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Redwood City, California - (Cheap Web Hosting Directory) - September 27, 2005 - Internet Systems Consortium (ISC), Kenya Network Information Centre (KENIC) and Kenya Internet Exchange Point (KIXP) have installed a new F-root name server in Nairobi, Kenya. This server is the first root-server to be installed in Kenya.

The new server was deployed at the KIXP located in Nairobi.

Joao Damas, F-root Programme Manager, stated that “ISC is extremely happy to be working with KENIC and the KIXP in bringing mission-critical Internet services to the East African Internet community. The F-root name server will enhance the growing Kenyan Internet community’s resilience and technical independence from external resources and contribute to the global network.”

Virtually every Internet transaction, from sending an email to finding a website, begins with a Domain Name System (DNS) query. A DNS query is the method computers use to translate a human readable name such as www.thehostingnews.com to a network address that a computer can find. The Root servers answer the question of where several hundred top-level domains including “COM”, “ORG”, “NET” or “KE” can be found.

Victor Kyalo, Chairman of KENIC, added, “This indeed marks a milestone for the Kenyan Internet. With the presence of .KE primary name servers and now the F-Root name server Kenya has attained Internet self reliance and gone a step further in keeping local traffic local. During our initial testing the Kenyan Internet community realized F-root response times reduced to 5ms from 700ms prior to the installation. We wish to thank the local Internet community with special thanks to Wananchi Online and Access Kenya for their support in ensuring the success of this project.”

Since 2003 ISC has deployed 33 new F-root name server sites around the globe enhancing Internet response times in key regions and reducing the vulnerability of the Internet Root name server system to malicious attacks. ISC has plans to deploy 5 new F-root name servers during 2005 with a focus on developing nations and South America. Nairobi is the 3rd location deployed this year.