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| logo              =  

| logo              = ISC.png

| type             = Non-Profit

| type           = Non-Profit

| industry         = Root Server Operator, 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>

Rick Adams

| headquarters   = 950 Charter Street<br/>Redwood City, CA 94063

| headquarters     = 950 Charter Street

| country         = USA

Redwood City, CA 94063

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|country     =     USA

| products        =  

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| website         = [http://www.isc.org/ isc.org]

| businesses        =  

| website           = [http://www.isc.org/ Isc.org]

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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>

'''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>

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, and its operation of a DNS crisis coordination center, ISC's [[OARC]] for [[DNS]]. ISC is also involved with protocol development, such as facilitating the transition to[[ IPv6]].<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-04jan08.htm ICANN]</ref>

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==

==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.

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.

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>

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==

==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>

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>

All of ISC's software is available for download from its website.

All of ISC's software is available for download from its website.

==References==

==References==

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