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* October, 1998 VeriSign released a fully integrated PKI platform, OnSite 4.0.<ref>[http://www.thefreelibrary.com/VeriSign+Expands+PKI+Training+and+Consulting+Services-a053079815 The Free Library ]</ref>
* October, 1998 VeriSign released a fully integrated PKI platform, OnSite 4.0.<ref>[http://www.thefreelibrary.com/VeriSign+Expands+PKI+Training+and+Consulting+Services-a053079815 The Free Library ]</ref>
* November, 1998 VeriSign offered Y2k testing certs for free. In December, 1998, VeriSign introduced digital certificate service for Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) servers and gateways.<ref>[http://www.wapforum.org/new/122199_verisign.htm Wap Forum.org ]</ref>
* November, 1998 VeriSign offered Y2k testing certs for free.
* December, 1998, VeriSign introduced digital certificate service for Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) servers and gateways.<ref>[http://www.wapforum.org/new/122199_verisign.htm Wap Forum.org ]</ref>
* May, 2005 VeriSign introduced a new 2048 bit VeriSign Class 3 Secure Server [[CA]] which was used to sign Secure Site Certificates obtained from thier website for IIS web servers.<ref>[http://www.verisign.com/support/advisories/page_029264.html VeriSign]</ref>
* May, 2005 VeriSign introduced a new 2048 bit VeriSign Class 3 Secure Server [[CA]] which was used to sign Secure Site Certificates obtained from thier website for IIS web servers.<ref>[http://www.verisign.com/support/advisories/page_029264.html VeriSign]</ref>
* November, 2005 VeriSign's payment gateway business, [[Paypal]], was sold to [[eBay]] for approximately $370 million.<ref>[https://www.paypal-media.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=180329 Paypal-Media.com ]</ref>.
* November, 2005 VeriSign's payment gateway business, [[Paypal]], was sold to [[eBay]] for approximately $370 million.<ref>[https://www.paypal-media.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=180329 Paypal-Media.com ]</ref>.
* December, 2006 VeriSign introduces Extended Validation [[SSL]] Certificates, standard practices for certificate validation and display approved by a group of leading SSL Certificate Authorities (CAs) and browser vendors.<ref>[http://www.verisign.com/ssl/ssl-information-center/extended-validation-ssl-certificates/ VeriSign.com]</ref>
* December, 2006 VeriSign introduces Extended Validation [[SSL]] Certificates, standard practices for certificate validation and display approved by a group of leading [[SSL Certificate Authorities]] and browser vendors.<ref>[http://www.verisign.com/ssl/ssl-information-center/extended-validation-ssl-certificates/ VeriSign.com]</ref>
* November, 2007 VeriSign announced plans to divest in its slower growing units and invest more in website naming and internet security services. <ref>[http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN1416428420071114 reuters ] </ref> Report shown these steps had cuthalf of its employeers.
* November, 2007 VeriSign announced plans to divest in its slower growing units and invest more in website naming and internet security services.<ref>[http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN1416428420071114 reuters ] </ref> Report shown these steps had cuthalf of its employeers.
* 2009/May Stratton Sclavos stepped down from his positions as CEO of VeriSign and William Roper Jr. was named for that position.<ref>[http://blog.domaintools.com/2007/05/stratton-sclavos-ceo-of-verisign-steps-down/ Domain Tools.blog]</ref>. Later, Jim Bidzos, the founder of VeriSign was appointed as the CEO and President.<ref>[http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/security-bytes/jim-bidzos-back-as-chairman-of-verisign/ IT Knowledge Exchange]</ref>
* May, 2009 [[Stratton Sclavos]] stepped down from his positions as CEO of VeriSign and [[William Roper Jr.]] was named to that position.<ref>[http://blog.domaintools.com/2007/05/stratton-sclavos-ceo-of-verisign-steps-down/ Domain Tools.blog]</ref>. Later, [[Jim Bidzos]], the founder of VeriSign was appointed as the CEO and President.<ref>[http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/security-bytes/jim-bidzos-back-as-chairman-of-verisign/ IT Knowledge Exchange]</ref>
* 2008 VeriSign sold its global Digital Brand Management Services business for US$50 million to [[MelbourneIT]].<ref>[http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/050108_Melbourne_IT_Buys_VeriSign_Assets The Web Host Industry Review]</ref>
* 2008 VeriSign sold its global Digital Brand Management Services business for US$50 million to [[MelbourneIT]].<ref>[http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/050108_Melbourne_IT_Buys_VeriSign_Assets The Web Host Industry Review]</ref>