Q1 2009

In This Issue ...

Understanding DNS: Essential knowledge for all IT professionals
The Domain Name System (DNS) is one of the most important components of Internet infrastructure. If DNS is unavailable, you’ll have difficulty finding resources on the Internet and, likewise, others will be unable to find you. That’s because DNS is the phone book that translates names such as www.nytimes.com to Internet protocol (IP) addresses such as 199.239.136.245, and vice versa. DNS saves us from having to remember the IP addresses of all of our favorite sites, and it allows Web pages to link to others by name, not by IP address. Finding hosts by name allows IP addresses to change over time, allowing sites to grow, change location, or reconfigure. But, DNS does a whole lot more than just name-toaddress mapping. Understanding the basic structure, function, and operations of DNS is an important foundation for all modern-day IT professionals..

Humane Society of Boulder Valley Walk-a-thon
In keeping with our belief in the importance of giving back to the community in which we do business, Applied Trust sponsored and participated in the Humane Society of Boulder Valley's 2008 "A Cause for Paws Doggie Dash and Walk-a-thon."

Final Schwag Brag
This quarter's schwag brag features Linda Lannen, VP Global IT Strategy at MWH Global, Inc. and friend of Applied Trust, who visited Malaysia and Vietnam in spring of 2008.