Due to the GDPR, nic.at has implemented a new Whois policy: Data of natural persons are not published any longer. Information on these data will only be given to people who provide proof of identity and are able to prove a legitimate interest for finding out who the domain holder is.  Natural persons can still have their data published if they wish.

The nic.at WHOIS database, the public register of all registered .at domains, currently contains details on the holders of and contact persons for .at domains, regardless of whether they are companies or private individuals. Under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), nic.at will only publish legal persons’ data from mid-May 2018. Natural persons can still have their data published if they wish.

The Dutch registry SIDN and Austria’s registry nic.at have signed a cooperation agreement, under which all domains managed by SIDN will additionally be hosted on the nic.at anycast network RcodeZero DNS. The agreement was announced by SIDN’s CEO Roelof Meijer and nic.at CEO Richard Wein on the sidelines of the ICANN meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

The Republic of Austria is not the only one celebrating a birthday this year: Austria’s Internet also has many reasons to celebrate. Exactly 30 years ago, the Country Code Top-Level Domain .at was added to the global Domain Name System. In 1998, the Austrian Registry nic.at was founded together with the report centre Stopline. 10 years later, CERT.at (Austria’s Computer Emergency Response Team) was founded.

In case you are looking for a creative New Year's Eve drink to surprise your guests with: We have come up with something special this year! Try the nic.at Cranberry Orance Secco. The elegant drikn in nic.at red is bound to turn heads at your party.

In our current nic//report we want to review the year gone by and to give an outlook on the year to come. Take a dip into the diversified world of nic.at and see what has kept us busy in 2017!

Like all other companies, registries and registrars must ensure they comply with the GDPR from 25 May 2018. A group of experts discussed the specific implications for the domain industry – which come in addition to the general requirements – at the nic.at Registrar Day in Vienna on 30 November 2017.

After days and nights spent working away in our offices, comparing notes in various meeting rooms and talking to numerous different agencies, we can now finally present the brand-new nic.at website. As you have probably noticed, we have also given our branding a complete makeover.

Since it was founded in 1998, nic.at has steadily expanded its service portfolio. In 2004 we set up ipcom GmbH, the subsidiary tasked with taking RcodeZero Anycyst DNS to market. What began as a basic Anycast service with only a few locations is now a powerful network with a host of additional services for a stable DNS.

We have the perfect accessory to help bring the curtain down on summer: a year’s subscription to Hopfenbox, a range of carefully selected, slow-brewed speciality beers with a seasonal theme from international award-winning private brewery Trumer in Salzburg.

All you need to take the beer mat

What do a leek, a circus tent and award-winning chef Toni Mörwald have in common? That’s right –  all three played a central role at the 2017 Domain pulse evening event at Palazzo in Vienna. Whisking participants off on a journey into the world of the ‘Thrill Seekers’, the spectacular show capped an action-packed opening day at the conference, which was held under the banner of Networks and Networkers this year.

“Insurance delivers peace of mind”: that’s the time-honoured promise that brokers have always used to sell their services. But does this also hold true with the kinds of risk only found in the IT sector?

This was the discussion we had with nic.at registrars at a roundtable meeting a few years ago. When the time came to update our registrar contracts we also decided to take a look at issues of liability and possible claims for damages in the domain business. And we soon saw that standard indemnity insurance policies did not extend to various cyber risks.

“One, two or three – the choice is yours: you have three blanks to choose from!” There’s hardly an Austrian alive that can’t remember the hit TV show with Michael Schanze.  You are probably wondering what that has to do with domains. Particularly as it isn’t even possible to choose between one, two or three, since all .at domains have to have at least three characters – until now, that is!

But like the TV show, that rule is soon to enter the history books: before the year is up, one and two character domains will be available directly under the top level .at domain. This edition of the .at report explains the reasons behind the move and looks at how the launch will play out.

Christmas is just around the corner: A good time of the year to look back at the year and reflect on what we succeeded in doing. A glance into our project plans and calendars shows:  There has been a lot going on!