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[[Jim Bidzos]], Founder, Chairman, CEO<br>

[[Jim Bidzos]], Founder, Chairman, CEO<br>

[[Pat Kane]], SVP and GM of Naming Services<br>

[[Pat Kane]], SVP, Naming and Directory Services<br>

[[Keith Drazek]], Director of Policy<br>

[[Keith Drazek]], Director of Policy<br>

[[Chuck Gomes]], VP of Policy and Compliance<br>

[[Chuck Gomes]], VP of Policy and Compliance<br>

[[Scott Schnell]], SVP of Marketing<br>

[[Scott Schnell]], SVP of Marketing<br>

[[George Kilguss III]] SVP and Chief Financial Officer.<br>

[[George Kilguss III]] SVP and Chief Financial Officer.<br>

[[Joe Waldron]], VP of Core Naming Services<br>

[[Joe Waldron]], VP of Core Naming Services<br>

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Verisign was also well-known for its authentication services, which included business authentication services such as implementing and operating secure networks, utilizing [[SSL]] protocol, encrypting transactions and communications, and user authentication services such as identity protection, fraud detection, and public key infrastructure.<ref>[http://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=VRSN VRSN]. Yahoo! Finance.</ref> Those services were sold to [[Symantec]] in 2010.<ref name="reuters1">[http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/05/18/verisign-idUSN1816653320100518 UPDATE 2-Symantec close to buying VeriSign unit -- source]. Reuters. Published 2010 May 18.</ref> Prior to selling those services, Verisign had 3,000,000 certificates in operation, which made it the largest[[CA| Certificate Authority]] behind the encryption and authentication on the Internet.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verisign Verisign, En.Wikipedia.org]</ref>

Verisign was also well-known for its authentication services, which included business authentication services such as implementing and operating secure networks, utilizing [[SSL]] protocol, encrypting transactions and communications, and user authentication services such as identity protection, fraud detection, and public key infrastructure.<ref>[http://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=VRSN VRSN]. Yahoo! Finance.</ref> Those services were sold to [[Symantec]] in 2010.<ref name="reuters1">[http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/05/18/verisign-idUSN1816653320100518 UPDATE 2-Symantec close to buying VeriSign unit -- source]. Reuters. Published 2010 May 18.</ref> Prior to selling those services, Verisign had 3,000,000 certificates in operation, which made it the largest[[CA| Certificate Authority]] behind the encryption and authentication on the Internet.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verisign Verisign, En.Wikipedia.org]</ref>

In October 2011, Verisign's registry management for [[.com]] domains passed the 100 million mark.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/com-passed-100-million-mark-in-october/ Com Passed 100 million mark in October]</ref> In the first quarter of 2012, figures showed that it held more than 50% of registrations for all TLDs.<ref>[http://www.trefis.com/stock/vrsn/articles/108265/verisign-sits-pretty-at-39-registered-half-of-all-domain-names/2012-03-14 Verisign Sites Pretty at 39 Registered Half of All Domain Names, Trefis.com]</ref>  By the end of 2012's second quarter, Verisign had 240 million domain names across all of the TLDs it operates, with .com and .net holding 49% of the TLD market share, a drop of 2% from the first quarter.<ref>[http://www.trefis.com/stock/vrsn/articles/146666/verisigns-dropping-com-and-net-is-a-troubling-trend/2012-10-03 Verisign’s Dropping .com And .net Is A Troubling Trend, trefis.com]</ref>

In September 2015, Verisign's registry management for [[.com]] domains passed the 118 million mark.<ref>[https://www.verisign.com/en_US/internet-technology-news/verisign-press-releases/articles/index.xhtml?artLink=aHR0cDovL3ZlcmlzaWduLm13bmV3c3Jvb20uY29tL2FydGljbGUvcnNzP2lkPTE5ODUwMzk%3D Internet Grows. Retrieved 17 Jun 2016.]</ref> In the first quarter of 2012, figures showed that it held more than 50% of registrations for all TLDs.<ref>[http://www.trefis.com/stock/vrsn/articles/108265/verisign-sits-pretty-at-39-registered-half-of-all-domain-names/2012-03-14 Verisign Sites Pretty at 39 Registered Half of All Domain Names, Trefis.com]</ref>  By the end of 2012's second quarter, Verisign had 240 million domain names across all of the TLDs it operates, with .com and .net holding 49% of the TLD market share, a drop of 2% from the first quarter.<ref>[http://www.trefis.com/stock/vrsn/articles/146666/verisigns-dropping-com-and-net-is-a-troubling-trend/2012-10-03 Verisign’s Dropping .com And .net Is A Troubling Trend, trefis.com]</ref>

== Products and Services ==

== Products and Services ==