UltraDNS To Provide DNS Infrastructure for .ORG; UltraDNS Replaces Verisign's DNS With Next Generation Non-BIND DNS Infrastructure.

Business Editors/Technology Writers

SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 28, 2002

UltraDNS Corporation, the single largest provider of DNS infrastructure for the top-level domain (TLD) space, today announced its replacement of Verisign as the provider of global DNS services for .ORG, the fifth largest TLD. Last week, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Board of Directors selected the Internet Society (ISOC) as the new registry operator of the .ORG top level domain. UltraDNS is ISOC's chosen global DNS infrastructure provider for the .ORG TLD.

.ORG's DNS infrastructure currently uses the Berkley Internet Name Domain (BIND) system. By shifting one of the most important TLDs to a cutting edge non-BIND based system, ICANN is eliminating the many known BIND vulnerabilities exploited by hackers, as well as the possibility of an Internet-wide catastrophic failure.

UltraDNS is already the industry's single largest provider of DNS infrastructure for the TLD space. Its industry leading, non-BIND based Managed DNS Service(TM) already handles DNS resolutions for several generic top-level domains (gTLDs) and several country code top-level domains (ccTLDs), including .INFO, .COOP, .AERO, .NO (Norway), .LU (Luxembourg), .IE (Ireland), and .CX (Christmas Island). UltraDNS' selection to implement the DNS infrastructure for .ORG only enhances its position in the industry.

"While this is very big news for UltraDNS, it is also an important development for the public Internet. By having .ORG domain names resolve through a non-BIND based DNS infrastructure such as UltraDNS', the Internet is immeasurably safer and more reliable," said Ben Petro, president and CEO of UltraDNS. "ICANN's decision to award the .ORG registry operation to ISOC is a vote of confidence in ISOC's selected service providers, such as UltraDNS, and their capabilities."

UltraDNS' DNS infrastructure guarantees mission-critical, 100 percent directory services reliability and high performance - unlike legacy BIND systems. Utilizing proprietary Directory Services Platform, UltraDNS has built the first global, fail-safe server network designed to meet demands for 100 percent, SLA-guaranteed reliability, scalability, security, and high performance data management in today's Internet and telecom environment - supporting millions of users managing billions of records.

"We are honored to have been selected to provide what is clearly a critical service for the global Internet community. By leveraging UltraDNS' existing and significant carrier-class infrastructure, which supports our Fortune 500 clients, we are able to provide unmatched DNS service for the .ORG community without having to impose a financial burden on it," said Rodney Joffe, chairman and CTO of UltraDNS. "It helps complement the community-based, free secondary.com DNS service UltraDNS has recently acquired and strengthened."

About UltraDNS

Based in San Mateo, Calif., UltraDNS(TM) Corporation is the leading Directory Infrastructure Services Provider (DISP), delivering solutions that enhance the reliability and performance of the world's largest directories and the mission-critical applications that access them. UltraDNS provides managed services and also develops custom infrastructure solutions based on its proprietary Directory Services Platform, the first global directory infrastructure capable of the most demanding database problems -- such as Internet site requests. Customers include Oracle, MSN Hotmail, Forbes.com, Corio, and Handspring. For more information, visit www.ultradns.com.

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