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Internet continues to grow in domain name registrations, VeriSign says

Driven by registrations for .com and .net, the number of registered Internet domain names among top-level domains grew by 168 million in the second quarter, a 4% increase over the same period last year, VeriSign Inc. says.

Posted 09/16/2008Katie DeatschPost a comment

Dot-something or other

With Internet domain name registrations expected to hit 500 million in the next several years, demand for web site names will outstrip what’s available on general, top-level extensions like dot-com and dot-net. So new suffixes will be launched-recycling an old problem as cyber squatters race to register those of interest to prominent Internet players, to be sold later at inflated prices. That raises a question for leading companies, including...

Posted 12/26/2000Don DavisPost a comment

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VeriSign Reports Second Quarter 2005 Results

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 20 -- VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSN) , the leading provider of intelligent infrastructure services for the Internet and telecommunications networks, today reported its results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2005. VeriSign reported revenue of $445 million for the second quarter of 2005, a 74 percent increase compared to the same period of 2004. On a GAAP basis, VeriSign reported net income of $41 million for the...

Posted 07/22/2005

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Top Internet Company Expands Its Use of VeriSign Services to Ensure Protection of Its Online Brands

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 4 -- VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSN) , the leading provider of critical infrastructure services for the Internet and telecommunications networks, today announced that eBay Inc. has expanded its use of VeriSign Services, to secure its high-value, branded domain names. VeriSign`s growing list of Digital Brand Management Services customers includes companies such as IBM, The Hearst Corporation, and hundreds of others...

Posted 05/06/2004