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| [[Image:MarkMonitorLogo.JPG|thumb|200px|right|San Francisco, CA, USA.]] | | [[Image:MarkMonitorLogo.JPG|thumb|200px|right|San Francisco, CA, USA.]] |
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| '''MarkMonitor''' was founded in 1997 and has its headquarters in San Francisco[http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=3786391 (1)], with regional offices and centers in London, Boise, Washington DC, and New York. They safeguard the brands of companies like {{Wikipedia|Facebook}} [http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Midmarket/Facebook-Targeted-in-Spam-Scam-603252/ (2)], [http://www.google.com/ Google] and the [http://www.wikimedia.org/ Wikimedia Foundation][http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:MarkMonitor (3)]. They offer enterprises the to both establish and secure their brands[http://www.brandweek.com/bw/content_display/esearch/e3i7a4f853fe57e4c0becfe37b2a5c3fd33 (4)]. MarkMonitor’s access to data combined with real-time prevention, detection and response, enables a more security for their companies and the customers of those companies[http://www.markmonitor.com/company/overview.php (5)]. MarkMonitor was the 43rd largest domain name registrar in terms of number of registered domains in 2007[http://www.domaintools.com/internet-statistics/registrar-stats-2007.html (6)]. | | '''MarkMonitor''' was founded in 1997 and has its headquarters in San Francisco[http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=3786391 (1)], with regional offices and centers in London, Boise, Washington DC, and New York. They safeguard the brands of companies like {{Wikipedia|Facebook}} [http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Midmarket/Facebook-Targeted-in-Spam-Scam-603252/ (2)], [http://www.google.com/ Google] and the [http://www.wikimedia.org/ Wikimedia Foundation][http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:MarkMonitor (3)]. They offer enterprises the to both establish and secure their brands[http://www.brandweek.com/bw/content_display/esearch/e3i7a4f853fe57e4c0becfe37b2a5c3fd33 (4)]. MarkMonitor’s access to data combined with real-time prevention, detection and response, enables a more security for their companies and the customers of those companies[http://www.markmonitor.com/company/overview.php (5)]. MarkMonitor was the 43rd largest domain name registrar in terms of number of registered domains in 2007[http://www.domaintools.com/internet-statistics/registrar-stats-2007.html (6)]. |
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| == Domain Management == | | == Domain Management == |
| Domain Management establishes brands online. | | Domain Management establishes brands online. |
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| '''Domain Management Highlights:''' | | '''Domain Management Highlights:''' |
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| * Enables domain recovery when M&A, product launches, and other events occur. | | * Enables domain recovery when M&A, product launches, and other events occur. |
| * Prevents illicit domain abuse tactics—such as cybersquatting — by using defensive domain registration to block others from exploiting domain names associated with a brand. | | * Prevents illicit domain abuse tactics—such as cybersquatting — by using defensive domain registration to block others from exploiting domain names associated with a brand. |
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| == MarkMonitor Brand Protection™ == | | == MarkMonitor Brand Protection™ == |
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| * Warns customers away from infringing sites, until enforcement measures take full effect, through the MarkMonitor Trusted Brand Broadcast System™. | | * Warns customers away from infringing sites, until enforcement measures take full effect, through the MarkMonitor Trusted Brand Broadcast System™. |
| * Delivers results by using the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) delivery model and Managed Services. | | * Delivers results by using the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) delivery model and Managed Services. |
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| == AntiFraud Solutions == | | == AntiFraud Solutions == |
| MarkMonitor’s AntiFraud Solutions protects enterprises and their customers from phishing and malware attacks. It predicts detects, blocks, monitors and shuts down phishing and malware sites. | | MarkMonitor’s AntiFraud Solutions protects enterprises and their customers from phishing and malware attacks. It predicts detects, blocks, monitors and shuts down phishing and malware sites. |
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| '''AntiFraud Solutions Highlights:''' | | '''AntiFraud Solutions Highlights:''' |
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| * Identifies targeted malware then shuts the sites down. | | * Identifies targeted malware then shuts the sites down. |
| * Web portal with real-time monitoring, reports on industry-wide fraud activity, and trend reports. | | * Web portal with real-time monitoring, reports on industry-wide fraud activity, and trend reports. |
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| == Management Team == | | == Management Team == |
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| * [[Irfan Salim]] - President and Chief Executive Officer | | * [[Irfan Salim]] - President and Chief Executive Officer |
| * [[Charlie Abrahams]] - Vice President and General Manager, EMEA | | * [[Charlie Abrahams]] - Vice President and General Manager, EMEA |
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| * [[Ihab Shraim]] - Chief Security Officer and VP, Network and System Engineering | | * [[Ihab Shraim]] - Chief Security Officer and VP, Network and System Engineering |
| * [[David Silver]] - Vice President, Business Development | | * [[David Silver]] - Vice President, Business Development |
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| == Board of Directors == | | == Board of Directors == |
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| * [[Dave Barrett]] - General Partner, Polaris Venture Partners | | * [[Dave Barrett]] - General Partner, Polaris Venture Partners |
| * [[Stephen J. Harrick]] - General Partner, Institutional Venture Partners (IVP) | | * [[Stephen J. Harrick]] - General Partner, Institutional Venture Partners (IVP) |
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| * [[Susan D. Whiting]] - Vice Chair, The Nielsen Company | | * [[Susan D. Whiting]] - Vice Chair, The Nielsen Company |
| * [[Steven P. Bird]] (observer) - General Partner, Focus Ventures | | * [[Steven P. Bird]] (observer) - General Partner, Focus Ventures |
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| == Partners == | | == Partners == |
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| * [http://www.microsoft.com/en/us/default.aspx/ Microsoft] | | * [http://www.microsoft.com/en/us/default.aspx/ Microsoft] |
| * [http://www.yahoo.com/ Yahoo!] | | * [http://www.yahoo.com/ Yahoo!] |
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| * [http://www.lexisnexis.com/ LexisNexis] | | * [http://www.lexisnexis.com/ LexisNexis] |
| * [http://www.antiphishing.org/ Anti-Phishing Working Group]. | | * [http://www.antiphishing.org/ Anti-Phishing Working Group]. |
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| == Associates == | | == Associates == |
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| * [http://www.apparelandfootwear.org/ American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA)] | | * [http://www.apparelandfootwear.org/ American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA)] |
| * [http://www.a-cg.org/ Anti-Counterfeiting Group (ACG)] | | * [http://www.a-cg.org/ Anti-Counterfeiting Group (ACG)] |
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| * [https://otalliance.org/ Online Trust Alliance (OTA)] | | * [https://otalliance.org/ Online Trust Alliance (OTA)] |
| * [http://www.shop.org/ Shop.org] | | * [http://www.shop.org/ Shop.org] |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
− | 1. [http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=3786391 "MarkMonitor, Inc."] ''Bloomberg Businessweek''. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
| + | # [http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=3786391 "MarkMonitor, Inc."] ''Bloomberg Businessweek''. Retrieved September 22, 2010. |
− | | + | # [http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Midmarket/Facebook-Targeted-in-Spam-Scam-603252/ "Facebook Targeted in Spam Scam"] ''eWeek''. Retrieved September 22, 2010. |
− | 2. [http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Midmarket/Facebook-Targeted-in-Spam-Scam-603252/ "Facebook Targeted in Spam Scam"] ''eWeek''. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
| + | # [http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:MarkMonitor "Resolution:MarkMonitor"] ''Wikimedia Foundation''. Retrieved September 22, 2010. |
− | | + | # [http://www.brandweek.com/bw/content_display/esearch/e3i7a4f853fe57e4c0becfe37b2a5c3fd33 "Nielsen's Whiting Joins MarkMonitor Board"] ''Brand Week''. Retrieved September 22, 2010. |
− | 3. [http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:MarkMonitor "Resolution:MarkMonitor"] ''Wikimedia Foundation''. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
| + | # [http://www.markmonitor.com/company/overview.php "The Global Leader in Enterprise Brand Protection"] ''Corporate Overview''. Retrieved September 22, 2010. |
− | | + | # [http://www.domaintools.com/internet-statistics/registrar-stats-2007.html "Summary of 2007"] ''Domain Tools''. Retrieved September 22, 2010. |
− | 4. [http://www.brandweek.com/bw/content_display/esearch/e3i7a4f853fe57e4c0becfe37b2a5c3fd33 "Nielsen's Whiting Joins MarkMonitor Board"] ''Brand Week''. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
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− | 5. [http://www.markmonitor.com/company/overview.php "The Global Leader in Enterprise Brand Protection"] ''Corporate Overview''. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
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− | 6. [http://www.domaintools.com/internet-statistics/registrar-stats-2007.html "Summary of 2007"] ''Domain Tools''. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
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| == External Links == | | == External Links == |