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'''DNS.com''' provides managed global anycast [[DNS]] and [[geolocation]] services.
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'''DNS.com''' provides managed global anycast [[DNS]] hosting and [[geolocation]] (also known as geotargeting and IP location) services.<ref>[http://www.crunchbase.com/company/dns-com CrunchBase]</ref> The service detects the geographical location of a website's visitors and allows website administrators to determine traffic rules that will route visitors to geographically appropriate content or servers.
    
==History==
 
==History==
DNS.com was originally founded by [[Dan Kimball]], [[Brian Smith]], [[Sean Stafford]], and [[Eric Radtke]] in 1991<ref>[http://www.crunchbase.com/company/dns-com Crunchbase]</ref> after two years of effort in forming a flexible, ultra reliable network solution for their small start-up business.<ref>[http://www.dns.com/company/ About DNS.com]</ref> The original motivation for creating their own  
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DNS.com was originally founded by [[Dan Kimball]], [[Brian Smith]], [[Sean Stafford]], and [[Eric Radtke]] in 1991<ref>[http://www.crunchbase.com/company/dns-com CrunchBase]</ref> after two years of effort in forming a flexible, ultra reliable network solution for their small start-up business.<ref>[http://www.dns.com/company/ About DNS.com]</ref> The original motivation for creating their own DNS system was
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DNS.com was acquired by [[Comwired]] Inc. in 2010.<ref>[http://www.domainersmagazine.com/Jul-Aug-Issue-22/DNS.com-The-Next-Geo-Targeting-Solution.html Domainers Magazine]</ref> It was then acquired by [[Comodo]], an internet security company, in 2011.<ref>[http://www.crunchbase.com/company/dns-com Crunchbase]</ref>
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They did not acquire the present domain name (DNS.com) until they purchased it in 2010.<ref>[http://www.thewhir.com/blog/Stacy_Griggs/042910_Interview_With_DNScom The Whir Interview with Dan Kimball]</ref>
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DNS.com was acquired by [[Comwired]] Inc. in 2010,<ref>[http://www.domainersmagazine.com/Jul-Aug-Issue-22/DNS.com-The-Next-Geo-Targeting-Solution.html Domainers Magazine]</ref> and then by [[Comodo]], an internet security company, in 2011.<ref>[http://www.crunchbase.com/company/dns-com CrunchBase]</ref>
    
==Network==
 
==Network==
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