Dynamic Network Services Selected as Sole DNS Provider for .coop Registry.MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Dynamic Network Services Real time networking capabilities, such as adaptive routing, automatically reconfiguring the network when a node is added or deleted and the ability to locate any user on the network. , Inc., a provider of superior domain name system ("DNS (Domain Name System) A system for converting host names and domain names into IP addresses on the Internet or on local networks that use the TCP/IP protocol. For example, when a Web site address is given to the DNS either by typing a URL in a browser or behind the ") services, announced today the selection of DynDNS as the sole Domain Name System (DNS) provider to support .coop, an Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers See ICANN. (body, networking) Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers - (ICANN) The non-profit corporation that was formed to assume responsibility for IP address allocation, protocol parameter assignment, domain name system management, and root server system ("ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, www.icann.org) A non-profit, international association founded in 1998 and incorporated in the U.S. It is the successor to IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority), which manages Internet addresses, domain names and the huge number ") generic top-level domain See Internet domain name. ("TLD (Top Level Domain) The highest level domain category in the Internet domain naming system. There are two types: the generic top level domains (gTLDs) such as .com, .org, and .net, and the country codes, such as .ca, .uk and .jp. See gTLD and Internet domain name. "). Midcounties Co-operative Domains Ltd. ("MCD MCD Minor Civil Division MCD McDonalds (restaurant) Mcd Macedonian (linguistics) MCD Municipal Corporation of Delhi MCD Magnetic Circular Dichroism MCD Mad Cow Disease ",) the registry operator of the .coop TLD, chose DynDNS to provide domain resolution to all domains ending in .coop. Registry operated DNS represents the first layer when Internet users try to access services, such as website or e-mail services. If a registry's DNS services failed for any reason, all of the domains in that registry would be inaccessible. The .coop domain, launched in January 2002, was one of seven new TLDs selected from more than 180 that were proposed. The .coop TLD is a "restricted TLD", meaning that only bona fide cooperatives may use the extension. DotCooperation LLC, the sponsor of the .coop TLD, verifies that each registrant is eligible for a domain name. Registrants include the largest consumer co-operatives, credit unions, utilities cooperatives and agricultural cooperatives across the world. As required by ICANN, DynDNS will provide a strict level of service by ensuring DNS resolution 100 percent of the time with low latency. These requirements are backed by a Service Level Agreement to MCD. Jeremy Hitchcock, DynDNS CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , commented on MCD's selection of DynDNS: "Our combination of reliability and value were the keys to having been selected to handle the DNS service for the .coop TLD. Our global, fault-tolerant, name service infrastructure serves billions of queries daily and has not suffered a complete outage. Combined with our very attractive pricing, it was an unbeatable combination. We are pleased to add the .coop TLD to the other top-level domains we service, .cx, .tl and .mu" Neil Homer, MCD CEO based in Oxford, UK, says: "As a sTLD operator we need to match our technology costs with our smaller registry volumes in order to offer our fellow co-operatives value for money in the services we provide. DynDNS met our specification at a great price and we're looking forward to working with them in the years to come." DynDNS operates TLDDNS.com as the brand for all top-level service. TLDDNS.com offers registry level TLDDNS.com Primary DNS service, TLDDNS.com Hidden Primary DNS, and TLDDNS.com Secondary DNS Assured, TLDDNS.com Secondary DNS services. These services allow top-level domain operators the flexibility to augment their infrastructure by leveraging TLDDNS.com. About MCD MCD has the contract with dotCoop to operate the .coop sTLD registry. It is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of the Midcounties Co-operative Ltd, a US$800m diversified consumer co-operative based in the UK. Its sister business, domains.coop, is the largest registrar of .coop domain names in the world. About DotCooperation LLC dotCoop is the sponsor of the .coop domain and responsible for management of the .coop registry and verification of registrants. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of the National Cooperative Business Association Founded in 1916 as the Cooperative League of America, the National Cooperative Business Association (NCBA) is a United States membership organization for cooperatives, businesses that are jointly-owned and democratically-controlled. , a U.S.-based national, cross-industry membership association. About DynDNS Formed in 1998, Dynamic Network Services, Inc. provides superior domain name system (DNS) services with the highest levels of redundancy, service, and support in the industry. Our world-class team of DNS experts allows us to provide unprecedented quality of service and support, and our use of proven open source technology reduces cost and risk to our users. Learn more at http://www.dyndns.com. |
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