RE: [gnso-ff-pdp-may08] Introduction of Martin Hall

["Gomes, Chuck" <cgomes@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Glen,

Here is the contact info for Martin Hall for the FF WG.

Martin Hall
skype: martin-hall
+1-408-838-2890
martinh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Karmasphere
15466 Los Gatos Blvd., #109-293
Los Gatos, CA 95032

Chuck


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Avri Doria [mailto:avri@xxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Friday, October 03, 2008 2:44 PM
> To: Gomes, Chuck
> Cc: gnso-ff-pdp-May08@xxxxxxxxx; Martin Hall
> Subject: Re: [gnso-ff-pdp-may08] Introduction of Martin Hall
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Under the condition that everyone, including a new person, is 
> committed to not rehashing old topics, and that the purpose 
> of this phase of the WG is to produce an accurate report 
> especially of what has been discussed (allowing for some new 
> information) and perhaps that which has been [agreed, 
> supported] and only later to talk about possible next steps, 
> I see no reason not to let someone who has asked to join into 
> the group.
> 
> As I have said to several other people privately, I do not 
> think this is a time for outreach, but if someone has asked 
> and been prevented from joining, I am open to them joining 
> even at this late date.  As I mentioned earlier I think that 
> keeping the WG closed to early joiners gives insiders an 
> advantage, which is something the move toward WGs is supposed 
> to prevent.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> a.
> 
> 
> 
> On 3 Oct 2008, at 14:32, Gomes, Chuck wrote:
> 
> > In the past few weeks I became aware of a company that our Naming 
> > business team at VeriSign was using to provide some expertise with 
> > regard to the issue of fast flux.  The name of the company is 
> > Karmasphere and here is a brief company description from their CEO 
> > Martin Hall.
> >
> > "Karmasphere improves business decisions about who to interact with 
> > online. Our cloud computing services integrate hundreds of data 
> > sources, network analytics and forensics, to improve, 
> accelerate and 
> > automate decisions about who to trust on the Internet. 
> Whether it's a 
> > web site visit, an email interaction or an online transaction, we 
> > improve the decision about the interaction based on scientific 
> > analysis of the identities behind it.
> >
> > "Karmasphere's unique network analytics and real time 
> forensics turn 
> > myriad data sources into highly predictive scores and data services 
> > about IP addresses, domain names, URLs, email addresses and other 
> > attributes of online identities. The analytics are highly flexible, 
> > using layers of mathematical models to produce high-confidence 
> > detection rates at over 90% with low false positives."
> >
> > After getting more information for my own benefit and then 
> having the 
> > opportunity to meet Martin in-person, it seemed to me that Martin 
> > could be a very valuable resource for the Fast Flux Working Group.  
> > Karmasphere has added a lot of value to our efforts 
> including the work 
> > they have done with fast flux.
> >
> > I fully recognize that this is pretty late in the game and 
> that the WG 
> > is in the home stretch of preparing an initial report, but 
> I at least 
> > wanted to introduce Martin to the WG in case he can add 
> some value at 
> > this stage of your work.  I know that the group has been very 
> > interested in getting more data and I believe that 
> Karmasphere may be 
> > able to help in that regard.  I realize that it may be too late for 
> > gathering and analyzing data at this stage, but becoming aware of a 
> > possible new resource for fast flux data might be useful as you 
> > consider possible next steps.
> >
> > Martin is willing to join the WG if that is acceptable.  Or, if it  
> > is preferred, he could just serve as an expert consulted by 
> the WG.   
> > I have warned him that it would be his responsibility to come up to 
> > speed on his own so that the WG does not have to backtrack 
> and he has 
> > already started doing that.
> >
> > Please let me know as soon as possible if it is okay for Martin to 
> > join the group or if you would rather use him as an expert. 
>  In either 
> > case I will provide his contact information.
> >
> > Chuck Gomes
> 
>