The site went live on December 3, 2005 providing Australia's 13.9 million Internet users with enhanced performance, enhanced connection speeds and greater stability.

VeriSign is the official registry for .com and .net domain names globally, managing relationships with more than 480 ICANN-accredited registrars and processing more than 15 billion queries daily in its operation of .com and .net Internet infrastructure.

The company announced plans earlier this year to install 14 regional Internet server clusters around the world by the end of 2006.

To date, VeriSign has installed additional sites in Korea and China. A site is also planned for Brazil later this year, with additional sites to be added in 12 locations in 2006, including Thailand and India.

Australia remains a strong growth market for Internet use, with a 108 percent increase in usage over the last five years.