September
22, 2000
Ms.
Elana Broitman
Register.com
575
Eighth Avenue
New
York, New York 10018
Dear
Elana,
Thank
you for contacting Guard-IT Corporation.
Based on our discussion, I have outlined two options for the escrow of
Register.com’s registry database(s).
Also attached is a sheet that describes Technical
Infrastructure/Specifications and outlines logistics for Electronic Services.
Option 1 describes our highest-end offering, using digital
transfers, weekly offloading to CD, and 24/7 monitoring, security and network
support (See “Technical Infrastructure and Specification” attached). This method is designed for Depositors who
seek an automated, “hands-free” solution for electronically escrowing large
amounts of sensitive data.
NOTE:
With Option 1, monthly data transfer and storage fees would be subject to price
increases, as your data volume increases.
The higher costs for this Option are relative to the maintenance,
security and support of the data center.
Option 2 represents a more traditional and cost-effective
approach. With this physical deposit
method, Register.com would encrypt/compress the data to CD(s) and deliver these
weekly updates to Guard-IT (i.e. via express courier) for vault storage. This very common and secure method of data
delivery is used by most of our Clients.
NOTE:
Option 2 represents fixed-rate fees for both your existing registry
database and any new registries you develop, as the costs will not
fluctuate due to data volume increases.
Also, we lock-in all of our fixed-rate fees for up to three years.
I
will follow up with you by phone to discuss these Options and any special terms
of the escrow agreement you might need to apply. Please contact me if you have further questions or need
additional information.
Sincerely,
Jim
Ford, CEO
Attachments
Monthly transfer/storage
rates subject to increases.
Description Cost
1.
Initial
escrow contract and first-year admin $1,000.00__
2.
Annual escrow
administration $900.00__
Setup subtotal $1,900.00__
3.
Data
transfers (2.75 G/wk) $185/__/mo*
4.
Data
storage (2.75 G) $4__15/mo*
5.
Weekly CD offload & deposit $__/900/mo
Monthly subtotal $1,500.00__/mo*
6.
Vault
storage fee for CDs No
charge
First-year
cost $19,900.00___
Subsequent
annual cost $18,900.00___
Fixed-rate pricing for all
fees.
Description Cost
1.
Initial
escrow contract and first-year admin $1,000.00__
2.
Annual
escrow administration $900.__00
3.
Weekly
deposit updates $650.00__/month
4.
Vault
storage fee for CDs No
charge_____
First-year
cost $9,700.00__
Subsequent
annual cost $8,700.00__
NOTE:
Regardless of delivery method, we recommend that Register.com encrypt and
compress the data prior to transmission with its preferred encryption tools,
and provide Guard-IT with the necessary decryption tools on separate CD.
Technical
Infrastructure & Specifications
·
Pentium
servers reside on locked rack in secured environment
·
Fully
redundant hardware, power supplies and climate control
·
All
power and climate backed up by twin diesel (redundant) generators
·
Security
guard and network support staff on-site 24-7-365
·
Systems
monitored by HP OpenView
·
UNIX
transfers accepted
·
Bandwidth/access
via OC-192 (2 Gbps) connection
·
Dual
(redundant) ISP access to BBN Planet and UUNET
Electronic Services
Description
· Provide IP address-specific user ID and password (IP-to-IP) for FTP all transmissions of daily incremental data and weekly overlays. Transmissions are one-way (upload only) with read-only privileges. Data would be returned to Register.com on CD or digitally upon written request per the Escrow Agreement.
·
Store
the registry database on RAID 1 (mirrored-drive) server. This would be an escrow copy and not
intended to be used as a working backup copy.
·
Maintain
log files of all data transmissions.
·
Offload
registry database weekly from server to CD(s) for vault deposit.