brings together institutions that govern national Internet domain, primarily from Europe, but among the members (51 full, 10 associate and 12 organizations with observer status) are registries of Canada, Iran, Japan, China, Mexico, New Zealand, Uruguay and Hong Kong. RNIDS will host the 3rd CENTR Security workshop, the first meeting of European national registries dedicated to ISO27001 standard. That marks the beginning of the process of preparing for its introduction and implementation at the participating institutions. Standard applies to system security and protection of information and is of high importance in the management of ICT resources. Agenda 1| ISO27001 fundamentals 2| ISO27001 ISMS 3| Risk Management method 4| Statement of Applicability 5| ISO27001 Framework and documents 6| Necessary Processes 7| Internal Audits 8| ISO27001 certification audit 9| ISO27001 Project Initiation document

23.11.2011.