UltraDNS Corporation, a provider of Managed DNS services, recently announced the deployment of the DNS Shield, an extension of the UltraDNS infrastructure that provides new levels of performance and security to the Internet.

UltraDNS has partnered with leading Internet service and network providers including America Online, Yahoo!, Verio and Earthlink to ensure that the millions of domains powered by UltraDNS are always available to their customers.

The company claims that the implementation of the DNS Shield involves the deployment of UltraDNS authoritative DNS servers within the network of each participating partner, creating a hardened, secure, and robust Internet infrastructure and providing unprecedented levels of performance and security for their customers. By deploying the DNS Shield, the ISP Partner's core DNS infrastructure connects directly to the UltraDNS network, creating a fully trusted and protected environment for DNS resolution.

"The DNS Shield provides the most secure DNS environment in the world today and truly brings new levels of security to the Internet at large," said Rodney Joffe, Chairman and CTO, UltraDNS. "UltraDNS customers include the largest eCommerce and Fortune 1000 companies in the world as well as the most visited Top Level Domains. Uptime and availability for these properties are essential both for these companies and the Internet users who need to reach them. Our goal is to provide access to our global infrastructure through the DNS Shield to as many Internet users as possible," added Joffe.