[AfrICANN-discuss] ICANN and the CZ.NIC Association Announce the Installation of the L Root Server in Prague, Czech Republic

[Anne-Rachel Inné]

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 ICANN and the CZ.NIC Association Announce the Installation of the L Root
Server in Prague, Czech Republic

26 October 2009

*Marina del Rey, CA *— October 26, 2009 — ICANN and the CZ.NIC Association
today announced the installation of the L Root Server in Prague, Czech
Republic. The L Root Server is one of the thirteen Root Name Servers which
underpins the Internet's Domain Name System (DNS).

The installation in Prague expands L's footprint into Europe, in combination
with installations in Miami and Los Angeles.

"By providing a mirror for the L Root Server we attempt to support the
Internet infrastructure not only in our country," said Ondrej Filip,
Executive Director of the CZ.NIC Association. "The L Root Server in Prague
serves the entire Internet, globally."

The DNS is involved in almost every service provided over the Internet, and
as such its security and stability is very important. The performance and
reliability of web sites, social media, e-mail and instant messaging all
depend on the DNS, as do business-to-business communications which
increasingly tie together the global economy.

Joe Abley, Director of DNS Operations at ICANN, stated that "ICANN is
pleased to be able to work with CZ.NIC to provide local access to the L Root
Server in Prague. This new installation will contribute to security and
stability of the Root Server system globally, and especially in the European
region."

*About ICANN: *

To reach another person on the Internet you have to type an address into
your computer - a name or a number. That address has to be unique so
computers know where to find each other. ICANN coordinates these unique
identifiers across the world. Without that coordination we wouldn't have one
global Internet. ICANN was formed in 1998. It is a not-for-profit
public-benefit corporation with participants from all over the world
dedicated to keeping the Internet secure, stable and interoperable. It
promotes competition and develops policy on the Internet’s unique
identifiers. ICANN doesn’t control content on the Internet. It cannot stop
spam and it doesn’t deal with access to the Internet. But through its
coordination role of the Internet’s naming system, it does have an important
impact on the expansion and evolution of the Internet. For more information
please visit: www.icann.org.

*About CZ.NIC: *

CZ.NIC, z. s. p. o., is an interest association of legal entities, founded
in 1998 by leading providers of Internet services. The association currently
has 63 members. The key activities of the association include operation of
the domain name registry for the .CZ domain and the 0.2.4.e164.arpa (ENUM)
domain, operation of the CZ top- level domain and public education in the
area of domain names. The association is now intensively working on
development of the ENUM system, extension and improvements of the domain
administration system and support of new technologies and projects
beneficial to the Internet infrastructure in the Czech Republic. CZ.NIC is a
member of international organizations uniting similar organizations around
the world (CENTR, ccNSO and more) and a member of the EURid association,
managing the European domain .EU.

*ICANN: *

Brad White
email brad.white at icann.org
phone +1.301.365.3571
http://www.icann.org

*CZ.NIC: *

Vilém Sládek
e-mail vilem.sladek at nic.cz
phone +420 222 745 117
http://www.nic.cz/
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