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The DNS.com website first appeared in 1991, and has been used to provide DNS service for the past two decades. In 2010, Comwired Inc. acquired the domain name and now operates its enterprise DNS service at the site. The service is in direct competition to [[NeuStar]] UltraDNS and [[Dyndns|Dyn Inc.]] Dynect. |
The DNS.com website first appeared in 1991, and has been used to provide DNS service for the past two decades. In 2010, Comwired Inc. acquired the domain name and now operates its enterprise DNS service at the site. The service is in direct competition to [[NeuStar]] UltraDNS and [[Dyndns|Dyn Inc.]] Dynect. |
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As of April [[2010]], DNS.com has server nodes in 8 locations in North America and Europe.<br /> The cities in which DNS.com's nodes are located are |
As of April [[2010]], DNS.com has server nodes in 8 locations in North America and Europe.<br /> The cities in which DNS.com's nodes are located are |
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| Company type | Managed DNS Service |
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| Website | www.dns.com |
DNS.com is an enterprise, proprietary DNS service. It provides two separate anycast networks or constellations mapped to the nameservers:
- ns1.dns.com
- ns2.dns.com
- ns3.dns.com
- ns4.dns.com
History
The DNS.com website first appeared in 1991, and has been used to provide DNS service for the past two decades. In 2010, Comwired Inc. acquired the domain name and now operates its enterprise DNS service at the site. The service is in direct competition to NeuStar UltraDNS and Dyn Inc. Dynect. [1]
As of April 2010, DNS.com has server nodes in 8 locations in North America and Europe.
The cities in which DNS.com's nodes are located are
Eight more locations are planned in 2010 in Asia, North America, Europe, and the Pacific. [2]
Services
Current services are managed DNS hosting and blocking DDoS attacks at the node level. Through the DNS.com administrative control center, geo-location or geo-targeting of websites is made possible. An HTTPS API allows developers to integrate the service into existing applications. [3]