International Business News - VeriSign http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif A Robert W. Baird analyst upgraded shares of VeriSign Inc. on Wednesday, saying he is confident the company will attract talented leadership following the departure of its top management. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/ahead-of-the-bell-baird-upgrades-verisign.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:52:40 EDT VeriSign Inc. shares sank Monday in the first trading day after the company said William A. Roper resigned as chief executive and that its founder and first CEO, Jim Bidzos, would take over in the interim as it searches for a new head. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080707/last-call-verisign-shares-drop-after-ceo-change.htm Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:23:38 EDT VeriSign Inc. said Thursday that its board elected the company's founder and first chief executive, Jim Bidzos, as chief executive and president and named him executive chairman, all on an interim basis. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080703/verisign-names-founder-interim-ceo-president.htm Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:35:44 EDT VeriSign Inc. said Thursday that its board elected the company's founder and first chief executive, Jim Bidzos, as chief executive and president and named him executive chairman, all on an interim basis. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080703/verisign-names-co-founder-interim-ceo-president.htm Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:09:24 EDT VeriSign Inc. shares rose then lost some ground Tuesday after an Oppenheimer & Co. analyst raised his price target for the stock while increasing his 2009 profit estimate on growth expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080617/verisign-climbs-after-analyst-raises-price-target.htm Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:27:35 EDT VeriSign Inc., which runs many of the Internet's core systems, said Wednesday it has signed a deal to sell and lease back a portion of its Mountain View, Calif., headquarters. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080611/verisign-enters-into-sale-leaseback-deal.htm Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:20:13 EDT VeriSign Inc., which runs many of the Internet's core directory systems, spent nearly $450,000 in the first quarter to lobby the federal government, according to a disclosure report. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080609/verisign-spent-almost-450k-lobbying-in-1q.htm Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:09:11 EDT Shares of VeriSign Inc., which runs some of the Internet's core systems, moved lower Thursday after an analyst downgraded the stock, citing its recent gains and predicting not enough new catalysts on the horizon to drive it up further. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080605/verisign-dips-following-analyst-downgrade.htm Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:50:52 EDT Scott Kriens, a director of VeriSign Inc., which runs many of the Internet's core directory systems, exercised options for 70,298 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080529/verisign-director-exercises-options.htm Thu, 29 May 2008 15:07:45 EDT Privately held Freedom Wireless Inc. said Wednesday it has settled a patent infringement suit against VeriSign Inc., the company that runs some of the Internet's core systems. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080521/freedom-wireless-verisign-settle-patent-suit.htm Wed, 21 May 2008 15:18:50 EDT VeriSign Inc., which runs some of the Internet's core systems, said Thursday it swung to a first-quarter profit, hurt by asset impairment and restructuring charges. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080508/verisign-swings-to-1q-loss-on-charges.htm Thu, 08 May 2008 17:22:40 EDT William Roper, the president and chief executive of VeriSign Inc., which runs some of the Internet's core systems, received compensation in 2007 valued at $8.1 million, according to a proxy statemen... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080416/verisign-ceo-president-gets-8-1m-in-2007-compensation.htm Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:38:07 EDT VeriSign Inc., which runs some of the Internet's core systems, said Monday that it named Brian G. Robins, who is a senior vice president at the company, as its acting chief financial officer. Robin... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080407/verisign-names-sr-vp-as-acting-cfo.htm Mon, 07 Apr 2008 17:02:32 EDT VeriSign Inc., which provides infrastructure for voice and data networks, spent about $1.7 million in 2007 to lobby on Internet taxes, commerce and other issues. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080307/verisign-lobbied-on-internet-issues.htm Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:08:17 EST A senior vice president of VeriSign Inc., which provides infrastructure for voice and data networks, bought 3,500 shares of stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080222/verisign-senior-vp-buys-stock.htm Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:53:34 EST A senior vice president for Verisign Inc., which manages the ".com" and ".net" domain name registry, exercised options for 39,167 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080215/verisign-senior-vp-exercises-options.htm Fri, 15 Feb 2008 14:09:02 EST Shares of VeriSign Inc., which runs some of the Internet's core systems, rose Friday after the company reported adjusted quarterly profit that narrowly beat analyst estimates and detailed plans to divest all its non-core businesses. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080201/verisign-up-on-plan-to-sell-units.htm Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:27:34 EST Hefty charges led to a wider fourth-quarter loss at VeriSign Inc., which manages the ".com" and ".net" Internet domain name registry, the company said Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080131/charges-lead-to-wider-verisign-loss.htm Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:01:45 EST