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Whoops! Check Point lets checkpoint.com expire

It's got to be a little embarrassing for a security company steeped in paying attention to details like opening and closing firewall ports and monitoring whether applications are behaving oddly to overlook an arguably major item like maintaining the company's domain name, but it happened to Check Point Software.

By Tim Greene | 04 April, 2012 02:43

Tags: check point, domain name registration, domain renewal, Network Solutions, security
Web.com to acquire Network Solutions

Web.com said Wednesday that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held domain name registrar Network Solutions, to capitalize on a shift by small and medium businesses from traditional marketing channels to online marketing.

By John Ribeiro | 04 August, 2011 13:11

Tags: Web.com, Network Solutions, internet, e-commerce, Internet-based applications and services, Business Management, mergers and acquisitions
Choice domain names pitched as investments

Forget real estate, the stock market or Internet startups, the new way to make fast money is to invest in domain names, argues a domain name brokerage that will auction off a passel of domain names on Wednesday in New York.

By Joab Jackson | 19 August, 2010 02:52

Tags: domain names, intellectual property, internet, Internet service providers, legal, Network Solutions
Malicious widget hacked millions of Web sites

As many as five million Web sites hosted by Network Solutions have been serving up malware, probably for several months, a security expert said today.

By Gregg Keizer | 17 August, 2010 06:11

Tags: cloud computing, internet, Malware and Vulnerabilities, Network Solutions, security
Network Solutions sites hacked again

A week after Web hosting company Network Solutions dealt with a large-scale infection of WordPress-driven blogs, the company acknowledged that other sites it hosts have been compromised.

By Gregg Keizer | 20 April, 2010 04:15

Tags: hacking, Network Solutions, security