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  1. March 2007 Web Server Survey

    In the March 2007 survey we received responses from 110,460,149 sites, an increase of 1.64 million from last month. The Web crosses the 110 million mark just five months after reaching 100 million web sites in the November 2006 survey, continuing the strong growth trend seen in the last two years.

    In the web server market, Apache gains ground in our tracking of active sites, as two large domain registrars see reductions sites on in Windows this month. Microsoft has an overall decline of 242K active sites this month, as it loses active sites at Go Daddy and Demand Media (owner of eNom and BulkRegister). Those setbacks were partially offset by gains at other hosting providers, but Windows loses 0.47% share while Apache gains 0.24%. Web server market share in hostnames, our broadest metric, remains little changed.

    Total Sites Across All Domains August 1995 - March 2007

    Total Sites Across All Domains, August 1995 - March 2007

    Market Share for Top Servers Across All Domains August 1995 - March 2007

    Graph of market share for top servers across all domains, August 1995 - March 2007

    Top Developers
    DeveloperFebruary 2007PercentMarch 2007PercentChange
    Apache6386954358.706474751658.62-0.08
    Microsoft3383356631.093426532131.02-0.07
    Sun18455841.7018512691.68-0.02
    Zeus5305960.495254050.48-0.01

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    Posted by Netcraft on 23rd February, 2007 in Web Server Survey Share

  2. With RegisterFly in Chaos, ICANN Threatens Action

    Embattled domain registrar RegisterFly will lose its accreditation if it can't fix serious operational problems in the next 15 days. ICANN has informed the New Jersey-based registrar that it is in breach of its operating agreement, threatening enforcement action (PDF) after months of complaints from RegisterFly customers. The registrar's operations have descended into chaos this week, with its web site paralyzed amid allegations that the former president and CEO misused company funds.

    As the company's principals battle one another, thousands of domain names have been caught in the crossfire. RegisterFly says that at least 75,000 customer domains expired as a direct result of the company's financial and management problems. RegisterFly is also an SSL certificate authority, making its stability an issue for about 460 site owners who are currently securing sites with FlySSL certificates.

    A lawsuit filed by RegisterFly's parent company, Unified Names, blames the meltdown on misuse of company funds by President and CEO Kevin Medina, who was fired by the company's board. The suit alleges that Medina spent company funds on liposuction surgery and escort services. "After his termination, Mr. Medina deleted email accounts, access to support tools, and access for our risk/billing department to issue refunds," RegisterFly's Glenn Stansbury said in a statement posted at RegisterFlies.com, a customer protest site. RegisterFly is also reported to have changed the root password of its web server to prevent sabotage.

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    Posted by Rich Miller on 23rd February, 2007 in Domains Share