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2014

The mojeID Service Now Has 300,000 Users

The service has been in operation since the autumn of 2010, and the last 100,000 accounts have been added since May of 2013.

Prague, 23 January 2014 –…

The Tablexia educational application is now available to the general public

The first version of the application contains three separate games for distinguishing sounds, spatial orientation and working memory. The aim of the …

New version of Knot DNS server supports automatic DNSSEC signing

The greatest improvement to this purely authoritative DNS server is support for automatic DNSSEC signing. Version 1.4.0 also has a significantly lowe…

2013

Library of the Technical University of Liberec Offers mojeID Validation

Validated mojeID accounts can currently be used at e-shops requiring age verification, community portals or portals of various cities and municipalit…

CZ.NIC Publications Releases Book for Teenage Internet Users

The seventh book to be published is a Czech translation of Own Your Space by Linda McCarthy, renowned security expert with more than twenty years of …

CZ.NIC Laboratories develop unique aid for dyslexic children

The first version of the application contains three separate games for distinguishing sounds, spatial orientation and working memory. Tablexia was cr…

CZ.NIC Reviews Registry Data and Offers Higher Security

Everyone who takes part in the campaign and verifies their contact details before 31 December 2013 will receive a complimentary 8GB flash drive. Ever…

Datovka for Android and iDatovka Apps Selected Best Czech eGovernment Projects

Both applications were created at the CZ.NIC Laboratories, the research and development centre of the CZ.NIC Association. The contest, which was held…

CZ.NIC launches the Good Domain educational campaign

The aim of this ongoing campaign is to familiarise the public with the possibility of connecting their existence in the Internet world with their own…

Autumn Internet and Technology Conference To Present Key Projects of the CZ.NIC and CESNET Ass.

Unique routers with advanced security features, electronic aids for children with dyslexia and technology in the arts. Those are just some of the top…

The CZ.NIC Academy offers a new 3D printing course

The course will give participants the necessary theoretical background and, above all, the opportunity to work with a 3D printer.

Prague, 31 October 2…

Validating mojeID accounts at the Moravian Library in Brno

Validation offers positive verification of the identity of individual users of mojeID services, especially by towns and villages or by the operators …

The mojeID Service Surpasses the Quarter Million Mark

MojeID is free of charge for users, who will most often encounter it on the websites of online stores and media or community servers.

Prague, 15 Octob…

The ‘What’s Internet For’ project returns to TV

The first new series will begin in October, with the second following a month later.

Prague, 1 October 2013 - In cooperation with Czech Television, t…

TheCZ.NIC Academy Offers New Education Courses For Open-source Software Developers

The courses Free Application Security and Open Source SW Quality Assurance are offered at the Academy in Prague and at the Association’s Brno branch.

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CZ.NIC’s secure information management confirmed by certification

The CZ.NIC Association, the administrator of the Czech national domain, was awarded the internationally recognised information security management sy…

Intelligent Routers Protect Users Against Internet Attacks

This year, CZ.NIC expects to manufacture and deploy thousands of Turris routers. They will be used as testing devices, available to anyone interested…

CZ.NIC Launches a New Project For Simplifying Domain Administration

The browser also simplifies the administration of user profiles in mojeID.

Prague 11 September 2013 – More effective and easier communication with the…

The Brno branch of the CZ.NIC Academy offers special courses in modern Internet technology

A total of 15 courses on the DNS system, DNSSEC security technology, BGP routing protocol, the IPv6 Internet protocol and the SIP protocol used in in…

CZ.NIC Academy To Offer an Accredited Data Box Course Beginning in September

Those interested in this and other courses taught at the CZ.NIC training centre can register at www.nic.cz/akademie.

Prague, 26. August 2013 – The tra…

CZ.NIC launches new projects

Both projects are based on real requirements and fill the need for services that were previously missing.

Prague, 3 August 2013 – The CZ.NIC Associati…

Czech Republic a Leader in the Introduction of IPv6 in Public Administration

According to current data from the Czech Republic, 48 % of websites of national government bodies and 26 % of towns and municipalities support the ne…

CZ.NIC Provides Work to the Clients of Fokus Praha

Fokus Praha is trying to help its clients cope with life and find opportunities for self-fulfilment in society. The objective of the cooperation is t…

Special Training Centre Opens Courses in Brno

The first course on the upcoming internet protocol IPv6 in Brno will take place on 28 May.

Brno, 6 May – The education centre of the maintainer of the…

IT 13 Conference: Especially for 3D Printer Enthusiasts

Once again, experts will primarily focus on themes associated with IPv6 and security. Josef Průša, pioneer of open hardware for 3D printing in the Cz…

Czech National Domain Among the Fastest Growing in the EU

In 2012 the Czech national domain .CZ had nearly 21,000 new registrations per month and surpassed the one million domain mark overall (ccTLD). Also t…

CZ.NIC Releases the First Stable Version of Datovka for Android

Datovka for Android is one of the CZ.NIC Labs projects for communicating with egovernment mailboxes.

Prague, 18 March 2013 – The research and developm…

The CZ.NIC Association is Ready for Potential Attacks

Thanks to the robustness of the entire system the CZ.NIC Association is using, it is unlikely that its operation could be interrupted in the event of…

The .CZ Domain Celebrates Its 20th Birthday

On Sunday, 13 January 2013, it will be exactly 20 years since the family of top-level national domains was extended by the .CZ suffix.

Prague, 10 Janu…

Ondřej Filip manages an international centre for Internet domains

The non-profit organisation DNS-OARC, where Ondřej Filip has held the position of director, associates the key players in the field of the research, …

2012

The .CZ Domain Is Now a Millionaire

Today at 17:24 pm, domain name number 1,000,000 appeared in the register of the Czech national domain .CZ maintained by the CZ. NIC Association.

Pragu…

The mojeID Service Has 100,000 Users

Not only the number of mojeID users keep growing; there are also increasingly more websites supporting its login system.

Prague, 15 November 2012 – Th…

CZ.NIC Representative Elected to the Board of the Internet Domains Analysis and Research Centre

Domain Name System Operations, Analysis, and Research Center (DNS-OARC) has elected Ondřej Filip, executive director of the CZ.NIC Association, to it…

TV Spots to Raise Awareness about the Internet

The project aims at educating the public in the Internet, domains, Internet services and related technologies.

Prague, 1 October 2012 - Today Czech Te…

CZ.NIC Unveils a New Logo and .CZ Brand

This was the first step in a gradual transformation of the visual identity of the entire Association that will take place over the coming months.

Prag…

Czech BIRD software the most popular route server

The EURO-IX report indicates that the Czech software BIRD is the clear favourite among the Internet Exchange Points in this association.

Prague, 3 Sep…

New RFC published by WG co-chaired by Ondřej Surý of CZ.NIC

The current RFC (Request for Comments) number 6698 concerns a new technology that enables the verification of certification authorities on the basis …

ICANN appoints Czech representative to its prestigious security committee

During his three-year term Ondřej Filip will be in charge of specific tasks related to the reliability and integrity of the root name system, analysi…

Add-on for Internet Explorer Protects Users from Fraudulent Websites

CZ.NIC Association n cooperation with the Czech representative of Microsoft, have launched the DNSSEC Validator, a new security add-on for Internet E…

The leaders of the Internet community will meet in Prague next week

From 24 to 29 June, Prague will host an international meeting of ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), the world’s top authori…

Czech Cities and Municipalities Lagging Behind in Implementation of IPv6 Protocol

Only 15 of the 205 major cities and municipalities (with extended competence) – or just 7.3% – have IPv6-ready web services.

Prague, 5 June 2012 – Mos…

CZ.NIC Association, EURid, and NIX.CZ Support World IPv6 Day with Professional Conference

This meeting will take place at the National Technical Library in Dejvice, Prague with the active participation of representatives of operators, the …

Czech Republic a Superpower in the Transition to IPv6

The Czech Republic is the leader in the implementation of IPv6. The Czech Republic, with 8.6 % of websites available over IPv6, is followed by Sloven…

CZ.NIC Domain Report: A rise in the pace of new domains

A total of 131,907 new domains were added to the registry of the Czech national domain in 2011, the greatest annual growth in the history of the .CZ …

CZ.NIC Creates Its First Internet Standard

The author of RFC 6594 is Ondřej Surý, the head of the Research and Development Centre at the CZ.NIC Laboratory.

Prague, 10 April 2012 - The Czech Nat…

CZ.NIC reports 900,000 registered .CZ domains

Domain number 900,000 was recorded at 16:12:14.

Prague, 13 February 2012 – The CZ.NIC Association, the administrator of the .CZ domain, recorded the d…

.CZ Domain is World Leader in DNSSEC Implementation

More than 35 percent of the domains. CZ is now protected by DNSSEC.

Prague, 9 January 2012 – At the turn of 2011 and 2012, five Czech .CZ domain regis…

2011

CZ.NIC Introduces Its Own DNS Server – a Significant Contribution to Internet Stability

Association representatives introduced the Knot DNS server today at the RIPE 63 international conference in Vienna.

Prague, 3 November 2011 – Browsing…

The mojeID Service Celebrates First Birthday

In the Czech Republic are more then 28,000 internet users with their mojeID identity.

Prague, 26 October 2011 – The mojeID service, which, allows use…

CZ.NIC aims to protect domain holders

The most significant change for domain holders is the extension of the protective period prior to the cancellation of the domain from the current 45…