In this issue, we are covering two important developments as ‘Special Features’, namely the preparations for ISO 9001 : 2000 Certification of NIC and the launch of NIC Certifying Authority. While the former signifies NIC’s efforts towards establishing its credibility in the global arena, the latter is a landmark achievement when it comes to the important issue of ensuring security and reliability in transactions performed through the Net. We have received a fairly enthusiastic response to Informatics NewsOnline (http://informatics.nic.in/newsonline). The credit, of course, goes to the development team at NIC HQ and to all the Informatics Correspondents whose regular contributions have made NewsOnline, a successful concept...yet again !!