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'''[[Verisign]]''' is an Internet infrastructure service provider. It is based in Reston, VA and was founded in 1995. Verisign runs two of the world's thirteen root servers: a.root-servers.net and j.root-servers.net, which are considered national IT assets by the U.S. Federal government.Verisign's average daily [[DNS|Domain Name System]] (DNS) query load for the first quarter of 2012 was 66 billion, with a peak of 74 billion; this represents a daily average increase of 4 percent over the previous quarter, while the peak decreased 37 percent.<ref>[http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/internet-grows-to-more-than-233-million-domain-names-in-the-first-quarter-of-2012-nasdaq-vrsn-1679901.htm Internet Grows to More than 233 million Domain names In The First Quarter]. Market Wire. Published 2012 July 13.</ref> They are the global registry for [[.com]], [[.net]], [[.cc]], [[.tv]], [[.name]], [[.jobs]], [[.edu]], [[.gov]]. | '''[[Verisign]]''' is an Internet infrastructure service provider. It is based in Reston, VA and was founded in 1995. Verisign runs two of the world's thirteen root servers: a.root-servers.net and j.root-servers.net, which are considered national IT assets by the U.S. Federal government.Verisign's average daily [[DNS|Domain Name System]] (DNS) query load for the first quarter of 2012 was 66 billion, with a peak of 74 billion; this represents a daily average increase of 4 percent over the previous quarter, while the peak decreased 37 percent.<ref>[http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/internet-grows-to-more-than-233-million-domain-names-in-the-first-quarter-of-2012-nasdaq-vrsn-1679901.htm Internet Grows to More than 233 million Domain names In The First Quarter]. Market Wire. Published 2012 July 13.</ref> They are the global registry for [[.com]], [[.net]], [[.cc]], [[.tv]], [[.name]], [[.jobs]], [[.edu]], [[.gov]]. | ||
<align=right>[[Verisign]] is applying for 14 new gTLDs, 12 of which are foreign language transliterations of [[.com]] and [[.net]]. They are also providing registry services for 220 New gTLD clients.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2012/04/26/verisign-is-backend-for-220-new-tld-applicants-and-applies-for-14-itself/ VeriSign is backend for 220 new TLD applicants and applies for 14 itself], DomainNameWire.com. Published 26 April 2012.</ref></align> | <align="right">[[Verisign]] is applying for 14 new gTLDs, 12 of which are foreign language transliterations of [[.com]] and [[.net]]. They are also providing registry services for 220 New gTLD clients.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2012/04/26/verisign-is-backend-for-220-new-tld-applicants-and-applies-for-14-itself/ VeriSign is backend for 220 new TLD applicants and applies for 14 itself], DomainNameWire.com. Published 26 April 2012.</ref></align> | ||
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Revision as of 20:55, 5 February 2013
Verisign is an Internet infrastructure service provider. It is based in Reston, VA and was founded in 1995. Verisign runs two of the world's thirteen root servers: a.root-servers.net and j.root-servers.net, which are considered national IT assets by the U.S. Federal government.Verisign's average daily Domain Name System (DNS) query load for the first quarter of 2012 was 66 billion, with a peak of 74 billion; this represents a daily average increase of 4 percent over the previous quarter, while the peak decreased 37 percent.[1] They are the global registry for .com, .net, .cc, .tv, .name, .jobs, .edu, .gov.
<align="right">Verisign is applying for 14 new gTLDs, 12 of which are foreign language transliterations of .com and .net. They are also providing registry services for 220 New gTLD clients.[2]</align>
References
- ↑ Internet Grows to More than 233 million Domain names In The First Quarter. Market Wire. Published 2012 July 13.
- ↑ VeriSign is backend for 220 new TLD applicants and applies for 14 itself, DomainNameWire.com. Published 26 April 2012.