MILESTONE ALERT: OpenDNS Answers More than 8 Billion DNS Requests in a Single Day
Yet Another Record Day for World's Fastest-Growing DNS Service
Aug 22, 2008 — San Francisco — OpenDNS, the award-winning navigation service that makes the Internet safer, faster, smarter and more reliable, today announced it has for the first time successfully answered more than 8 billion DNS queries in a single 24-hour period while providing 100 percent uptime. The announcement comes less than a month after OpenDNS announced it had handled a record 7 billion DNS queries in a single day.
OpenDNS, which launched its service just two years ago, has had unprecedented success in its quest to improve the Internet. With millions of users at tens of thousands of businesses, schools and households around the globe, OpenDNS is making the Internet safer, faster, smarter and more reliable than ever before.
"To be announcing 8 billion DNS requsts just a month after announcing 7 billion DNS requests is truly fantastic," said OpenDNS CEO David Ulevitch. "Unbundling your DNS from your ISP-provided Internet connection and upgrading to OpenDNS is the absolute easiest way to achieve a safer, faster, smarter and more reliable Internet. Our explosive growth is a testament to the fact that people want a better Internet experience.”
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: http://www.opendns.com
OpenDNS, which launched its service just two years ago, has had unprecedented success in its quest to improve the Internet. With millions of users at tens of thousands of businesses, schools and households around the globe, OpenDNS is making the Internet safer, faster, smarter and more reliable than ever before.
"To be announcing 8 billion DNS requsts just a month after announcing 7 billion DNS requests is truly fantastic," said OpenDNS CEO David Ulevitch. "Unbundling your DNS from your ISP-provided Internet connection and upgrading to OpenDNS is the absolute easiest way to achieve a safer, faster, smarter and more reliable Internet. Our explosive growth is a testament to the fact that people want a better Internet experience.”
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: http://www.opendns.com
