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Neustar has three defined business segments: Carrier Services, Enterprise Services and Information Services. Neustar applies advanced, secure technologies in routing, addressing and authentication to its customers’ data to help them identify new revenue opportunities and network efficiencies, as well as institute cybersecurity and fraud protection measures.<ref>[http://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=NSR+Profile NSR Profile, Finance.Yahoo.com]</ref> | Neustar has three defined business segments: Carrier Services, Enterprise Services and Information Services. Neustar applies advanced, secure technologies in routing, addressing and authentication to its customers’ data to help them identify new revenue opportunities and network efficiencies, as well as institute cybersecurity and fraud protection measures.<ref>[http://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=NSR+Profile NSR Profile, Finance.Yahoo.com]</ref> | ||
==Registry== | ==Registry== | ||
Neustar Domain Name Registry Services operates the global [[registry]] for [[.us]] and [[. | Neustar Domain Name Registry Services operates the global [[registry]] for [[.us]], [[.biz]] and [[.co]]; in addition, it provides back-end registry services for [[.tel]] and [[.travel]], gateway services to [[ccTLD|country code top level domains]] (ccTLDs), [[IDN|internationalized domain names]] (IDNs), and full registry services to [[New gTLD Program|new top level domains]].<ref>[http://www.neustar.biz/solutions/domain-name-registry-services Domain Name Registry Services, Neustar.biz]</ref> | ||
On July 30, 2015, Neustar acquired Bomboro Technologies, including its' subsidiary ARI Registry. After this acquisition, Neustar expanded its registry services to include over 300 new TLDs.<ref>[https://www.neustar.biz/about-us/news-room/press-releases/2015/neustar-acquires-leading-domain-name-registry-provider-bombora-technologies Press Release] </ref> | |||
Neustar's registry is connected to over 250 domain name [[registrar]]s worldwide.<ref>[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/neustar-announces-dnssec-for-us-and-biz-95795449.html Neustar Announces DNSSEC For us and biz, PRNewswire.com]</ref> | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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* February 2012 - Neustar announced a partnership with the National Small Business Association to promote the [[.biz]] extension to members of the organization. The goal is to see more small businesses create an online presence to compete in a market that largely favors online stores and businesses.<ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2012/02/23/neustar-national-small-business-association-team-up-to-promote-biz/ Neustar National Small Business Association Team Up To Promote Biz, TheDomains.com]</ref> | * February 2012 - Neustar announced a partnership with the National Small Business Association to promote the [[.biz]] extension to members of the organization. The goal is to see more small businesses create an online presence to compete in a market that largely favors online stores and businesses.<ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2012/02/23/neustar-national-small-business-association-team-up-to-promote-biz/ Neustar National Small Business Association Team Up To Promote Biz, TheDomains.com]</ref> | ||
* July 2015 - Neustar acquired Bombora Technologies, including its subsidiary, [[ARI Registry Services]], for AUD $118.5 million, or approximately USD $86.9 million. ARI Registry Services provides registry services for a number of TLDs. Their portfolio includes .au, .melbourne, .sydney and over 100 new TLDs.<ref>[https://www.neustar.biz/about-us/news-room/press-releases/2015/neustar-acquires-leading-domain-name-registry-provider-bombora-technologies Press Release]</ref> | |||
==Products and Services== | ==Products and Services== | ||