VeriSign Leads Slowing Industry

VeriSign, Inc. (VRSN - Analyst Report) provides essential Internet infrastructure services to companies, service providers and website owners. VeriSign has three core offerings: Internet security, registry services and communications services.

VeriSign is the gatekeeper of the Internet. Its registry, security and communications services are essential for the smooth functioning of the online world. Moreover, the Internet keeps expanding. Not only can people plug in to the Internet by means of wired connections, the Web is more and more made up of wireless connections, leading to booming usage.

However, VeriSign operates in an intensely competitive environment. In its Security Services, RSA is a major rival, providing solutions operated by the customers themselves, as opposed to outsourced solutions provided by VeriSign.

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