The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has disclosed its intension to manage the operations of an Internet Time Zone Database that is used by a number of major computer systems.
Director of Global Media Affairs, Mr. Brad White, said in a
press statement that ICANN agreed to manage the database after receiving a
request from the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).
He also said that the database contains time zone code and
data that computer programs and operating systems such as Unix, Linux, Java,
and Oracle rely on to determine the correct time for a given location,
stressing that modifications to the database occur frequently throughout the
year.
“The time zone database is used by a large number of
commercial operating systems and the software applications,” said Russ Housely,
chairman of the IETF. “Incorrect time zone information will impact many
everyday activities, including meeting and conference call coordination,
airplane and train schedules, physical package delivery notices, and
astronomical observatories.”
For nearly three decades, the TZ Database had been maintained
by a group of dedicated volunteers, in particular, Arthur David Olson at the US
National Institutes of Health. Olson coordinated the group, managed the data,
and created a platform for their release. Olson’s announced retirement prompted
the IETF to turn to ICANN to ensure continued operation of the database.
“The Time Zone Database provides an essential service on the
Internet and keeping it operational falls within ICANN’s mission of maintaining
a stable and dependable Internet,” said Akram Atallah, ICANN’s Chief Operating
Officer.
ICANN was formed in 1998 as a not-for-profit public-benefit
corporation with participants from all over the world dedicated to keeping the
Internet secure, stable and interoperable, therefore, promoting competition and
develops policy on the Internet’s unique identifiers.
Noteworthy is that ICANN does not control content on the Internet,
thus it cannot stop spam and deal with access to the Internet. But through its
coordination role of the Internet’s naming system, it does have an important
impact on the expansion and evolution of the Internet.
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