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First-of-Its-Kind Service Protects Domain Name Registration

Herndon, VA — March 24, 2004 –Network Solutions, the first and largest registrar of domain names, today announced the launch of its 100 Year Domain Service, a first-of- its-kind offering designed to prevent a company’s domain from expiring for the next 100 years. According to VeriSign, the domain name registry for all .com and .net domain names worldwide, in the last six months alone more than 2 million businesses and individuals reactivated their domain name registrations after they had been allowed to expire.

“Many companies are finding out the hard way that their domain names were registered by employees or even contractors who are no longer around, and, as a result, they may not find out the registration was due to expire until their web site or e-mail system stops working,” said Network Solutions CEO Champ Mitchell. “We’ve responded with a unique and affordable service that will help protect our customers against those risks.”

Through this exclusive offering, Network Solutions registers a domain name for the maximum term available at the underlying domain registry and then adds additional years to that registration on an annual basis, ensuring that the registration is automatically renewed for 100 years. The service is available for $9.99 per registration year – a 70% savings off the price of a one-year registration.

“100 Year Domain Service is ideal for individuals or businesses that place a high value on keeping their domain registration indefinitely and want the convenience of not having to worry about whether their registrations are up for renewal,” added Mitchell.