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width="65px">Headquarters: </td> <td>13861 Sunrise Valley Dr., Ste. 300<br>Herndon, VA 20170 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Country: </td> <td>USA </td></tr> <tr> <td>Employees: </td> <td>900 </td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top">Website: </td> <td><span class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://networksolutions.com">NetworkSolutions.com</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Twitter: </td> <td><span class="plainlinks"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/File:TwitterIcon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/images/2/24/TwitterIcon.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16"></a></span><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://twitter.com/NetSolCares">@NetSolCares</a></span> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><b>Network Solutions, LLC</b> is an Internet-centric company providing products and services targeted at the web. The company's product and service offerings include domain name registration, email hosting, website development, ecommerce products and solutions, web hosting, SSL certification, online marketing services, and website design services; they are particularly focused on helping small, and developing companies establish themselves on the Internet.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The company's corporate headquarters are located in Herndon, Virginia, USA. </p><p>On August 3rd, 2011, <a href="/Web.com" title="Web.com">Web.com</a> announced that they were acquiring Network Solutions for $405 million in cash, 18 million shares of Web.com common stock, while also refinancing existing net debt of Network Solutions and paying certain fees.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="History">History</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/index.php?title=Network_Solutions&veaction=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/index.php?title=Network_Solutions&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section's source code: History"><span>edit source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>The company was founded in 1979 by <a href="/index.php?title=Emmit_McHenry&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Emmit McHenry (page does not exist)">Emmit McHenry</a>, an entrepreneur from Arkansas; it began as a tech consultancy focusing mainly on applications development.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1991, Network Solutions was awarded the contract to operate the domain name registry on behalf of the US <a href="/Defense_Information_Systems_Agency" title="Defense Information Systems Agency">Defense Information Systems Agency</a>. The company's mandate was to register domain names in the <a href="/.com" title=".com">.com</a>, <a href="/.org" title=".org">.org</a>, <a href="/.mil" title=".mil">.mil</a>, <a href="/.gov" title=".gov">.gov</a>, <a href="/.edu" title=".edu">.edu</a> and <a href="/.net" title=".net">.net</a>, and this service was free of cost to customers. </p><p>In 1993, the company was the sole bidder for the contract for operating domain registry service for .com, .net and .org domains, from the <a href="/NSF" class="mw-redirect" title="NSF">National Science Foundation</a>, the first company to do so.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At that time, the functions of <a href="/Registry" title="Registry">registry</a> and <a href="/Registrar" title="Registrar">registrar</a> were both performed exclusively by Network Solutions. The company would hold the position of the sole domain registrar in the world for these three registries for the six years, until 1999. The company was also given the contract of maintaining the central <a href="/Whois" title="Whois">Whois</a> database of assigned names. </p><p>The company was acquired in 1995 by the <a href="/index.php?title=SAIC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SAIC (page does not exist)">Science Applications International Corporation</a>. Two years later, in 1997, Network Solutions was listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the ticker symbol "NSOL". Its initial public offering raised $67 million USD. </p><p>The control of Network Solutions changed hands in 2000, when <a href="/Verisign" title="Verisign">Verisign</a> acquired the majority share holding at a price of USD 20 billion.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/Verisign" title="Verisign">Verisign</a> resold the company in 2003 to the Najafi Companies, while retaining the .com domain registry business for itself. Network Solution's business changed from being a registry to becoming a domain registrar. Under the new management, Network Solutions launched an inorganic growth strategy by first acquiring InQuent Technologies in Toronto (Canada) in 2004, followed by acquiring MonsterCommerce in 2005. The company's ownership changed hands once again in 2007 when General Atlantic, a private equity firm, bought into the company. </p><p>On August 3rd, 2011, <a href="/Web.com" title="Web.com">Web.com</a> announced that they were acquiring Network Solutions for $405 million in cash, 18 million shares of Web.com common stock, and refinancing existing net debt of Network Solutions and paying certain fees.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="The_First_Registry_and_Registrar">The First Registry and Registrar</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/index.php?title=Network_Solutions&veaction=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: The First Registry and Registrar" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/index.php?title=Network_Solutions&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section's source code: The First Registry and Registrar"><span>edit source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>NSI at first functioned as an administrator for domain name registry along with <a href="/Defense_Information_Systems_Agency" title="Defense Information Systems Agency"> DISA</a> under a sub-contract in 1991. NSI issued free .com, .gov, .org, .mil, .edu and .net along with free Internet Protocol address blocks. NSI in 1993 became the sole company to be registrar of top level domain names. The grant was provided by National Science Foundation after a bidding process in which NSI was a sole bidder. With this grant <a href="javascript:void(0);" class="mw-lingo-term" data-lingo-term-id="ffb21d106bd0d39dba05028fe7836ae6">NSF</a> was the sole registrar for Top Level Domain Names (<a href="javascript:void(0);" class="mw-lingo-term" data-lingo-term-id="e800122d43583e63e1740a15d5fa5183">TLDs</a>), it also maintained a central database for the assigned Domain Names called the WHOIS. This improved monopoly of NSI in the domain name registration. The permission given by the National Science Foundation (<a href="/NSF" class="mw-redirect" title="NSF">NSF</a>) to charge fees for the domain name registration from the applicants led NSI to levy hefty charges on the costumers applying for Domain Names. In 1995 NSI charged $100 for two years registration. Later overwhelmed by the increasing monopoly of NSI, the United States Department of Commerce (<a href="/DOC" class="mw-redirect" title="DOC">DOC</a>) amended its contract with NSI and forced NSI to provide domain name registration to competing registrars at wholesale prices, rather than the regular rate of $34.99 per year the amount it still charges today. DOC and <a href="javascript:void(0);" class="mw-lingo-term" data-lingo-term-id="ffb21d106bd0d39dba05028fe7836ae6">NSF</a> also assisted to the formation of a new organization which will oversee the registration of domain names and their accreditation. This new organization was aimed to reduce the monopoly of NSI in the domain name registration business and allow new private organizations a market place for the entry into this business. The organization was named as Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (<a href="/ICANN" title="ICANN">ICANN</a>). <sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Governance">Governance</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/index.php?title=Network_Solutions&veaction=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Governance" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/index.php?title=Network_Solutions&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section's source code: Governance"><span>edit source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>The board of directors at Network Solutions is comprised eight members, four of whom are representatives of General Atlantic. The board is presently chaired by <a href="/index.php?title=Robert_F._Callahan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Robert F. Callahan (page does not exist)">Robert F. Callahan</a>, in his position as chairman of the board and special advisor with General Atlantic.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The executive team is comprised of seven members, with the CEO, Tim Kelly, also serving as director on the board.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Domain_Registrar_Function">Domain Registrar Function</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/index.php?title=Network_Solutions&veaction=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Domain Registrar Function" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/index.php?title=Network_Solutions&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section's source code: Domain Registrar Function"><span>edit source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>According to the statistics compiled by <a href="/Name_Intelligence" title="Name Intelligence">Name Intelligence</a>, Network Solutions had registered a total of 6,678,361 domains by the end of 2007, making it the third largest in table rankings, with <a href="/GoDaddy" title="GoDaddy">GoDaddy</a> taking first position (21,683,746 domains) followed by <a href="/ENom" title="ENom">eNom</a> in the second (8,113,940). As of 2010, the company is host to 7 million domain names, 1,000,000 emailboxes and 300,000 websites.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As a domain registrar, Network Solutions offers the following services: </p> <ul><li>Domain name search</li> <li>Expired Domain search</li> <li>Web forwarding</li> <li>Domain transfer</li> <li>Private registration</li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Affiliations">Affiliations</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/index.php?title=Network_Solutions&veaction=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Affiliations" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/index.php?title=Network_Solutions&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section's source code: Affiliations"><span>edit source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/Registrar_Constituency" class="mw-redirect" title="Registrar Constituency">Registrars Constituency</a></li></ul> <h2><span id="Awards_.26_Recognition"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Awards_&_Recognition">Awards & Recognition</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/index.php?title=Network_Solutions&veaction=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Awards & Recognition" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/index.php?title=Network_Solutions&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section's source code: Awards & Recognition"><span>edit source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>The company has been recognized for customer satisfaction excellence<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> for a fourth consecutive year (2006 to 2009) by J.D. 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