Network Solutions Reflects on the Loss of Dr. Jon Postel.HERNDON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 19, 1998--Network Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: NSOL) joins with the Internet community in mourning the untimely passage of Jonathan B. Postel, Ph.D., a researcher and division director, Computer Network Division, at the University of Southern California's Information Sciences Institute (ISI ISI International Sensitivity Index, see there ) and director of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority See IANA. (body, networking) Internet Assigned Numbers Authority - (IANA) The central registry for various "assigned numbers": Internet Protocol parameters, such as port, protocol, and enterprise numbers; and options, codes, and types. (IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority, www.iana.org) An operating unit of ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) that serves as a registry for both IP addresses and for a variety of protocol numbers. IANA is not an ISP and does not provide any network services. ) project. Network Solutions has had a long relationship with Dr. Postel and partnered with him in the InterNIC services Cooperative Agreement with the National Science Foundation in 1992, which first began the transition of the Internet to the private sector. Since then, Network Solutions has coordinated with Dr. Postel on many technical issues related to the domain name system and many Network Solutions employees have maintained a close working relationship with him. Dr. Postel also oversaw the .us top-level domain (networking) top-level domain - The last and most significant component of an Internet fully qualified domain name, the part after the last ".". For example, host wombat.doc.ic.ac.uk is in top-level domain "uk" (for United Kingdom). registration services under a contract with Network Solutions. "Jon Postel (person) Jon Postel - (Jonathan Bruce Postel, 1943 - 1998-10-16) /p*-stel'/ One of the Internet's founding fathers. Jon's name is prominent on many of the fundamental standards on which the Internet is built, such as UDP. is an important historical figure in the development of the Internet. His work over the past decades played a significant part in the worldwide growth and development of the Internet as we know it today," said Gabe Battista, chief executive officer, Network Solutions, Inc. "Network Solutions is proud to have worked with Dr. Postel, and will move forward into the 21st century drawing from his lasting contributions and continuing legacy for all the Internet community." |
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