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July 7, 2008 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Internet infrastructure services provider Verisign (verisign.com) announced late last week that CEO Bill Roper has suddenly stepped down from his position as CEO after only one year, sending company shares down 1.3 percent.
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via Web Host Industry Review @ 13:33 7th Jul
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July 8, 2008 – (HOSTSEARCH.COM) – Mr. Bill Roper has resigned as CEO of VeriSign and from its board, it was reported recently. Responding to the move the company has placed Founder and Chairman Jim Bidzos at the helm on an interim basis. Mr. Roper was CEO of the company for just over a year. No official word has been given for the reasons for his departure and the move saw the company’s shares decline by around 1.3%. Roper originally took over from Stratton D. Sclavos, who himself left the CEO position for “undisclosed reasons”. While Mr. Roper was CEO of the company, shares increased by 45%.
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via Host Search @ 4:19 9th Jul
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July 7, 2008 (FinancialWire) Digital infrastructure services company VeriSign (NYSE: VRSN) (Current Market Cap: US$7.15 Bil.) has brought back founder and chairman Jim Bidzos to replace outgoing CEO William Roper. Bidzos will be the president and CEO of VeriSign on an interim basis, the company said, in what is one of several recent management shake ups. Roper, whose resignation is effective June 30, had taken over from long-time CEO, Stratton Scalvos, who left unexpectedly in May 2007. Bidzos has served as either chairman or vice chairman of the board of directors of VeriSign since April 1995. The founder had left the company for a few years to go to RSA Security and returned to the role of the chairman at VeriSign in August 2007. FinancialWire is a fully independent, proprietary news wire service of Investrend Information, a division of
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via Macro World Investor @ 9:15 7th Jul
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Verisign, which has pared down the company over the last year, has seen another CEO change: William Roper, who had been president and CEO for a bit more than a year, has resigned and the company board has named Jim Bidzos as interim CEO, president and executive chairman. Bidzos was the company’s founder and first CEO in 1995, and he tried to reassure analysts Thursday that he had the background to step into the role and quickly move forward, WSJ reports.
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via PaidContent.org @ 7:50 4th Jul
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VeriSign, the biggest operator of computers that direct Internet traffic, brought back founder Jim Bidzos as interim chief executive, chairman and president as the company works to refocus. Bidzos replaces former CEO William Roper, who unexpectedly resigned this week. Bidzos will help drive VeriSign's efforts to offload the less profitable businesses, the Mountain View company said Thursday in a statement. VeriSign announced plans in November to get out of businesses that don't fit with its Internet operations, such as services that cater to phone companies. Those businesses accounted for about 40 percent of revenue. VeriSign plans to focus on managing Web addresses, certifying that sites are what they claim and protecting online privacy. Bidzos, who founded the company in 1995, will lead that effort while VeriSign looks for a permanent p
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via SiliconValley.com @ 17:43 4th Jul
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VeriSign has named Jim Bidzos to the position of executive chairman on an interim basis. Additionally, VeriSign's board of directors has elected Bidzos as president and chief executive officer, on an interim basis, replacing William A Roper, who resigned from the company and the board of directors effective 30 June. As the company's founder and initial CEO, Bidzos has served as either chairman or vice chairman of the board of directors of VeriSign since April 1995. Bidzos has also served in both senior executive and board level capacities with RSA from 1986 to 2002.
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via Telecom.paper @ 14:38 8th Jul
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, Jul 03 (MARKET WIRE) -- VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) today announced that its board of directors has named Jim Bidzos executive chairman, on an interim basis. Additionally, the board of directors elected Mr. Bidzos president and chief executive officer, on an interim basis, replacing William A. Roper, who resigned from the company and the board of directors effective June 30, 2008. As the company's founder and initial CEO, Mr. Bidzos has served as either chairman or vice chairman of the board of directors of VeriSign since April 1995. Mr. Bidzos also served in both senior-executive and board level capacities with RSA from 1986 to 2002. "VeriSign remains committed to our strategy of focusing the company on its core businesses while continuing the divestiture of all non-core operations, which will proceed as planned.
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via Reuters @ 18:02 3rd Jul
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VeriSign Board of Directors Names Company Founder Jim Bidzos to Executive Chairman, President and CEO
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via Street Insider @ 14:14 3rd Jul
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VeriSign, which runs the master database for the .com and .net domains, has replaced its CEO and president, who resigned suddenly earlier this week.
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via CNET News.com @ 1:08 8th Jul
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via Nanotechnology News @ 4:01 16th Aug
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July 8, 2008 (FinancialWire) Shares of VeriSign (NYSE: VRSN) (Current Market Cap: US$6.47 Bil.) dropped in the first trading day after the company said William A. Roper resigned as chief executive and founder Jim Bidzos was appointed to the position on an interim basis. Shares of the Internet processing company sank 9.5% to $33.25. During a conference call last week, Bidzos said that Roper's departure was voluntary, and that VeriSign's board is searching for a leader to guide the company into its next growth phase. Bidzos said during the call that while the divestiture process is not facing "the best market conditions in the world," VeriSign expects to be on track by the end of the year with its plans. FinancialWire is a fully independent, proprietary news wire service of Investrend Information, a division of Investrend Communications, In
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via Macro World Investor @ 11:45 8th Jul
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DOW JONES NEWSWIRES VeriSign Inc. (VRSN) named Jim Bidzos as interim executive chairman, president and chief executive, replacing William A. Roper, who resigned Monday.
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via Easy Bourse @ 0:20 4th Jul
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Santa Monica-based eForce Media, a provider of Internet sales lead generation services, said today that it has acquired Vertical Passion Media, LLC and appointed its founder, Jeffrey Schwartz, as President and CEO. Schwartz is the former president and CEO of Autobytel. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Vertical Passion Media LLC operates a number of online destinations in the auto classified and other lead generation areas, and was founded and headed by Schwartz. Schwartz has also served as President and CEO of Autoweb, and a VP at Walt Disney Company. eForce Media's current CEO, Anthony Mazzarella, will continue to serve on eForce Media's board of directors. eForce Media is venture backed by Clearstone Venture Partners.
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via SoCalTech @ 9:44 2nd Jul
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VeriSign Board of Directors Names Company Founder Jim Bidzos to Executive Chairman, President and CEO
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via Street Insider @ 14:14 3rd Jul
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VeriSign Board of Directors Names Company Founder Jim Bidzos to Executive Chairman, President and CEO
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via Yahoo! Canada @ 14:14 3rd Jul
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TMCNet: VeriSign Board of Directors Names Company Founder Jim Bidzos to Executive Chairman, President and CEO
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via TMC Net @ 0:19 4th Jul
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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.
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via Forbes.com @ 20:13 7th Jul
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At internet infrastructure major Verisign, the buzz is all about bringing the focus back to the core. Cliched management mantra? No, says William ‘Bill’ Roper Jr, who took over as CEO almost a year to date.
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via Economictimes @ 5:05 4th Jul
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NEW YORK (AP) -- 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.
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via Yahoo! Canada @ 20:13 7th Jul
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VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), the trusted provider of Internet infrastructure services for the networked world, today released VeriSign® Code Signing Certificates for an application on Adobe® AIR(TM). Adobe AIR is a cross-operating system runtime that enables rich Internet applications (RIAs) to be deployed on the desktop. Now, RIA developers can sign their code with VeriSign Code Signing Certificates, which will help assure end users that applications on Adobe AIR are from a trusted publisher and that applications can be securely delivered.
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via Stockwatch @ 16:53 19th Aug
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VeriSign customers are now able to benefit from the leading RAEX (Roaming Agreement Electronic Exchange) Solution on the market TRIER, Germany – July 21, 2008 – ROAMSYS, a leading provider of RAEX solutions to the wireless industry today announced a referral arrangement with the VeriSign Communications Services division, a US based wireless clearing agent . Under the terms of the agreement, ROAMSYS will provide RAEX solutions to VeriSign customers.
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via TechWhack @ 17:33 20th Jul
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Wall Street shut down for the 4 July long weekend pondering a puzzler. It emerged that VeriSign CEO Bill Roper had suddenly quit the firm to be replaced by the firm's founder and chairman, Jim Bidzos, reports The Register.
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via IT Web @ 9:13 7th Jul
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via Easy Bourse @ 22:17 3rd Jul
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via MocoNews.net @ 7:50 4th Jul
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Wall Street shut down for the 4 July long weekend pondering a puzzler. It emerged that VeriSign CEO Bill Roper had suddenly quit the firm to be replaced by the firm's founder and chairman, Jim Bidzos, reports The Register.
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via IT Web @ 13:33 7th Jul
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