VirtuaSol DNS Service, fully utilizes the Directory Services Platform by keeping customer DNS information up-to-date and available worldwide. It is a completely outsourced, hosted solution that dramatically increases the speed, performance, security and reliability of the Internet. By utilizing advanced routing technology, the topologically closest name server resolves all DNS requests, significantly reducing the exposure to inherent Internet latency. Additionally, hierarchical manageability provides unprecedented levels of granular control that allows enterprises to manage their DNS according to both business and operational requirements. Consequently, the service provides significantly better performance, manageability, scalability, and security over legacy DNS implementations. The VirtuaSol DNS Service offers businesses fast, seamless, fail-safe Internet connections with never-fail address resolution that always keeps networks online and available. This is achieved through a number of technological innovations:

Enhanced DDoS protection ensures Customer zones resolve in any network condition. Customer DNS data is propagated within the VirtuaDNS, a revolutionary extension of the VirtuaSol Ultra Services Network and Directory Infrastructure Platform providing unprecedented levels of performance and security against DDoS and harming attacks. Partnering with the largest Internet service and network providers ensures that customer DNS information resolves in less than 5 ms regardless of network conditions, because all DNS queries are resolved locally within the ISP's infrastructure. In the event of a network catastrophe on the public Internet, VirtuaDNS partner customers' queries are isolated from the effects and continue to be resolved locally ensuring domains powered by VirtuaSol Services are 100% accessible.

Advanced database technology ensures the fastest propagation on the Internet. VirtuaSol DNS leverage advanced replication technology so that within minutes, changes made to DNS records are propagated throughout the global server network. The Management Portal allow customers to change information on the fly and have those changes propagated in near real time. In addition, the VirtuaSol DNS Service provides record-level control of time-to-live (TTL) settings.

Advanced Routing Technology ensures fast and reliable DNS Connections. VirtuaSol DNS Service employs advanced IP Anycast Technology to power the global mesh of replicated, fail-safe network. All DNS requests are directed to and processed by the topologically closest server, ensuring the fastest DNS name resolution times. In addition, the use of the Anycast methodology ensures 100% failover capabilities.

Scalable architecture built on a global mesh of servers.

The VirtuaSol DNS network is maintained on multiple carrier-class Tier I backbone providers and secured in multiple collocation facilities. The VirtuaSol DNS Service is capable of handling a site’s DNS requests, as well as those of the majority of the entire Internet. Customers can leverage the Directory Services Platform to scale their DNS as their business grows. Outsourcing to VirtuaSol Ultra Services supports physical and logical diversity.

Proprietary DNS/directory software ensures security and reliability.

Most Internet business-critical functions are supported by a best-effort DNS system delivering sub-optimal reliability—typically implemented using Berkley Internet Name Domain (BIND), an “open source” DNS server application. BIND has a history of security problems such as hijacking, spoofing, viruses, etc. In fact, the SANS Institute reports that that BIND is the number one security vulnerability for Internet servers. Managed DNS Service is built on proprietary technology that solves many of the problems inherent in BIND.