San Francisco (PRWEB) March 3, 2008
OpenDNS, the award-winning DNS provider that makes the Internet safer, faster, smarter and more reliable, today announced it is regularly handling more than 5 billion DNS queries per day while providing 100 percent uptime. OpenDNS has millions of users and is the world's largest, fastest growing DNS service.
In just 18 months since the service launched, OpenDNS has made tremendous strides in its effort to improve the Internet. Among them is PhishTank.com identifying one quarter of a million phishing scams, each one carrying the potential of devastating financial losses. Launched just one week ago, OpenDNS's new People-Powered Security platform, Domain Tagging, has already categorized more than 100,000 domains and is positioned to be the best – most accurate, comprehensive and fastest-moving – Web content filtering service available.
“OpenDNS has been a valuable partner for our network, not only in terms of DNS resolution, but also assisting us in content filtering for some major customers, including a global fast-food chain,” said Alvaro Gilabert, CTO of Anacapa Holdings Inc., operators of wireless hot spots at cafs, hotels, restaurants, retail centers and transit centers around the world. “OpenDNS provides us with a turnkey solution that includes the proper categorization and filtering of more than 5000 domains.”
“We're thrilled to be offering a rock-solid, reliable DNS and Web content filtering service to millions of people around the world,” said OpenDNS CEO David Ulevitch. “Our primary objective is and has always been to make the Internet better for our users and we'll continue to regularly deliver service enhancements with that goal in mind.”
About OpenDNS
OpenDNS 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