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VeriSign nabs GeoTrust
May 18, 2006 The $125 million cash deal is meant to expand VeriSign's digital certificate business.VeriSign to acquire Kontiki
March 13, 2006 VeriSign expects the $62 million deal will give it an entry into the broadband content services market.VeriSign buys 3united Mobile Solutions
February 14, 2006 The $65 million acquisition of a mobile application services company is intended to help expand its communications offering in Europe.VeriSign plans to restate earnings
November 21, 2006 Expected restatement comes as a result of its internal investigation into stock options practices.VeriSign to raise domain fees
April 5, 2007 Controversial price increases mean VeriSign will charge 7 percent more for .com domains, 10 percent more for .net.ICANN, VeriSign make strange bedfellows
November 21, 2005 Tucows exec Ross Rader says proposal to end ICANN-VeriSign dispute could mean end of Net community's role in determining its future.New denial-of-service threat emerges
March 16, 2006 Attacks targeted 1,500 IP addresses and delivered a heftier blow than normal DOS threats, VeriSign security chief says.Domain name price hikes come under fire
June 8, 2006 A proposal would let VeriSign charge billions more for .com domains, but some are skeptical about its continued monopoly.ICANN board approves settlement, price hikes
March 1, 2006 Deal extends VeriSign's lucrative monopoly over .com domain, with price hikes. But feds could still block it.Playing chess with hackers
June 15, 2006 Former Congressman Rick White says a deal giving Internet operators flexibility to raise domain name prices within reason makes sense.Facebook users open to cyberattacks, ID theft?
July 30, 2007 Facebook Platform creates channel for malicious third-party applications. Users also face identity theft, VeriSign says.Senators question .com price increases
September 20, 2006 At Senate hearing, politicians ask about VeriSign's guaranteed price increases for .com, call for .xxx domain.The price to pay for Net stability
March 16, 2006 VeriSign advisory board member Rick White says the Internet's operational security is well worth the investment.Study: Shoppers will pay for privacy
June 7, 2007 Carnegie Mellon research counters prior studies showing online shoppers are willing to sacrifice privacy for lower prices.Consumer distrust could lash e-commerce
February 15, 2006 Without a major push to win trust in online transactions, buyers may return to old ways, Symantec and VeriSign warn. Symantec, VeriSign CEOs onstageHomeland security group to meet away from public eye
March 24, 2006 Federal advisory committee that deals with protecting U.S. infrastructure is free to disregard law keeping meetings open.Spam-bot tests flunk the blind
July 2, 2003 Advocates for the visually impaired contend that increasingly popular "visual verification" tests are discriminatory, raising a cloud over the future of a widely used antispam tool.Neither safe nor secure on the Internet
October 4, 2006 Jerry Archer asks whether Congress has the stomach to tackle big problems looming in cyberspace.News Corp. takes majority stake in Jamba
September 12, 2006 Media giant is beefing up its mobile presence with the addition of Jamba, creator of the Crazy Frog ring-tone sensation.Cameroon registry accused of typo-squatting .com
August 8, 2006 Lawyer claims Cameroonian Net authorities are cashing in on fact that .cm domain is one letter shy of .com, which often gets mistyped. Sponsored matches for "VeriSign Inc."
