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− | UltraDNS is a subsidiary of NeuStar. UltraDNS offers managed DNS and traffic management services. UltraDNS claims their managed DNS solutions are "capable of processing thousands of queries per second". <ref>[http://www.neustarreferrals.biz/ultradns-r UltraDNS]</ref> Services offered by UltraDNS are mainly targeted towards companies and businesses rather than individuals, UltraDNS saying that they provide " solutions to organizations that rely on DNS for their critical business processes, applications and services, delivering superior security, reliability and performance." <ref>[http://ultradns.com/company/overview.html UltraDNS company overview]</ref>
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| + | | logo = NewUltraDNSlogo.png |
| + | | type = Privately Held |
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| + | | industry = Network and Communications |
| + | | founded = Brisbane, CA, USA, 1999 |
| + | | founders = Rodney Joffe |
| + | | ownership = |
| + | | headquarters = 1000 Marina Blvd #600 <br>Brisbane, CA 94005 |
| + | | country = USA |
| + | | businesses = |
| + | | products = |
| + | | employees = 51-200 |
| + | | revenue = $333 mil (parent company rev?)<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/companies/ultradns UltraDNS on LinkedIn]</ref> |
| + | | website = http://www.ultradns.com |
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| + | | facebook = |
| + | | linkedin = |
| + | | twitter = ultradns |
| + | | keypeople = [[Rodney Joffe]], chairman, CEO |
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| + | '''UltraDNS''' is a subsidiary of [[NeuStar]]. UltraDNS offers [[DNS]] and traffic management services. UltraDNS claim their managed [[DNS]] solutions are "capable of processing thousands of queries per second."<ref>[http://www.neustarreferrals.biz/ultradns-r UltraDNS]</ref> Services offered by UltraDNS are mainly targeted towards companies and businesses rather than individuals, UltraDNS provides "solutions to organizations that rely on [[DNS]] for their critical business processes, applications and services." <ref>[http://ultradns.com/company/overview.html UltraDNS company overview]</ref> |
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| == History == | | == History == |
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− | The domain ultradns.com was registered on June 29, 1998 <ref>[http://www.dailychanges.com/ultradns.com/ DailyChanges UltraDNS page]</ref> but the company was founded in 1999, in Brisbane, California in the United States of America. <ref>[http://venturebeatprofiles.com/company/profile/ultradns UltraDNS page on VentureBeatProfiles]</ref> | + | The domain ultradns.com was registered on June 29th, 1998; <ref>[http://www.dailychanges.com/ultradns.com/ DailyChanges UltraDNS page]</ref> but the company was founded in 1999, in Brisbane, California.<ref>[http://venturebeatprofiles.com/company/profile/ultradns UltraDNS page on VentureBeatProfiles]</ref> |
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− | An article featured in the edition of Business Wire that appeared on July 31, 2000 mentioned UltraDNS as being the "First Company to Offer Outsourced Infrastructure Solutions for Large, Directory-Initiated Applications". <ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2000_July_31/ai_63763422/ UltraDNS Corporation Formed To Lead Innovations In Services-Based Internet Infrastructure Solutions, Business Wire]</ref> | + | An article featured in the edition of Business Wire that appeared on July 31st, 2000, mentioned UltraDNS as being the "First Company to Offer Outsourced Infrastructure Solutions for Large, Directory-Initiated Applications".<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2000_July_31/ai_63763422/ UltraDNS Corporation Formed To Lead Innovations In Services-Based Internet Infrastructure Solutions, Business Wire]</ref> |
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− | UltraDNS provides DNS services to important names in the on-line industry like Oracle.com, LinkedIn.com, Myspace.com, Amazon.com, Gap.com, Diamond.com and others. | + | UltraDNS provides [[DNS]] services to important names in the online industry like [[Oracle.com]], [[LinkedIn.com]], [[Myspace.com]], Amazon.com, Gap.com, Diamond.com, and others. |
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− | The company was not avoided by problems in its history, as on 31 May 2009 NetworkWorld reported that a number of important websites which used the services of UltraDNS, including Petco.com, Advertising.com, SalesForce.com and Amazon.com, experienced downtime of up to a couple of hours, due to a Distributed Denial of Service (D-Dos) attack. <ref>[http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/033109-ultradns-service-attacked.html Some UltraDNS customers knocked offline by attack]</ref> A similar report appeared on the ZDNet blog. <ref>[http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/ddos-attack-on-ultradns-affects-amazoncom-salesforcecom-petcocom/15601 DDoS attack on UltraDNS affects Amazon.com, SalesForce.com, Petco.com]</ref> This was quite a hit to the company as they claim that their services also "protect your customers’ Web operations from DNS-based DDoS attacks and pharming attacks from DNS cache poisoning. Our redundant infrastructure means no single point of failure."<ref>[http://www.neustarreferrals.biz/ultradns-r UltraDNS on NeuStar]</ref> | + | The company has experienced some problems. On May 31st, 2009, [[NetworkWorld]] reported that a number of important websites which used the services of UltraDNS, including Petco.com, Advertising.com, SalesForce.com and Amazon.com, experienced downtime of up to a couple of hours, due to a [[DDoS|Distributed Denial of Service]] attack.<ref>[http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/033109-ultradns-service-attacked.html Some UltraDNS customers knocked offline by attack]</ref> A similar report appeared on the [[ZDNet]] blog.<ref>[http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/ddos-attack-on-ultradns-affects-amazoncom-salesforcecom-petcocom/15601 DDoS attack on UltraDNS affects Amazon.com, SalesForce.com, Petco.com]</ref> This was quite a hit to the company as they claim that their services also "protect your customers’ Web operations from DNS-based [[DDoS]] attacks and pharming attacks from [[DNS]] cache poisoning. Our redundant infrastructure means no single point of failure."<ref>[http://www.neustarreferrals.biz/ultradns-r UltraDNS on NeuStar]</ref> |
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| + | UltraDNS also experienced trouble in 2006, when due to [[DDoS]] attacks targeting them, a number of websites that used the services of [[Prolexic]], a company specialized in protecting websites from [[DDoS]] attacks, experienced heavy downtime, including the famous [[Blue Security]] website of their anti-spam product Blue Frog. Brian Krebs of The Washington Post reported that due to the fact that Prolexic used [[DNS]] services from UltraDNS, the attack was concentrated on UltraDNS resulting in the Blue Frog website going down.<ref>[http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2006/05/blue_security_surrenders_but_s.html Blue Security Kicked While It's Down]</ref> |
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| == References == | | == References == |
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| + | == External links == |
| + | [http://ultradns.com/index.html Official website of UltraDNS] <br> |
| + | [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1000+Marina+Blvd++%23600%2C+Brisbane%2C+CA+94005 UltraDNS headquarters location on Google Maps] |
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| + | [[Category:DNS Services]] |