Samsung Networks boosts network infrastructure by selecting Nominums Foundation Caching Name Server

Nominum, a pioneering provider of IP address management, DNS and DHCP infrastructure software, today announced that Samsung Networks, a global corporate Internet Service Provider (ISP), has selected the Nominum Foundation Caching Name Server to boost DNS performance and enhance the quality of its real service network.

REDWOOD CITY, CA (PRWEB) September 2, 2004 -- Nominum, a pioneering provider of IP address management, DNS and DHCP infrastructure software, today announced that Samsung Networks, a global corporate Internet Service Provider (ISP), has selected the Nominum Foundation Caching Name Server to boost DNS performance and enhance the quality of its real service network.

Samsung Networks offers a full range of data communication, telephony, e-commerce and digital media services to global enterprises. With Samsung Networks handling communication for more than 300 client sites across 70 countries, the stability, security and availability of the network is mission-critical for the company.

LinuxKorea, Nominums distribution partner serving Korea, signed the deal with Samsung Networks and delivered the Nominum Foundation Caching Name Server to address the companys need for a scalable and easy-to-manage solution that is capable of supporting the name resolution demands of its network. This added functionality and flexibility of the Caching Name Server allows Samsung Networks to provide state-of-the-art and reliable network service to their subscribers throughout the world.

The selection was based on the superior performance capabilities of Nominums DNS solution. When benchmarked against BIND servers, the Nominum Foundation Caching Name Server proved to be ten times faster," said Sunjoo Jang of LinuxKorea, who consulted on this project. The increased performance will allow Samsung Networks to significantly enhance the speed and reliability of its network, which will allow its customers to benefit directly from these increased efficiencies."

In the past, management of our infrastructure was cumbersome, with valuable IT resources being allocated to continually update BIND with software patches and reconfigure DNS. With the Nominum Foundation Caching Name Server in place, we are now able to allocate these resources to more strategic IT functions," said Daewon Choi, System Engineer and DNS Manager of Samsung Networks.

The Nominum Foundation Caching Name Server is a dedicated-to-caching domain name server and Internet performance accelerator. It delivers unmatched throughput, clocked at 60,000 name resolutions per second on commodity hardware, and it also improves latency through the use of advanced adaptive algorithms. The server configuration can be modified without re-starting, which eliminates a significant cause of planned downtime. Nominum Foundation Caching Name Server provides an extra layer of security for Internet users by supporting the DNSSEC protocol, which ensures the authenticity of DNS communications.

About Nominum
Nominum is a pioneering provider of IP address infrastructure software for service providers and enterprises. Nominums suite of solutions includes highly scalable, reliable and secure DNS and DHCP servers and an advanced IP address management system. These solutions allow service providers to rapidly deploy new services, and enterprises to create resilient and reliable networks that are responsive to changing business conditions. Note: Nominum, Nominum Foundation, and the Nominum logo are registered trademarks of Nominum Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

About Samsung Networks
Samsung Networks provides network, telephone, digital multimedia and 'E-Biz' services necessary for enterprises overall 'e-business' activity based on global network infrastructure.

About LinuxKorea
LinuxkKorea is a provider of network infrastructure solutions and support services as well as custom-built DynaRADIUS, a wireless LAN authentication solution. LinuxKorea is the open source expert group. For more information about LinuxKorea, go to www.linuxkorea.co.kr.
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