VeriSign

Headquartered in Mountain View, California, it is the world's largest provider of Internet trust services, and it serves as a gateway to establishing an online identity and Web presence. Through its acquisition of Network Solutions, VeriSign is the leader in domain name registration and related identity services, operating the definitive database of more than 28.2 million Web addresses in the .com, .net, and .org domains.

Verisign is the world's de facto standard in domain name system (DNS) registry services. Responding to more than 1.5 billion DNS look-ups daily, its powerful platform serves all of the world's domain name registrars. VeriSign supports enterprise customers through a suite of solutions designed to manage their Internet presence, extranets, payment, and other e-commerce-related services. The company also offers a revolutionary suite of technologies, services, and key industry alliances for wireless Internet e-commerce.