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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>Adrian Kinderis</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
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Managing Director</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
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color:black'>AusRegistry Group Pty Ltd<br>
Level 8, 10 Queens Road<br>
Melbourne. Victoria Australia. 3004<br>
Ph: +61 3 9866 3710<br>
Fax: +61 3 9866 1970<br>
Email: </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> owner-alerts@icann.org
[mailto:owner-alerts@icann.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>ICANN News Alert<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, 5 January 2008 12:23 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> alerts@greenriver.icann.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [alerts] ICANN News Alert -- Milestone Agreement Reached
Between ICANN, and F Root Server Operator, Internet Systems Consortium<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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href="http://www.icann.org/"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0
id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg" alt=ICANN></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h2><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>News Alert<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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margin-left:0cm'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-04jan08.htm">http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-04jan08.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h2 style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Milestone Agreement Reached Between ICANN, and F Root
Server Operator, Internet Systems Consortium<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>First-of-its-kind
agreement recognizes mutual responsibilities, supports enhanced Internet
stability<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;
margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>4
January 2008<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Marina del Rey, CA:</span></strong><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> ICANN and Internet Systems Consortium
(ISC) are today announcing the signing of a Mutual Responsibilities Agreement
for the operation of the F-root nameserver. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Effective root server
operations are an essential component in providing a stable and secure,
globally interoperable Internet. ISC is one of twelve global root server
operators that provide a key element of the underlying domain name system
infrastructure of the Internet. Essentially, root servers provide an
authoritative directory ensuring Internet services that are accessed with
names, for example the URL <a href="http://www.icann.org/">www.icann.org</a> or
email to info@isc.org, are translated from human readable names into network
addresses that a computer can find. The root server system overall answers well
over 100,000 queries per second, providing the first step in determining the
requested network address. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Root server operators have
participated in the ICANN community since its inception in 1998, but to date,
there has not been a formal written recognition of the mutual roles ICANN and
the root operators perform with respect to each other. The agreement between
ICANN and ISC is the first formalization of mutual responsibilities between a
root server operator and ICANN. The agreement outlines a structure and
description of duties and expectations, dispute resolution, and interchange of
technical information. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Paul Vixie, ISC’s President
said "I’m pleased that ISC could take a first step with ICANN in
completing this agreement. Since the creation of F Root in 1994, ISC has always
felt honored to provide this service and is responsible to the entire Internet
community to ensure that the F-root nameserver is reachable 24x7. Formalized
expectations between ICANN and root operators will result in a wider
understanding of the key operational and stability issues of most concern to
the root operator community and the Internet community as a whole."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Paul Twomey, ICANN’s CEO and
President said "Congratulations to ISC for being the first root operator
to formalize the mutual relationship with ICANN. ICANN’s core mission is
overall security and stability of the domain name system, and this agreement is
another important step in coordinating the key players, and ensuring that
mutual accountabilities are documented and transparent."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Both ICANN and ISC expect
that this agreement may serve as a model for similar agreements with the other
eleven root server operators in the coming months. Final adoption of this
agreement will come with ratification by both organizations’ Boards, and is
expected in January. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>About ISC: </span></strong><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Internet Systems Consortium
(ISC) is a non-profit 501(c)(3), public benefit corporation with a long history
of developing and maintaining the production quality BIND and DHCP Open Source
software. ISC has increased its focus to include enhancing the stability of the
global DNS directly through reliable F-root name server operations and ongoing
operation of a DNS crisis coordination center, ISCs OARC for DNS. ISC is also
engaged in further protocol development efforts, particularly in the areas of
DNS evolution and facilitating the transition to IPv6. ISC is supported by the
donations of generous sponsors, program membership fees and specific fees for
services. For program or donation information, please visit our website at <a
href="http://www.isc.org">http://www.isc.org</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Media Contact: Laura
Hendriksen, 650-423-1309, <a href="mailto:laura_hendriksen@isc.org">laura_hendriksen@isc.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Technical Contact: Joao
Damas, <a href="mailto:joao_damas@isc.org">joao_damas@isc.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>About ICANN: </span></strong><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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 please visit: <a href="http://www.icann.org/">www.icann.org</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Media Contacts: </span></strong><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Jason Keenan<br>
Media Adviser, ICANN (USA)<br>
Ph: +1 310 382 4004<br>
E: jason.keenan@icann.org <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>International: Andrew
Robertson <br>
Edelman ( London)<br>
Ph: +44 7921 588 770<br>
E: andrew.robertson@edelman.com<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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