DNS Advantage

DNS Advantage resolves all your DNS requests exclusively through UltraDNS's proprietary Directory Services Platform. While most networks use recursive DNS services that are provided by their ISP or that reside on their own set of small DNS servers, DNS Advantage is better - and here's why.

It's More Reliable. – UltraDNS's Directory Services Platform currently spans 14 locations (nodes) and five continents around the world, with four new locations planned for 2008. This allows us to offer you the most reliable fully redundant DNS service anywhere. Each node has multiple servers, and is connected by several Tier 1 carriers to the Internet.

It's Faster. – Our strategically placed nodes are located at the most optimal intersections of the Internet. Unlike most DNS providers, UltraDNS's Directory Services Platform uses Anycast routing technology - which means that no matter where you are located in the world, your DNS requests are answered by the closest available DNS Advantage set of servers. Combine this with our huge cache and we can get the answers you seek faster and more reliably than anyone else.

It's Smarter. – In the near future our technology will allow us to automatically correct many typing errors you may make. We don't think you should be penalized for inadvertently typing an invalid top level domain address into your browser, so we will correct many "typos" and take you where you intended to go automatically - saving you valuable time and improving your Internet experience.

It's Safer. – As the leading authoritative DNS provider, we are keenly aware of the dangers that plague the Internet today. That's why we've created unique security solutions that don't require you to install any hardware or download any software. Our "name cache invalidation" solution signals the DNS Advantage recursive servers anytime one of our authoritative customers or partners updates a DNS record, fundamentally eliminating the concept of a TTL. We've also teamed up with several leading third-party security companies to keep a real-time block list (RBL) of harmful websites (i.e. phishing sites, malware sites, etc.), which we warn users about when they attempt to access them. In the near future we will even be able to detect if an end user's computer is infected and attempts to communicate with a "bot" network, again allowing us to warn the user and provide them with useful tools to eliminate the problem. You can trust us to protect you and your customers from many of the known online dangers.

Coming Soon – We are in the process of developing an optional “Dashboard” to help you control and monitor your DNS usage as well as a domain filtering solution called “Site Blocker”, which will allow you to create your own website content filters, domain whitelists / blacklists.  Check back soon to see what other exciting new features we will be developing.