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{{CompanyInfo|
{{Organization|
| logo              = ISC.png
|city = 950 Charter Street<br/>Redwood City, CA 94063
| type              = Non-Profit
|country = USA
| industry          = Root Server Operator, Open Source Software
|date_founded = 1994
| founded          = 1994
|facebook =  
| founders          = Paul Vixie, Carl Malamud, Rick Adams
|focus = Root Server Operator, Open Source Software
| headquarters      = 950 Charter Street
|founders = [[Paul Vixie]], [[Carl Malamud]], [[Rick Adams]]
Redwood City, CA 94063
|linkedin =
|country     =     USA
|logo = ISC.png
| employees  =  
|organization_type = Non-Profit
| revenue    =  
|ownership =
| keypeople        = [[Bary Greene]], President<br>
|subsidiaries =  
[[Paul Vixie]], Chief Scientist,<br>
|website = http://www.isc.org/
[[Keith Mitchell]], Director of Engineering,<br>
|x = ISCdotORG
[[Laura Hendriksen]], Director of Business Operations
| businesses        =  
| website           = [http://www.isc.org/ isc.org]
| twitter        = ISCdotORG
}}
}}


'''The Internet Systems Consortium''', or, '''ISC''' is a non-profit which supports "the infrastructure of the universal connected self-organizing Internet—and the autonomy of its participants by developing and maintaining core production quality software, protocols, and operations".<ref>[http://www.isc.org/about ISC About]</ref>
'''The Internet Systems Consortium''', or, '''ISC''' is a non-profit which supports "the infrastructure of the universal connected self-organizing Internet—and the autonomy of its participants by developing and maintaining core production quality software, protocols, and operations".<ref>[http://www.isc.org/about ISC About]</ref>


ISC is known for developing and maintaining the production quality [[BIND]] and [[DHCP]] Open Source software. ISC has expanded its focus to include enhancing the stability of the global [[DNS]] via reliable F-root name server operations, and its operation of a DNS crisis coordination center, ISC's [[OARC]] for [[DNS]]. ISC is also involved with protocol development, such as facilitating the transition to[[ IPv6]].<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-04jan08.htm ICANN]</ref>
ISC is known for developing and maintaining the production quality [[BIND]] and [[DHCP]] Open Source software. ISC has expanded its focus to include enhancing the stability of the global [[DNS]] via reliable F-root name server operations. ISC is also involved with protocol development, such as facilitating the transition to [[IPv6]]. It if affiliated with [[OARC]] for [[DNS]]<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-04jan08.htm ICANN]</ref>
==History==
==History==
ISC began as the Internet Software Consortium Inc. in 1994; a decade later it changed its name to likely highlight its expansion beyond solely software based services.<ref>[http://www.isc.org/about/history ISC]</ref>. The founders of ISC believed that [[BIND]]'s integral part in enhancing and supporting the Internet needed to be fostered by an independent entity. [[IANA]] authorized ISC to be a root name server operator, which allowed ISC to support the use of BIND by root name servers.
ISC began as the Internet Software Consortium Inc. in 1994; a decade later it changed its name to likely highlight its expansion beyond solely software based services.<ref>[http://www.isc.org/about/history ISC]</ref>. The founders of ISC believed that [[BIND]]'s integral part in enhancing and supporting the Internet needed to be fostered by an independent entity. [[IANA]] authorized ISC to be a root name server operator, which allowed ISC to support the use of BIND by root name servers.
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Business has expanded beyond root name service; and ISC is now know for its Internet Hosting facilities for other open source projects, secondary name service for [[TLD]]s, and a DNS Operations, Analysis and Research Center ([[OARC]]).<ref>[http://www.isc.org/about/history ISC History]</ref>
Business has expanded beyond root name service; and ISC is now know for its Internet Hosting facilities for other open source projects, secondary name service for [[TLD]]s, and a DNS Operations, Analysis and Research Center ([[OARC]]).<ref>[http://www.isc.org/about/history ISC History]</ref>
==Funding==
==Funding==
ISC was created through a grant, and it continues to survive on grants, Guild member fees, sponsors, and donations.<ref>[http://www.isc.org/about/history ISC History]</ref>
ISC was created through a grant, and it continues to survive on grants, Guild member fees, sponsors, and donations.<ref>[http://www.isc.org/about/history ISC History]</ref> They also provide paid support for their software, as well as training.<ref>Interview at San Francisco ICANN, 3/13/11</ref>


All of ISC's software is available for download from its website.
All of ISC's software is available for download from its website.
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==References==
==References==
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