DOTS IP Address Validation is a programmable XML Web Service hosted by Service Objects that allows businesses to integrate IP-based location information, distance calculation, and other geographic intelligence into your applications, business processes, and Web sites. DOTS IP Address ValidationSM begins working the moment an online visitor hits your Web site, instantly gathering key pieces of information about the visitor - such as geographic location, whether or not the IP address is going through a proxy server, and what Internet Service Provider (ISP) the visitor is using.

• Service returns geographic data attributes, such as country, region, city, and estimated latitude/longitude.
• Multi-database service provides coverage for Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.
• Additional flags for AOL users, IP owners, and anonymized IP addresses.
• Real-time proxy detection with over 45,000 listening posts worldwide.
• Real-time dynamically updated hourly of fraudulent "suspect" IP addresses.
• Identification of visitor’s geographic location, including city, region, country, and the latitude/longitude of the IP address it’s associated with.
• Identification of the ISP that the IP address belongs to.
• Identification of organizations that may own the block that the IP address belongs to.

With the integration of DOTS IP Address Validation customers gain instant access to real-time IP address validation of their Web site visitors, allowing for immediate verification and fraud prevention. Other benefits of DOTS Address Validation include the ability to engage site visitors with geographically customized content, and the ability to increase sales with geographically focused product displays.

• Real-time XML Web service interface. Batch also available.
• Service Level Agreement of 99.995%.
• No customer data is retained or stored.
• HTTPS protocol encrypts transactions sent to and from DOTS Web Services.
• Primary and backup data centers on opposite coasts.
• Fully redundant, load-balanced hardware and Internet connections are used.