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Dyn (formerly Dynamic Network Services Inc, DynDNS) 
Type Corporation Industry Internet IaaS Founded 1998 Headquarters Manchester, New Hampshire Products - Dynamic, static, and recursive DNS
- Domain name registration
- Internet content filtering
- Email delivery
- Network monitoring
- URL redirection
Website DynECT Email Delivery Dyn (aka Dyn Inc) is an Infrastructure as a service company that features a full suite of DNS and email delivery services for enterprise, personal and small business use. It became known for its free dynamic DNS service, which allowed users to have a subdomain that points to a computer with regularly changing IP addresses, such as those served by many consumer-level Internet service providers. An update client installed on the user's computer, or built into a networked device such as a router or webcam, keeps the hostname up to date with its current IP address. Another popular free service provided by the company is internet content filtering called Internet Guide.
Dyn also offers paid domain registrations, recursive DNS, email forwarding and redirection, network monitoring and URL redirection. Its corporate headquarters in Manchester, New Hampshire[1] and moved to its fourth location in the summer of 2011.[2]
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History
Dyn (formerly Dynamic Network Services Inc.) was started in 1998 as a free service. It has since expanded to over four million users and is expanding at an ever-increasing pace. The company now also offers premium DNS and email delivery services for consumers via their DynECT Platform.
The company became a Massachusetts limited liability company on October 24, 2001.[3] In July, 2003, the company reorganized into a Delaware corporation.[4]
In 2006, the company moved to a location on Elm Street in Manchester, New Hampshire, with nearly triple the space of the previous office. In the summer of 2011, Dyn moved to yet another office at 150 Dow St., with 24,000+ square feet.
The company launched the DynECT Platform in October 2007 in response to a growing need for enterprise solutions from their DynDNS customer base. The company now has nearly 1000 enterprise customers using the globally dispersed IP Anycast DNS network and SaaS-based failover, load balancing, geo traffic management and CDN Management services.
In August 2008, the company began offering Virtual private server hosting[5] in a private beta offered to survey takers. Spring Server℠ VPS became available to all users in September, 2008. As of July, 2011 Dyn has discontinued Spring Servers as a product offering.
In June 2011, the company announced plans to open up an office in London [6] while announcing San Francisco, CA, would have a location in September 2011.
In September 2011, Dyn announced it was transitioning its SSL service to industry-leading DigiCert.[7]
Acquisitions
Dyn acquired three companies during 2010: EveryDNS,[8] EditDNS,[9] and SendLabs.[10]
Customers - Consumers & Web Enterprises
Dyn provides DNS and email delivery services to over 4mm active users worldwide with over 13mm served since the company's inception in 1998. Customers include popular websites like Amazon.com, Twitter, Netflix, Pandora, Zappos, Photobucket and more.
Third-party usage
The DynDNS update API is used by many other businesses and systems. Released as an open system, the intent was to allow easy control by third-party developers. Since its inception in 1998, the DynDNS API has been used by a number of different applications and companies, including Netgear,[11] OpenDNS, Norton DNS,[12] and No-IP[13]
A number of router manufacturers have adopted the API to include update capabilities in their devices, including Linksys, Netgear, D-Link, Cisco, Sonicwall, Belkin, Acorp and many others. Due to the open nature of the API, clients are not regulated and therefore it is impossible to track how many different devices support the API.
In May 2004, the company started providing DNS services for top-level domains, starting with the .cx TLD. DynDNS is also the sole Domain Name System (DNS) provider for the .coop TLD.
The company also provides DNS for several other TLDs: Christmas Islands (.cx), Mauritius (.mu), Solomon Islands (.sb), as well as of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (.tl).
Awards
- In April 2006, Dyn received a "Best Buy" rating and a perfect 10 out of 10 rating on Overall Value, Performance, and Ease of Use from the Consumer Guide.[14]
- In January 2007, Dyn was named "One of Business NH Magazine's Best Company to Work For in NH".[15]
- In September 2007, Dyn was ranked 73rd in the US among the "Top Companies in Telecommunications" and 11th overall in New Hampshire by trade publication Inc., thanks to a 208.7% growth rate since 2003.[16]
- Also in September 2007, Dyn was listed on the Inc._(magazine) Inc. 5000 list, an add-on to the Inc. 500 list, which is for companies that have seen stellar growth during the past several years.[17]
- In December 2007, Dyn was rated the number one small business to work for in NH by Business New Hampshire magazine.[18]
- In December 2008, Dyn was rated as the number two best business to work for in NH by Business New Hampshire magazine.
- In December 2009, Dyn was rated as the number two Best Small Company to work for in NH by Business New Hampshire magazine.
- In December 2010, Dyn was named the number one Best Small Company to work for in NH by Business New Hampshire magazine and will be entering the "Hall of Fame" in 2011.
- In May 2011, Dyn was selected as one of 50 Winning Workplaces by Inc._(magazine) and Winning Workplaces, an award for the top small businesses in the U.S.[19]
- In August 2011, Inc._(magazine) announced that Dyn made its Inc. 5000 list in the 1538th slot, a yearly ranking of the top U.S. based private companies. It was Dyn's second time on the list.[20]
See also
References
- ^ "Contact"
- ^ http://dyn.com/dyn-inc-leases-new-office-space-through-nai-norwood-group/
- ^ "Dynamic Network Services, LLC Summary Screen". http://corp.sec.state.ma.us/corp/corpsearch/CorpSearchSummary.asp?ReadFromDB=True&UpdateAllowed=&FEIN=043580472. Retrieved 2006-11-30.
- ^ "Delaware Division of Corporations Entity Search". https://sos-res.state.de.us/tin/GINameSearch.jsp. Retrieved 2006-11-30. "File Number 3685450"
- ^ "Dyn Spring Server In Private Beta" (Press release). Dynamic Network Services, Inc.. 2008-08-25. http://www.dyndns.com/news/newsletters/29.html. Retrieved 2008-08-31.
- ^ http://dyn.com/dyn-announces-official-london-uk-office-opening/
- ^ http://dyn.com/dyn-transitions-ssl-business-to-digicert/
- ^ Dyn Inc. Buys EveryDNS Xconomy, January 7 2010
- ^ Dyn Inc. Acquires EditDNS and Launches DynECT Dyn Inc Press Release, August 31 2010
- ^ Dyn Inc. acquires SendLabs New Hampshire Business Review. January 13 2011
- ^ What is dynamic DNS (DDNS)? Netgear
- ^ "Norton DNS Public Beta FAQ". Symantec. http://www.nortondns.com/faq/. Retrieved 2010-06-07.
- ^ No-IP.org
- ^ "DynDNS Receives "Best Buy" Ranking From Consumer Guide" (Press release). Dynamic Network Services, Inc.. 2006-04-13. http://www.dyndns.com/news/releases/archives/dyndns_receives_best_buy_ranking_from_consumer_guide.html. Retrieved 2006-11-30.
- ^ "DynDNS Named One of Business NH Magazine's Best Company to Work For in NH" (Press release). Dynamic Network Services, Inc.. 2007-01-04. http://www.dyndns.com/news/releases/dyndns_named_one_of_business_nh_magazines_best_company_to_work_for_in_nh.html. Retrieved 2007-01-04.
- ^ "Dynamic Network Services Incorporated Reports 208.7% Growth" (Press release). Dynamic Network Services, Inc.. 2007-09-07. http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/09/prweb551453.htm. Retrieved 2007-09-07.
- ^ "Dynamic Network Services Named to Inc. 5000 List" (Press release). Dynamic Network Services, Inc.. 2007-09-12. http://www.tmcnet.com/news/2007/09/12/2933295.htm. Retrieved 2007-09-12.
- ^ "Dynamic Network Services selected as Best Small Company to Work for in New Hampshire" (Press release). Dynamic Network Services, Inc.. 2007-12-05. http://www.dyndns.com/news/releases/best_company_work_for_nh.html. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
- ^ http://dyn.com/inc-magazine-recognizes-dyn-as-2011-top-small-company-award-winner/
- ^ http://dyn.com/dyn-earns-spot-on-inc-5000-list/
External links
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