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ICANN Statement on TAS Interruption

15-Apr-2012 | Source : | Visits : 8446
MARINA DEL REY, CA - Akram Atallah, Chief Operating Office (COO) of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) issued the following statement on the TLD application system software, or TAS.

As we have reported, ICANN has learned of a technical issue with the TLD application system software, or TAS, that allowed a limited number of users to view some other users' file names and user names in certain scenarios. We temporarily shut the system down on April 12, 2012 to protect applicant data, and to look into the technical issue and fix it. 

As part of that process, we are sifting through the thousands of customer service inquiries received since the opening of the application submission period. This preliminary review has identified a user report on March 19 that appears to be the first report related to this technical issue.
Although we believed the issues identified in the initial and subsequent reports had been addressed, on April 12 we confirmed that there was a continuing unresolved issue and we shut down the system.
We are still aggressively looking into the issue, and we will publish additional information as soon as it can be confirmed. 

We recognize the importance of reopening the application system as soon as possible. We will announce no later than April 16, whether we will be able to reopen on April 17, 2012.
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