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In 1991, Network Solutions was awarded the contract to operate the domain name registry on behalf of the US Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). The company's mandate was to register domain names in the .com, .org, .mil, .gov, .edu and .net, and this service was free of cost to the then customers.  

In 1991, Network Solutions was awarded the contract to operate the domain name registry on behalf of the US Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). The company's mandate was to register domain names in the .com, .org, .mil, .gov, .edu and .net, and this service was free of cost to the then customers.  

In 1993, the company was sole bidder for the contract for operating domain registry service for .com, .net and .org domains, from the National Science Foundation (NSF) the first company to do so, <ref>[http://about.networksolutions.com/site/small-business-solutions/ Network Solutions Site, small business solutions]</ref>. In those days, the functions of registry and registrar were performed by one single agency: Network Solutions. The company would hold the position of the sole domain registrar in the world for these three registries for six years, until 1999. The company was also given the contract of maintaining the central database of assigned names called WHOIS.

In 1993, the company was sole bidder for the contract for operating domain registry service for .com, .net and .org domains, from the National Science Foundation (NSF) the first company to do so,<ref group=footnote>[http://about.networksolutions.com/site/small-business-solutions/ Network Solutions Site, small business solutions]</ref>. In those days, the functions of registry and registrar were performed by one single agency: Network Solutions. The company would hold the position of the sole domain registrar in the world for these three registries for six years, until 1999. The company was also given the contract of maintaining the central database of assigned names called WHOIS.

The company was acquired in 1995 by the Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC). Three years later, in 1997, Network Solutions was listed at the NASDAQ stock exchange and acquired the symbol of "NSOL". Its initial public offering (IPO) managed to raise USD 67 million.  

The company was acquired in 1995 by the Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC). Three years later, in 1997, Network Solutions was listed at the NASDAQ stock exchange and acquired the symbol of "NSOL". Its initial public offering (IPO) managed to raise USD 67 million.