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DAILY NEWS AND INFORMATION
FOR THE GLOBAL GRID COMMUNITY / AUGUST 4, 2003; VOL. 2 NO. 31
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Breaking News -
Networking:
ISC To Deploy Root Name Server In
Southern Hemisphere
Internet Software Consortium, Inc. (ISC) together with FX Networks, Juniper
Networks, TelstraClear and 2Day.com announced the deployment of a new Root
Name Server for the Australasia region. The new root server will be a replica
of the server that currently operates at ISC, the "F-root server" and will
improve the performance and stability of Internet services in the Southern
hemisphere and globally. "New Zealand now emerges from Internet childhood with
the deployment of the f-root servers. This provides an authoritative root
within the country allowing a measure of independence in the Electronic
World," commented Roger De Salis (roger@desalis.gen.nz),
managing director, FX
Networks.
"Juniper Networks is delighted to help strengthen New Zealand's Internet
infrastructure through the deployment of f-root servers locally," said Shaun
Page, director, Australia and New Zealand for Juniper Networks. "Major New
Zealand service providers recognize our M-Series routers as a robust platform
for building out critical IP infrastructure. High performance support for
features such as packet filtering and IPv6 will help New Zealand's network
community to adapt and migrate to meet the requirements of the future."
The new mirror is the result of the collaboration, cooperation and
contributions of several companies. CityLink (www.citylink.co.nz) will provide
connectivity to the Auckland Peering Exchange (APE). FX Networks contributes
the server hardware for the nameserver cluster and Juniper Networks (www.juniper.net) provided its
high-performance M-series routing platform. TelstraClear (www.telstraclear.co.nz) provides
collocation and remote management services and 2Day.com (domainnames.2Day.com) will contribute
network management services. ISC will operate and manage the server as a
mirror of its f-root server.
Paul Vixie, ISC Chairman, said, "Joint efforts, such as this one, to
provide
new root nameserver mirrors throughout the world will improve the performance
and integrity of the Internet. We are pleased with our progress to strengthen
the Internet around the globe by providing more points of defense against
attacks on the infrastructure of the Internet."
Peter Mott, Chief Enthusiast at 2Day.com, said, "As operators of the
Antarctica (.aq) and Pitcairn Islands (.pn) top level domain registries, we
are more than pleased to support the f-root server in New Zealand."
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