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− | | logo = | + | | logo = ISC.png |
− | | type = Non-Profit | + | | type = Non-Profit |
− | | industry = Open Source Software | + | | industry = Root Server Operator, Open Source Software |
− | | founded = 1994 | + | | founded = 1994 |
− | | founders = Paul Vixie,<br> | + | | founders = [[Paul Vixie]], [[Carl Malamud]], [[Rick Adams]] |
− | Carl Malamud,<br> | + | | ownership = |
− | Rick Adams | + | | headquarters = 950 Charter Street<br/>Redwood City, CA 94063 |
− | | headquarters = 950 Charter Street | + | | country = USA |
− | Redwood City, CA 94063 | + | | businesses = |
− | |country = USA | + | | products = |
− | | employees = | + | | employees = |
− | | revenue = | + | | revenue = |
− | | keypeople = | + | | website = [http://www.isc.org/ isc.org] |
− | | businesses = | + | | blog = |
− | | website = [http://www.isc.org/ Isc.org] | + | | facebook = |
| + | | linkedin = |
| + | | twitter = ISCdotORG |
| + | | keypeople = [[Jeff Osborn]], President<br> |
| + | [[Stephen Morris]], Director of QA<br> |
| + | [[Brian Reid]], Director of Operations<br/> |
| + | [[Twistan Marc Jones]], Director of Sales<br/> |
| + | [[Vicky Risk]], Director of Marketing<br/> |
| + | [[Ondrej Sury]], Director of DNS Engineering<br/> |
| + | [[Tomek Mrugalski]], Director of DHCP Development |
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| + | '''The Internet Systems Consortium''', or, '''ISC''' is a non-profit which supports "the infrastructure of the universal connected self-organizing Internet—and the autonomy of its participants by developing and maintaining core production quality software, protocols, and operations".<ref>[http://www.isc.org/about ISC About]</ref> |
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| + | ISC is known for developing and maintaining the production quality [[BIND]] and [[DHCP]] Open Source software. ISC has expanded its focus to include enhancing the stability of the global [[DNS]] via reliable F-root name server operations. ISC is also involved with protocol development, such as facilitating the transition to [[IPv6]]. It if affiliated with [[OARC]] for [[DNS]]<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-04jan08.htm ICANN]</ref> |
| + | ==History== |
| + | ISC began as the Internet Software Consortium Inc. in 1994; a decade later it changed its name to likely highlight its expansion beyond solely software based services.<ref>[http://www.isc.org/about/history ISC]</ref>. The founders of ISC believed that [[BIND]]'s integral part in enhancing and supporting the Internet needed to be fostered by an independent entity. [[IANA]] authorized ISC to be a root name server operator, which allowed ISC to support the use of BIND by root name servers. |
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| + | ISC has become a home for additional software systems, like [[INN]] or [[Lynx]]; and they have also created their own, such as [[DHCP]] and [[OpenReg]].<ref>[http://www.isc.org/about/history ISC History]</ref> |
| + | ==Expansion== |
| + | Business has expanded beyond root name service; and ISC is now know for its Internet Hosting facilities for other open source projects, secondary name service for [[TLD]]s, and a DNS Operations, Analysis and Research Center ([[OARC]]).<ref>[http://www.isc.org/about/history ISC History]</ref> |
| + | ==Funding== |
| + | ISC was created through a grant, and it continues to survive on grants, Guild member fees, sponsors, and donations.<ref>[http://www.isc.org/about/history ISC History]</ref> They also provide paid support for their software, as well as training.<ref>Interview at San Francisco ICANN, 3/13/11</ref> |
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| + | All of ISC's software is available for download from its website. |
| + | ==ICANN== |
| + | ISC was the first root server to enter into a Mutual Responsibilities Agreement with [[ICANN]]. While the world's dozen root servers have long played a vital role within the Internet community and [[ICANN]]'s work, there had not been a mutual agreement of this nature until January 4th, 2008.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-04jan08.htm ICANN]</ref> |
| + | ==References== |
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| + | [[Category:Non-Profit]] |
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