TLD-33.3 [Chair] Request information from registries on whether they are prepared to make their data available for pilot project using HARMONIC interface. Philippe Renaud gave an excellent presentation at RIPE 33 on NIC-FR's directory system, HARMONIC. This allows registry data to be searched by geographical area, market (product or service) segment or company name, using natural language and is suggested as a means to 'take the heat out of naming'. HARMONIC is designed to integrate data from multiple registries in a single coherent query system. I understand that at least one other registry is interested in exploring use of this system, and that NIC-FR is eager to involve other registries. To explore, you can visit <http://harmonic.nic.fr/> If your registry is interested in co-operating in this project, please let Philippe know, either directly or via the tld-wg list. Niall O'Reilly -------- Logged at Fri Sep 10 09:50:28 CEST 1999 ---------