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Verio, a subsidiary of NTT Communications and a leader in managedhosting solutions, today announced IPv6 Gateway Services will beprovided to Internet access customer UltraDNS, a leading provider ofmanaged DNS services. The company currently manages more than 12million domains, representing approximately a 20 percent share of theglobal domain market. The IPv6 services UltraDNS provides to itscustomer base expand beyond the United States, reaching to Hong Kongand London, making IPv6 an option for international customers.

“UltraDNS is pleased to be able to provide its customers with nativeIPv6 connectivity and resolution of DNS,” said Rodney Joffe, chairmanand CTO of UltraDNS. “Future applications will rely on the extensionsprovided by IPv6, and now that Verio is providing a global network thatis IPv6-enabled, we are able to extend our reach with the addedreliability and security that is innate to IPv6.”

“Verio’s IPv6 Gateway Services match our coverage needs very well.UltraDNS has plans to expand even further on a global basis, and withthe NTT Communications Global IPv6 backbone covering four continents,we chose Verio as the best provider to fulfill both our current andfuture needs,” said David Novosad, general manager and vice presidentof operations for UltraDNS.

Novosad continued to explain that IPv6 promises easier administration,tighter security, greater mobility and superior reliability, alongsidethe ultimate benefit of an enhanced addressing scheme over IPv4. It isthese types of services the company’s customers were demanding, andwere ultimately provided by Verio.

“UltraDNS sees great promise in the future of IPv6, and we recognizethat Verio is taking a leading position in making IPv6 connectivity andprovisioning available outside the traditional research and developmentenvironments,” said Joffe. “At this stage the U.S. market is laggingbehind most of the world with regards to recognizing the benefits ofIPv6. Hardware is already available, as are dual stack operatingsystems - the only barriers left are those imposed by the networkproviders in rolling out the capabilities. We’re thrilled that Veriohas broken through this barrier to make IPv6 services available to us.”

“As an international Internet access provider with an IPv6 backbonethat spans the globe, Verio is leading the way for the adoption of IPv6and is uniquely positioned to help UltraDNS deliver IPv6 connectivityto its customers,” said Cody Christman, director of IPv6 productengineering for Verio. “Verio is pleased to be working with aU.S.-based company that understands the importance and technologicalbenefits that come with an IPv6 deployment. As momentum increases, wewill continue to enhance the capabilities and features of our IPv6Gateway Services offering to allow our customers globally to benefitfrom the added reliability and stability that are the hallmarks ofIPv6.”

UltraDNS creates and powers technology solutions that enhance thereliability, scalability and performance of the world’s largest andmost highly available networks, including that of Amazon.com, Oracleand the .org and .uk top level domain root infrastructures. Thecompany’s services have found wide adoption in the Fortune 1000 ande-Business customer segments.