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{{CompanyInfo|
{{Actor
| logo = neustarlogo.png
|stakeholder group=Business
| type = Public (NSR on NYSE)
|actor type=
| industry = [[Registry]], [[DNS]], Information Services
|country=USA
| founded = 1996
|website=https://www.registry.neustar/
|issue areas=DNS
|Logo=neustarlogo.png
| headquarters = 21575 Ridgetop Circle<br/>Sterling, VA 20166
|partnersponsor=[[Sponsorship|ICANNWiki Partner]]
|founded=1996
|headquarters=21575 Ridgetop Circle<br/>Sterling, VA 20166
|employees=1,500 (2011)
| employees = 1,500 (2011)
|revenue=$831.4 million (2012)
| revenue = $831.4 million (2012)
|twitter=Neustar
|userbox={{Template:UBX-CARDSTNT}}
|keypeople=[[Charles E. Gottdiener]], President and CEO<br>
| twitter = Neustar
|userbox = {{Template:UBX-CARDSTNT}}
| keypeople =[[Lisa Hook]], President and CEO<br>
[[Paul Lalljie]], Senior VP and CFO <br>
[[Paul Lalljie]], Senior VP and CFO <br>
[[Mark Bregman]], Senior VP and CTO<br>
[[Mark Bregman]], Senior VP and CTO<br>
[[Scott Blake Harris]], Senior VP and General Counsel<br>
[[Scott Blake Harris]], Senior VP and General Counsel<br>
[[Judy Song-Marshall]], Director of Marketing, Registry Services<br>
[[Judy Song-Marshall]], Director of Marketing, Registry Services<br>
[[Marco Bernardi]], Director International Industry Relationships<br>
[[Marco Bernardi]], Director International Industry Relationships<br>
[[Fernando Espana]], Sr. Mgr. Registrar Relations Asia Pacific & Latin America<br>
[[Fernando Espana]], Sr. Mgr. Registrar Relations Asia Pacific & Latin America<br>
[[Becky Burr]], Chief Privacy Officer and Deputy General Counsel<br>
[[Becky Burr]], Chief Privacy Officer and Deputy General Counsel<br>
[[Ted Prince]], Senior VP of Media and New Ventures
[[Ted Prince]], Senior VP of Media and New Ventures
'''Neustar''' is an information and analytics provider from Virginia, USA.
'''Neustar''' is an information and analytics provider from Virginia, USA.
Neustar was founded in 1996 to meet the many technical and operational challenges that arose when the U.S. Government mandated local number portability. Today, the company is a trusted, neutral provider of real-time information and solves challenges by offering data insights and intelligence for Internet, telecommunications, entertainment and marketing industries throughout the world.
Neustar was founded in 1996 to meet the many technical and operational challenges that arose when the U.S. Government-mandated local number portability. Today, the company is a trusted, neutral provider of real-time information and solves challenges by offering data insights and intelligence for Internet, telecommunications, entertainment and marketing industries throughout the world.
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>
In December 2016, it was announced that the company was sold to a private equity firm, Golden Gate Capital for $2.9 billion. <ref>[http://fortune.com/2016/12/14/neustar-goes-private/ Neustar to Go Private]. Retrieved 14 Dec 2016.</ref>
With the selling of its [[registry]] in spring 2020, Neustar intensified its focus on providing security, marketing, risk, and communications services.<ref>[https://www.home.neustar/identity Neustar identity]</ref>
==Registry==
==Registry==
Neustar Domain Name Registry Services operates the global [[registry]] for [[.us]] and [[.biz]]; in addition, it provides back-end registry services for [[.co]], [[.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> 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>
In April 2020, Neustar sold its [[registry]] to [[GoDaddy]].<ref>[https://www.home.neustar/about-us/news-room/press-releases/2020/neustar-sells-its-registry-business-to-godaddy Neustar sells its registry]</ref> Neustar had operated [[.us]], [[.biz]] and [[.co]] and provided 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> Neustar's registry was reportedly connected to over 200 domain name [[registrar]]s worldwide.<ref>[https://registry.godaddy/ About GoDaddy Registry] </ref>
==History==
==History==
* 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> 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>
==Products and Services==
==Products and Services==
Information Services provide enterprises with a diverse portfolio of real-time information and analytics services, across multiple touch points. Neustar provides secure on-demand caller identification, verification and scoring services under the '''TARGUSinfo''' brand name; local business listings under the '''Localeze''' brand name and online audience targeting solutions under the '''AdAdvisor''' brand name.
Information Services provide enterprises with a diverse portfolio of real-time information and analytics services, across multiple touch points. Neustar provides secure on-demand caller identification, verification and scoring services under the '''TARGUSinfo''' brand name; local business listings under the '''Localeze''' brand name and online audience targeting solutions under the '''AdAdvisor''' brand name.
Throughout 2011 and 2012, Neustar has been showcasing their newest '''Mobile and Intelligent Cloud Services''', these include services for financial institutions and mobile app developers.<ref>[http://www.telecomlead.com/inner-page-details.php?id=7178&block=VAS Inner Page Details, TelecomLead.com]</ref>
Throughout 2011 and 2012, Neustar has been showcasing their newest '''Mobile and Intelligent Cloud Services''', which include services for financial institutions and mobile app developers.<ref>[http://www.telecomlead.com/inner-page-details.php?id=7178&block=VAS Inner Page Details, TelecomLead.com]</ref>
===My Digital Life===
===My Digital Life===
January 2012 - Neustar announced that it was partnering with EverFi, Inc., a leading education technology company, to implement a digital literacy program for students across the state of Kentucky. The latter organization developed the program, which is an interactive, new-media driven course aimed at 8th and 9th graders. The program covers topics from privacy, security, cyberbullying, digital relationships, and digital addiction and the curriculum also focuses on building specific digital skills, such as creating a blog, maintaining a responsible social networking profile, and evaluating online research sources for legitimacy. Neustar emphasized that this is one way in which they are acting on their firm commitment to science, technology, engineering, and math education.<ref>[http://www.neustar.biz/about-neustar/press-room/neustar-announcements/2011/neustar-launches-social-media-digital-citizenship-program-for-kentucky-schools Neustar Launches Social Media Digital Citizenship Program for kentucky Schools, Neustar.biz]</ref>
January 2012 - Neustar announced that it was partnering with EverFi, Inc., a leading education technology company, to implement a digital literacy program for students across the state of Kentucky. The latter organization developed the program, which is an interactive, new-media driven course aimed at 8th and 9th graders. The program covers topics from privacy, security, cyberbullying, digital relationships, and digital addiction and the curriculum also focuses on building specific digital skills, such as creating a blog, maintaining a responsible social networking profile, and evaluating online research sources for legitimacy. Neustar emphasized that this is one way in which they are acting on their firm commitment to science, technology, engineering, and math education.<ref>[http://www.neustar.biz/about-neustar/press-room/neustar-announcements/2011/neustar-launches-social-media-digital-citizenship-program-for-kentucky-schools Neustar Launches Social Media Digital Citizenship Program for Kentucky Schools, Neustar.biz]</ref>
The program expanded to California on October 24th, 2012, beginning in Martin Luther King, Jr., Middle School in San Francisco. It is now available to schools throughout California, with 55 schools signed up at the date of the launch. It is also currently active in Virginia.<ref>[http://www.neustar.biz/about-us/news-room/press-releases/2012/neustar-launches-my-digital-life-digital-literacy-program-in-california Neustar Announces Partnership to Bring Digital Literacy Program to California School]. Published 2012 October 24. Retrieved 2012 November 13.</ref>
The program expanded to California on October 24th, 2012, beginning in Martin Luther King, Jr., Middle School in San Francisco. It is now available to schools throughout California, with 55 schools signed up at the date of the launch. It is also currently active in Virginia.<ref>[http://www.neustar.biz/about-us/news-room/press-releases/2012/neustar-launches-my-digital-life-digital-literacy-program-in-california Neustar Announces Partnership to Bring Digital Literacy Program to California School]. Published 2012 October 24. Retrieved 2012 November 13.</ref>
===Neustar Security Services===
====UltraDNS2====
UltraDNS2 is a dual set of DNS resolution global anycast networks that offer the same features, but which have separate network operations, provisioning, automation, peering, and routing policies.<ref>[https://www.telecompaper.com/news/neustar-security-services-introduces-ultradns2-for-dns-management--1428098 NSS introduces UltraDNS2, Telecompaper]</ref>
===Terraform===
In April 2022, NSS launched an integration with Terraform, an open-source infrastructure-as-code software tool created by [[HashiCorp]], called UltraDNS Terraform Provider. It enables DevOps teams to make DNS changes when applications are deployed to enhance productivity during the deployment.<ref>[https://www.telecompaper.com/news/neustars-ultradns-integrates-terraform-for-streamlined-automated-dns-management--1421951 Terraform Integration, Telecompaper]</ref>
==Finances==
==Finances==
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