Iperdome Press Release!

[Jay@Iperdome.com]

FYI,

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FOR RELEASE JULY 9, 1997

Iperdome Applauds U.S. Government Intervention in Domain Name Crisis

Offers FREE Personal Domain Names Throughout Inquiry Period


Atlanta -- July 9, 1997.  Iperdome, Inc. (http://www.iperdome.com), a new
company formed specifically to offer Personal Domain Names under the ".per"
Top Level Domain (TLD), today announced its support for the U.S.
Government's entry into the domain name crisis.  After months of heated
debate over competing plans to expand the name space, the U.S. Government
has assumed its legitimate responsibility to oversee the transition of
Internet governance to a private market solution.

In an effort to build awareness for the ".per" registry and related services
like IperSpace (tm), Iperdome will offer FREE Personal Domain Names through
the end of the Notice of Inquiry comment period.  IperSpace (tm) is a
proprietary service that gives all Internet users simple virtual addressing
conventions for Internet email, www, fax, and paging services.

"We see the Secretary of Commerce announcement as consistent with the
Iperdome Initiative which we published back in April" said Jay Fenello,
President of Iperdome.  "We suggested then that the U.S. Government was the
proper authority to mediate the current crisis, and that they had an
obligation to do so."

In related news, Iperdome also announced significant increases in ".per"
visibility on the Internet.  As the debate rages on with regard to the
public Domain Name System, many private Root Server Systems (RSSs) have
formed and become operational.  In addition to the Alternic, the Enhanced
Domain Name System (eDNS), and the Universal Domain Name System (uDNS), Ah
Net has formed the newest RSS in Australia.  

"Our relationships with all of these RSSs give our clients immediate access
to the latest TLDs.  Current estimates place traditional DNS visibility as
high as 5% of the Internet, and IperSpace (tm) visibility as high as 90%"
said Fenello.  Part of this visibility has been made possible through a beta
test of a new service offered by the Alternic (http://www.alternic.net).
Iperdome has set up http://www.per as a test URL that will determine if an
Internet user can access IperSpace (tm) Services.

Iperdome has been active in the formation of private Root Server Systems,
and has recently aligned with companies like Network Solutions, Inc. and
PSINet, Inc. to oppose the IAHC proposal.  Iperdome strongly supports open
discussions about Internet governance, and is a leading supporter of
free-market based solutions for the Internet.

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Regards,

Jay Fenello
President, Iperdome, Inc.  
404-250-3242  http://www.iperdome.com