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| − | | type | + | | type = Privately Held |
| − | | industry | + | | industry = Internet, Brand protection |
| − | | founded | + | | founded = San Francisco, CA, 1998 |
| − | | | + | | founders = [[Faisal Shah]] |
| − | | headquarters= 303 Second Street, Suite 800N<br/>San Francisco, CA 94107 | + | | ownership = Clarivate Analytics |
| − | | | + | | headquarters = 303 Second Street, Suite 800N<br/>San Francisco, CA 94107 |
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| − | + | | products = Domain Management, Online Trademark Protection, Online Channel Protection, AntiPhishing Solutions | |
| − | + | | employees = 180 (2008) | |
| − | + | | revenue = $30.0M (2008) | |
| − | | products | + | | website = [http://MarkMonitor.com MarkMonitor.com] |
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| + | | keypeople = [[Statton Hammock]], V.P. Global Policy & Industry Development | ||
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'''MarkMonitor''' is an internet-based company that provides enterprise brand protection solutions and services. It was founded in 1998 and is headquartered at San Francisco, California, with regional offices and operations centers in London, Boise, New York, and Washington, D.C. <ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/companies/markmonitor LinkedIn]</ref> | '''MarkMonitor''' is an internet-based company that provides enterprise brand protection solutions and services. It was founded in 1998 and is headquartered at San Francisco, California, with regional offices and operations centers in London, Boise, New York, and Washington, D.C. <ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/companies/markmonitor LinkedIn]</ref> | ||
| − | As of | + | As of July, 2012, MarkMonitor has over 700,000 domain names under its management.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/9838-thomson-reuters-buys-markmonitor Thomson Reuters buys MarkMonitor, domainincite.com]</ref> It safeguards the brands of companies like Facebook<ref> [http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Midmarket/Facebook-Targeted-in-Spam-Scam-603252/ E Week]</ref> and the [[Wikimedia Foundation]].<ref>[http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:MarkMonitor Wikimedia Foundation]</ref> MarkMonitor also has strategic alliances with [[Microsoft]], [[Yahoo|Yahoo!]], [[AOL|America Online Inc.]], [[Kroll]], [[The Steele Foundation]], [[Earthlink]], [[LexisNexis]], and the [[Anti-Phishing Working Group]].<ref>[http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=3786391 Bloomsberg Business Week]</ref> |
| − | MarkMonitor also has strategic alliances with [[Microsoft]], [[Yahoo!]], [[America Online Inc.]], [[Kroll]], [[The Steele Foundation]], [[Earthlink]], [[LexisNexis]], and the [[Anti-Phishing Working Group]].<ref> [http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=3786391 Bloomsberg Business Week]</ref> | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
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*2010- MarkMonitor acquired [[DtecNet Software]], a global anti-piracy company for an undisclosed amount of money. <ref> [http://techcrunch.com/2010/10/18/markmonitor-dtecnet/ Tech Crunch] </ref> | *2010- MarkMonitor acquired [[DtecNet Software]], a global anti-piracy company for an undisclosed amount of money. <ref> [http://techcrunch.com/2010/10/18/markmonitor-dtecnet/ Tech Crunch] </ref> | ||
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| + | *2012- MarkMonitor was acquired for an undisclosed sum by Thomson Reuters, as part of the company's new Intellectual Property & Science business unit.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/9838-thomson-reuters-buys-markmonitor Thomson Reuters buys MarkMonitor, domainincite.com]</ref> | ||
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| + | *2017- MarkMonitor was acquired for an undisclosed sum by [https://domainnamewire.com/2016/10/04/markmonitor-now-part-clarivate-analytics Clarivate Analytics] | ||
==Product And Services== | ==Product And Services== | ||
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[[Category: Registrars]] | [[Category: Registrars]] | ||
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Revision as of 16:07, 4 April 2018
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| Type: | Privately Held |
| Industry: | Internet, Brand protection |
| Founded: | San Francisco, CA, 1998 |
| Founder(s): | Faisal Shah |
| Ownership: | Clarivate Analytics |
| Headquarters: | 303 Second Street, Suite 800N San Francisco, CA 94107 |
| Products: | Domain Management, Online Trademark Protection, Online Channel Protection, AntiPhishing Solutions |
| Employees: | 180 (2008) |
| Revenue: | $30.0M (2008) |
| Website: | MarkMonitor.com |
| Twitter: |  @MarkMonitor
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| Key People | |
| Statton Hammock, V.P. Global Policy & Industry Development | |
MarkMonitor is an internet-based company that provides enterprise brand protection solutions and services. It was founded in 1998 and is headquartered at San Francisco, California, with regional offices and operations centers in London, Boise, New York, and Washington, D.C. [1]
As of July, 2012, MarkMonitor has over 700,000 domain names under its management.[2] It safeguards the brands of companies like Facebook[3] and the Wikimedia Foundation.[4] MarkMonitor also has strategic alliances with Microsoft, Yahoo!, America Online Inc., Kroll, The Steele Foundation, Earthlink, LexisNexis, and the Anti-Phishing Working Group.[5]
History
- 1998- Faisal Shah founded MarkMonitor in San Francisco, CA .[6]
- 2001- MarkMonitor announced strategic alliance with Lexis-Nexis, a research solution provider company.[8]
- 2003- MarkMonitor announced a merger with Alldomains.com, a domain registration and management providing company from California. [10]
- 2004- MarkMonitor announced participation in a comprehensive effort to stop online fraud, sponsored by the FSTC. The other participants included America's largest financial institutions, like: Citicorp, JPMorgan Chase, Comerica, Visa USA, ABN AMRO, KeyBank, Capital One and University Bank, and others. [11]
- 2005- MarkMonitor signed partnership contracts with AOL to develop a new initiative to protect its users against phishing. [12]
- 2005- It was announced that MarkMonitor, with Cyota Inc. and Internet Identity , would regularly provide information on confirmed phishing websites as part of efforts to help enhance the protection offered by Microsoft. [13]
- 2005- MarkMonitor annouced to work with Open Technology Solutions (OTS) to provide anti-phishing and fraud protection services.[14]
- 2006- MarkMonitor announced the closing of a $12 million venture capital investment led by Cargill Ventures. [15]
- 2006- MarkMonitor and Sports Marketing Surveys formed an alliance to protect the 2006 World Cup and Olympic Winter Games Brands online.[16]
- 2008- MarkMonitor signed a deal with TUV Rheinland Group's Brand Risk Management service (BRM) to offer the customers brand protection solution.[17] U.S. Central Credit Union and its 26 member corporate credit unions deployed anti-phishing solutions from MarkMonitor in February 2008. [18]
- 2009- MarkMonitor announced AntiFraud Solutions, a patented technology that would enable brand owners to prevent, detect and respond to phishing and malware attacks. [19]
- 2010- MarkMonitor acquired DtecNet Software, a global anti-piracy company for an undisclosed amount of money. [20]
- 2012- MarkMonitor was acquired for an undisclosed sum by Thomson Reuters, as part of the company's new Intellectual Property & Science business unit.[21]
- 2017- MarkMonitor was acquired for an undisclosed sum by Clarivate Analytics
Product And Services
- Domain Management: Domain Management establishes brands online including safety and security services with domain managements services
- MarkMonitor Brand Protection™ : Offers to eliminate fraudulent use of companies brands online to safeguard brand equity, web traffic, marketing investments, and revenue from paid search scams, unauthorized channels, counterfeit, pirated and grey market sales, false association, cybersquatting, and other online threats.
- AntiFraud Solutions: offers to protect enterprises and their customers from phishing and malware attacks as it predicts detects, blocks, monitors and shuts down phishing and malware sites.
References
- ↑ Thomson Reuters buys MarkMonitor, domainincite.com
- ↑ E Week
- ↑ Wikimedia Foundation
- ↑ Bloomsberg Business Week
- ↑ Bloomsberg Business Week
- ↑ American Executive
- ↑ The Free Library
- ↑ Information Today
- ↑ The Web Host Industry Review
- ↑ GOLIATH
- ↑ Softpedia
- ↑ Microsoft.com
- ↑ HighBeam.com
- ↑ PR Newswire
- ↑ PR Newswire
- ↑ Yahoo Finance!
- ↑ SC Magazine
- ↑ All Business.com
- ↑ Tech Crunch
- ↑ Thomson Reuters buys MarkMonitor, domainincite.com