RE: [registrars] .... another one bites the dust :-D

["Antony Van Couvering" <avc@nameengine.com>]

Bhavin,

Everyone bites the dust eventually.  The question is how one does it.

Best regards,

Antony

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bhavin Turakhia [mailto:bhavin.t@directi.com]
> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2001 1:51 AM
> To: Registrars@Dnso. Org
> Subject: [registrars] .... another one bites the dust :-D
> 
> 
> To: NameEngine News
> Subject: Flash News: VeriSign Acquires NameEngine
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> 
> In this edition of NameEngine Flash News:
> 
> *  VeriSign, Inc. Acquires NameEngine, Inc.
>    NameEngine joins Digital Brand Management Services division
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> We are pleased to announce that NameEngine, Inc. has become a 
> part of the
> Digital Brand Management Services Business Unit of VeriSign, 
> Inc., (NASDAQ:
> VRSN) the leading provider of digital trust services. As part of this
> division, NameEngine will continue to focus strictly on working with
> corporations and intellectual property professionals.
> 
> Through VeriSign, NameEngine customers will now have access 
> to many new
> services, including:
> - digital brand audits
> - brand protection and monitoring
> - voice registry services
> - Web identity, authentication and payment services
> 
> These services will be supported by an infrastructure that is 
> relied upon to
> conduct over 5 billion domain name system (DNS) look-ups, 100 million
> database queries, and millions of secure commerce and communications
> transactions every day. Added support features will include a 
> dedicated
> Digital Brand Management Services customer service team plus 
> an experienced
> team of ccTLD fulfillment staff. We will also continue to 
> provide the latest
> information on new gTLDs, global ccTLDs and online 
> intellectual property
> protection.
> 
> During the transition, NameEngine clients will be able to 
> continue to access
> their Central Station online accounts and work with their 
> existing Account
> Managers and Registration Specialists. If you have pending 
> .name orders, or
> questions on previous orders for .biz and .info, you may 
> continue to submit
> those directly to your current NameEngine contacts as well.
> 
> We sincerely appreciate your interest in our products and 
> services, and look
> forward to continuing our relationship. Best wishes for the 
> holidays and a
> prosperous new year!
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> * For more information on VeriSign's services for companies, visit
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> * For more information on the acquisition, read the press release at
> http://corporate.verisign.com/news/2001/pr_20011206b.html
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