Announces a two-year extension of its contract to provide secondary DNS services, the original of which was executed in November 2005.
NeuStar, Inc.,
a provider of global communications and Internet industry, yesterday
announced that it has been awarded a two-year extension of its contract
to provide Secondary DNS services for .hk, Hong Kong's top-level
Internet domain. The original contract was executed in November 2005.
NeuStar's Managed DNS Service allows HKIRC to maintain a global
network presence while also providing the network and software
diversity that HKIRC requires.
"NeuStar is proud to continue its relationship with HKIRC in support
of creating a more secure and more stable online experience for Hong
Kong's Internet community," said Ben Petro, Senior Vice President of
NeuStar Ultra Services. "NeuStar is a recognized leader in providing
interoperability and security services to the global Internet
community, and we power over 20 global country code and generic TLDs.
With the proliferation of network threats and attacks, safeguarding a
country's DNS infrastructure is critical -- and NeuStar takes this
responsibility seriously. NeuStar continues to innovate and grow to
support mission-critical networks and the evolution of the Internet
infrastructure."