It does sound entirely like way too much $$ for a server. Maybe that was what they claimed for insurance purposes? Factoring in not only hardware but labor, replacement cost, software/intellectual property, etc...
r00tyroot writes: ISC joined other key participants of the internet technical community in celebrating the achievement of a significant milestone for the Domain Name System today as the root zone was digitally signed for the first time. This marked the deployment of the DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) at the top level of the DNS hierarchy and ushers the way forward for further roll-out of DNSSEC in the top level domains and DNS Service Providers.
"An illustration of an alien exoplanet orbiting a distant star."
"Credit: NASA, ESA, and G. Bacon (STScI)"^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H that guy with the spray can and techno music that hangs out around Fisherman's Wharf