Technology and the Internet
Internet firm says the regulator overstepped its power in blocking new Web services.
Feb. 27, 2004
VeriSign Inc., the world’s largest provider of Web addresses, has settled a second lawsuit filed against it over a controversial direct-mail campaign targeting rivals’ customers, the company said Tuesday.
Oct. 9, 2002
Aiming to bolster its position as the biggest U.S. seller of Internet-security services, VeriSign Inc. on Wednesday said it had agreed to buy Guardent Inc. for $140 million in cash and stock.
Dec. 18, 2003
Tarnished by a sales slump last year, it is renaming its registrar and offering discounts.
Jan. 13, 2003
VeriSign Inc. said Thursday that its chief financial officer had resigned and that the company had recorded $160 million in additional compensation expenses because of mishandled stock option grants.
July 13, 2007
The firm that serves as the Internet’s traffic cop failed to support its antitrust lawsuit against an oversight body and must refile the claim, a federal judge in Los Angeles ruled Tuesday.
May 19, 2004
A rival claims that the search service is taking revenue from it in redirecting Web traffic.
Sept. 20, 2003
VeriSign Inc. on Wednesday reported a quarterly profit versus a year-earlier loss, driven by an investment gain and strong demand for its authentication tools and services for the Internet and telecommunications networks.
Jan. 27, 2005
VeriSign Inc. has become the second Internet conglomerate in as many weeks to signal its intention to break off peripheral business units and focus on its core technologies.
Nov. 15, 2007
The Internet’s top naming authority on Monday modified VeriSign Inc.’
April 3, 2001