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The company's corporate headquarters are located in Herndon, Virginia, USA. | The company's corporate headquarters are located in Herndon, Virginia, USA. | ||
On August 3rd, 2011, [[Web.com]] announced that they were acquiring Network Solutions for $405 million in cash, 18 million shares of Web.com common stock, | On August 3rd, 2011, [[Web.com]] announced that they were acquiring Network Solutions for $405 million in cash, 18 million shares of Web.com common stock, while also refinancing existing net debt of Network Solutions and paying certain fees.<ref>[http://ir.web.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=596511 IR.web.com]</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The company was founded in 1979 by [[Emmit McHenry]], an entrepreneur from Arkansas; it began as a tech consultancy focusing mainly on applications development.<ref>[http://about-networksolutions.com/corporate-history.php About-NetworkSoultions]</ref> | The company was founded in 1979 by [[Emmit McHenry]], an entrepreneur from Arkansas; it began as a tech consultancy focusing mainly on applications development.<ref>[http://about-networksolutions.com/corporate-history.php About-NetworkSoultions]</ref> | ||