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Yes, VeriSign CDN Business Is Indeed on the Block - NewTeeVee

William Roper Jr., the new chief executive officer of Mountain View, Calif.-based VeriSign, wants to streamline the company by selling off non-core businesses. His plan — sell or shut down, something I first reported back in August. At the time, VeriSign had no plans to sell off its content delivery network business, but it seems like things have changed.

Roper Jr. recently outlined his plan for Wall Street analysts and investors. His presentation prompted Dan Rayburn to do some digging and report that VeriSign’s Kontiki CDN business was up for sale as well, with Limelight Networks as one of the potential acquirers.

While VeriSign stated that it would review its content delivery offering over the next six months and decide whether or not to keep it, the CDN business is already being shopped around to other CDNs and content companies who many want to own their own network.

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