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| − | '''DNS.com''' provides managed global anycast [[DNS]] and [[geolocation]] services. | + | '''DNS.com''' provides managed global anycast [[DNS]] hosting and [[geolocation]] (also known as geotargeting and IP location) services.<ref>[http://www.crunchbase.com/company/dns-com CrunchBase]</ref> The service detects the geographical location of a website's visitors and allows website administrators to determine traffic rules that will route visitors to geographically appropriate content or servers. |
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | DNS.com was originally founded by [[Dan Kimball]], [[Brian Smith]], [[Sean Stafford]], and [[Eric Radtke]] | + | DNS.com was originally founded by [[Dan Kimball]], [[Brian Smith]], [[Sean Stafford]], and [[Eric Radtke]] in 1991<ref>[http://www.crunchbase.com/company/dns-com CrunchBase]</ref> after two years of effort in forming a flexible, ultra reliable network solution for their small start-up business.<ref>[http://www.dns.com/company/ About DNS.com]</ref> The original motivation for creating their own DNS system was |
| − | DNS.com was acquired by [[Comwired]] Inc. in 2010 | + | They did not acquire the present domain name (DNS.com) until they purchased it in 2010.<ref>[http://www.thewhir.com/blog/Stacy_Griggs/042910_Interview_With_DNScom The Whir Interview with Dan Kimball]</ref> |
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| + | DNS.com was acquired by [[Comwired]] Inc. in 2010,<ref>[http://www.domainersmagazine.com/Jul-Aug-Issue-22/DNS.com-The-Next-Geo-Targeting-Solution.html Domainers Magazine]</ref> and then by [[Comodo]], an internet security company, in 2011.<ref>[http://www.crunchbase.com/company/dns-com CrunchBase]</ref> | ||
==Network== | ==Network== | ||
Revision as of 04:34, 19 April 2011
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| Type: | Privately Held |
| Industry: | Managed DNS Service |
| Founder(s): | Dan Kimball, Brian Smith, Sean Stafford, Eric Radtke |
| Ownership: | Comodo, 2011 |
| Headquarters: | 2815 Taylorsville Rd #301 Louisville, KY 40205 |
| Country: | USA |
| Website: | http://www.dns.com |
| Facebook: | DNScom |
| Twitter: |  @DNScom
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| Key People | |
| Dan Kimball, CEO | |
DNS.com provides managed global anycast DNS hosting and geolocation (also known as geotargeting and IP location) services.[1] The service detects the geographical location of a website's visitors and allows website administrators to determine traffic rules that will route visitors to geographically appropriate content or servers.
History
DNS.com was originally founded by Dan Kimball, Brian Smith, Sean Stafford, and Eric Radtke in 1991[2] after two years of effort in forming a flexible, ultra reliable network solution for their small start-up business.[3] The original motivation for creating their own DNS system was
They did not acquire the present domain name (DNS.com) until they purchased it in 2010.[4]
DNS.com was acquired by Comwired Inc. in 2010,[5] and then by Comodo, an internet security company, in 2011.[6]
Network
DNS.com has nodes located in the following cities:[7]
- Seattle, WA, USA
- Chicago, IL, USA
- Louisville, KY, USA
- Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Newark, NJ, USA
- Dallas, TX, USA
- Atlanta, GA, USA
- Miami, FL, USA
- Dublin, Ireland
- Manchester, England
- Frankfurt, Germany
- Luxembourg
- Singapore
References