05-Jun-2014
Abu-Ghazaleh to host an ICANN L-Root Server Instance in Amman
Abu-Ghazaleh
Intellectual Property (AGIP) signed an agreement with the Internet Corporation for
Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to host an L-Root server instance in Amman, being the
first private company to sign such a contract in the Arab region
AMMAN -----June 4, 2014------- Abu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property (AGIP) signed
an
agreement with the Internet Corporation
for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to host an L-Root
server instance in Amman, being the first private company to sign such a
contract in the Arab region.
According to the agreement signed by Mr. Mahmoud Lattouf, Executive Director of
Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Domain Names (TAG-Domains), an ICANN accredited registrar,
and Ms. Susanna Bennett, ICANN Chief Operating Officer; AGIP will host an
L-Root server instance in Amman to help strengthen the security and resiliency
of Internet infrastructure in the Arab region.
Mr. Lattouf said: “This crucial agreement will also provide
a better load management on root servers, as well as strengthen the regional Internet traffic.
This important agreement comes in time
when the Internet is rapidly changing in the Arab region resulting in record
Internet penetration driving growing traffic.”
"L-Root"
refers to one of thirteen computers that anchor the globe's Domain Name Service
(DNS). Where computers locate one another on a network by numeric address,
humans find it easier to use and remember names (for instance, users typically
remember "agip.com" more easily than its IP address, 89.28.217.117)
The Domain Name System matches domain names with their correct numeric
addresses on the Internet.
It is worth
noting that AGIP, through its subsidiary TAG-Domains, is an ICANN accredited
registrar providing domain name registrations under generic and country-code
Top-Level Domains.
The Arab
Center for Dispute Resolution (ACDR) was also approved by ICANN earlier this
year to become the fifth dispute resolution provider worldwide and the first in
the region.
For more
info, please email us at info@tag-domains.com
www.tag-domains.com