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==Business Operations==

==Business Operations==

Oversee.net currently owns a portfolio of over a million domain names<ref>http://www.oversee.net/news/453</ref>. The company's core brands include [[DomainSponsor.com]], [[SnapNames]], [[Moniker|Moniker.com]], [[DOMAINFest]] and [[LowFares.com]].

Oversee.net currently owns a portfolio of over a million domain names<ref>http://www.oversee.net/news/453</ref>. The company's core brands include [[DomainSponsor.com]], [[DOMAINFest]] and [[LowFares.com]]. They once owned [[SnapNames]], [[Moniker|Moniker.com]], though both businesses were sold to [[KeyDrive SA]] in January, 2012.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2012/02/01/keydrive-acquires-moniker-and-snapnames/ KeyDrive Acquires Moniker and SnapNames]</ref>

The company's Aftermarket and Registrar Division comprises the two units of [[Moniker|Moniker.com]] and [[SnapNames]], and together the two offer an array of services including domain name registration, acquisition, management, appraisal, brokerage and sales. According to an interview given by CEO [[Jeff Kupietzky|Kupietzky]] to CNN.Com, the company has overseen auctions that run into six figures<ref>http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2010/08/20/t_domain_auction.cnnmoney/</ref>.

The company's Aftermarket and Registrar Division comprises the two units of [[Moniker|Moniker.com]] and [[SnapNames]], and together the two offer an array of services including domain name registration, acquisition, management, appraisal, brokerage and sales. According to an interview given by CEO [[Jeff Kupietzky|Kupietzky]] to CNN.Com, the company has overseen auctions that run into six figures<ref>http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2010/08/20/t_domain_auction.cnnmoney/</ref>.

==Monte Cahn, Oversee, and Moniker==

==Monte Cahn, Oversee, and Moniker==

In 2008, Moniker was purchased by Oversee.net for $35 million USD. It had previously been acquired by [[Seevast]] in 2005.<ref>[http://www.seevast.com/news.html Seevast.com]</ref> Part of the acquisition of Moniker by Oversee stipulated that its Founder and CEO, [[Monte Cahn]], come along as the President of Moniker for 3 years. During this time he also filled other roles within the company, such as President of [[SnapNames]].<ref>[http://www.blueglass.com/speakers/monte-cahn/ BlueGlass.com]</ref> He left in December, 2010; in May, 2011, he filed a lawsuit against his former employer,<ref>[http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2011/dailyposts/20110505.htm DNJournal.com]</ref> naming Oversee CEO, [[Jeff Kupietzky]], and its founder, [[Lawrence Ng]]; the suit was over alleged non-payment of a $13 million USD incentive plan.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2011/05/04/monte-cahn-sues-oversee-net-over-13-million-incentive-plan/ DomainNameWire.com]</ref>

In 2008, Moniker was purchased by Oversee.net for $35 million USD. It had previously been acquired by [[Seevast]] in 2005.<ref>[http://www.seevast.com/news.html Seevast.com]</ref> Part of the acquisition of Moniker by Oversee stipulated that its Founder and CEO, [[Monte Cahn]], come along as the President of Moniker for 3 years. During this time he also filled other roles within the company, such as President of [[SnapNames]].<ref>[http://www.blueglass.com/speakers/monte-cahn/ BlueGlass.com]</ref> He left in December, 2010; in May, 2011, he filed a lawsuit against his former employer,<ref>[http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2011/dailyposts/20110505.htm DNJournal.com]</ref> naming Oversee CEO, [[Jeff Kupietzky]], and its founder, [[Lawrence Ng]]; the suit was over alleged non-payment of a $13 million USD incentive plan.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2011/05/04/monte-cahn-sues-oversee-net-over-13-million-incentive-plan/ DomainNameWire.com]</ref>