Internet Names Go International
NEW YORK (AP) - The wait is over if you want an Internet address in
Hebrew, Arabic or Thai.

You can even begin that address with a symbol - like a smiley face,
Zodiac sign or a copyright circle.

VeriSign Inc., the master-keeper of domain names ending in ".com,"
".net" and ".org," begins taking orders Thursday for hundreds of symbols
and nearly two dozen language scripts from the Middle East, Southeast
Asia and the Indian subcontinent.
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