adns.jpg (2888 bytes) AGN DOMAIN NAME SERVICE (ADNS) JOINS PUBLIC-ROOT AS 
INCLUSIVE NAMESPACE USAGE GROWS TO RECORD SIZE IN APRIL 2004, BRINGING MORE INTERNET DOMAIN NAME CHOICE TO THE GLOBAL ONLINE COMMUNITY

CHICAGO, May 3, 2004

ADNS (www.adns.net) today announced that it will now support the PUBLIC-ROOT Project (www.public-root.com) and that it will volunteer to operate a internet domain name root server for the project. 

John Palmer, Root-Operator of the new "G.PUBLIC-ROOT.COM" and president of ADNS says: "ADNS has been involved in the Inclusive Namespace since its inception in 1995 and is proud to be part of the Public-Root network. We believe that stability is essential in root server operations as this helps convince users that the Inclusive Namespace is safe and reliable. ADNS looks forward to working with the Public-Root community to help provide free and broad choice in the Namespace."

Mr. Palmer also announced that the usage of its Inclusive Namespace servers doubled in one month to over 16 million hits in April 2004. "More and more people are realizing that a simple one-minute configuration change on their computer can open the door for them to thousands of new domain extensions like .USA, .COM2, .EARTH, .AMERICA and .ETC"

ADNS will still operate an Open Root Server Consortium (ORSC - www.open-rsc.org) server as it has for many years.

About ADNS:

AGN Domain Name Service is the owner and operator of the domain extensions (Top level domains).AMERICA, .USA, .EARTH, .Z, and .LION. ADNS also has developed and operates the Inclusive Namespace Registry System (INRS) - a global internet domain name registration system that allows domain name retailers and registries to integrate domain name registration functions into one seamless network. For more information on obtaining domains in the Inclusive Namespace or on how to use the new domains, visit www.adns.net, www.public-root.com or www.open-rsc.org.

Contact John Palmer, jp@adns.net, 312-560-3934.

SOURCE: AGN Domain Name Service, Inc.

CONTACT: John Palmer, jp AT adns DOT net 312-560-3934