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Line 67: − Verisign sold Network Solution in November, 2003 to Pivotal Private Equity for about 100 million.<ref>[http://www.infoworld.com/t/networking/verisign-sells-network-solutions-282 Info World ] </ref> Versign then aquires [[Guardent]] in 2003 and [[Unimobile]] and [[Jamba]] in 2004.+
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* 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>
* 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>
* Verisign sold [[Network Solution]] in November, 2003 to Pivotal Private Equity for about $100 million.<ref>[http://www.infoworld.com/t/networking/verisign-sells-network-solutions-282 Info World ]</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>
==Acquisitions==
==Acquisitions==
* 1999 VeriSign aquires [[Thawte]] Consulting and [[Signio]].<ref>[http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/networking/1999/12/21/verisign-aquires-thwate-and-signio-2075961/ ZDNnet ]</ref>.
* 1999 VeriSign aquires [[Thawte]] Consulting and [[Signio]].<ref>[http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/networking/1999/12/21/verisign-aquires-thwate-and-signio-2075961/ ZDNnet ]</ref>.
Versign then aquires [[Guardent]] in 2003 and [[Unimobile]] and [[Jamba]] in 2004.
* VeriSign also aquires [[GreatDomains.com]] in October 2000
* VeriSign also aquires [[GreatDomains.com]] in October 2000