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This note highlights landmarks in the domain name registrar industry.

Context is provided by the multi-page communications & media timeline on this site.

     1997

GO Daddy founded by Bob Parsons

     1999

Warburg Pincus buys NeuStar from Lockheed Martin (est <US$100m)

     2000

VeriSign acquires registry and registrar Network Solutions for US$17bn

     2002

Verisign writes down assets by over US$16bn

     2003

VeriSign sells domain-registrar business of Network Solutions to Pivotal Private Equity for US$100m

     2004

VeriSign buys Jamba (Jamster) for US$273m

     2005

Register.com acquired by private-equity firm Vector Capital for US$200m

NeuStar goes public, raising US$605m

     2006

VeriSign acquires GeoTrust for US$125m

News Corp buys 51% of Jamba from VeriSign for US$187.5m

VeriSign buys Kontiki Delivery Network (managed P2P application) for US$62m

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