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Miami, Florida - (Cheap Web Hosting Directory) - April 16, 2008 - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), has selected the peering and colocation services of Terremark, to host ICANN’s critical Internet infrastructure.

Terremark will house ICANN’s econd instance of the Global L-Root server cluster at Terremark’s flagship facility, the NAP of the Americas. ICANN is responsible for the global coordination of the Internet’s system of unique identifiers like domain names (like .org, .museum and country codes like .uk) and the addresses used in a variety of Internet protocols that help computers connect to each other over the Internet.

John Crain, Chief Technical Officer for ICANN noted, ”Because of the importance of ICANN in relation to the Global Internet Community, it has become critical for us to house our Global Root Domain Name System infrastructure in a secure and reliable facility that will provide us with greater accessibility as the Internet community continues to grow. Terremark’s NAP of the Americas is our facility of choice with its access throughout North America, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Europe.”

Terremark will provide ICANN with peering and colocation services. As a result, ICANN will be able to greatly enhance global access to the L-Root servers, while also enhancing its ability to mitigate distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on the core of the Internet.

Manuel D. Medina, Chairman and CEO of Terremark noted, ”We are extremely proud to welcome ICANN to our list of customers and provide them with the essential services they need to operate. Terremark shares ICANN’s dedication to preserving the operational stability of the Internet and we look forward to working together to ensure uninterrupted service to many of the worlds Internet users.”

Terremark Worldwide is a global provider of IT infrastructure services delivered on the industry’s most robust and advanced technology platform. Leveraging data centers in the United States, Europe and Latin America with access to massive and diverse network connectivity, Terremark delivers government and enterprise customers a comprehensive suite of managed solutions including hosting, colocation, connectivity and security services. Terremark’s acclaimed Infinistructure utility computing architecture has redefined industry standards for scalable and flexible computing infrastructure and its DigitalOps service platform combines end-to-end systems management workflow with a comprehensive customer portal.

ICANN is responsible for the global coordination of the Internet’s system of unique identifiers like domain names (like .org, .museum and country codes like .uk) and the addresses used in a variety of Internet protocols that help computers reach each other over the Internet. Careful management of these resources is vital to the Internet’s operation, so ICANN’s global stakeholders meet regularly to develop policies that ensure the Internet’s ongoing security and stability. ICANN is an internationally organized, public benefit non-profit company.

For more information about Terremark Worldwide, please visit: www.terremark.com.

To learn more about ICANN, please visit: www.icann.org.

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