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February 12, 2008

Yesterday, Internet root infrastructure services provider VeriSign said it has successfully completed some important and very critical operational enhancements to the Internet's basic root server infrastructure implementation.

VeriSign operates both the "A" and "J" Internet root servers, two of the thirteen key domain name system servers that enable global Internet traffic to run smoothly and with some performance and network redundancy features.

VeriSign's new enhancements to the global Internet network will help enable growth and innovation, as well as help introduce additional data security features for the network's operations.

Ken Silva, CTO of VeriSign said "the enhancements that VeriSign has made are the next logical steps in improving the availability, efficiency and overall reliability of the core Internet infrastructure."

As part of its ongoing infrastructure investments, VeriSign says it has worked diligently on developing many advanced technologies that help further secure and streamline root Internet operations. VeriSign says it has either deployed or plans to deploy Internet protocol version 6 (IPv6), domain name system security extensions and root zone updates.

Silva added "with the continuing explosion of consumer-driven services, such as Internet-enabled wireless devices and the advanced applications they utilize, the immediate need to expand, secure and clear the delivery mechanism for those services is now one of our top priorities."

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Source: VeriSign.