Sep 18, 2007
SAN FRANCISCO – OpenDNS, the award-winning DNS provider that makes the Internet safer, faster, smarter and more reliable, today announced it resolved 3,004,198,990 DNS requests in a single day, marking the first time the company has reached the milestone. The fact that just one month ago on August 8, 2007 OpenDNS reported it served 2 billion DNS requests in a single day is indicative of the stratospheric and unprecedented growth the company is experiencing.
“We are elated that so many individuals and organizations around the world are finding great value in our service,” said OpenDNS CEO David Ulevitch. “We will continue to make OpenDNS better and deliver a superior Internet experience to networks of all sizes.”
Since the service launched in 2006, it has delivered 100 percent DNS uptime, freeing its users of unnecessary and annoying intermittent Internet outages. More than 1 million people worldwide use OpenDNS.
“OpenDNS’ innovation is superb. The company is pioneering thoughtful and inventive features that are effortlessly deployed, maintained, monitored and quickly appreciated by every user who utilizes the service,” said Colby Makowsky, Director of IT for Kathy Van Zeeland, an OpenDNS customer. “I'd like to personally congratulate David and his team on this milestone."
About OpenDNS
OpenDNS is free to use and makes the Internet safer, faster, smarter and more reliable. Based in San Francisco, the company operates a large distributed network that powers a new kind of recursive DNS (Domain Name System) service that provides all Internet users increased security, reliability and performance. OpenDNS is thoroughly committed to building and operating the best DNS platform in the world and to improving the Internet. For more information about OpenDNS, please visit: www.opendns.com