On June 8 VeriSign and Network Solutions will merge. VeriSign (VSGN) will be the surviving entity and will remain in the ISDEX but will change its sub-group affiliation to Internet services from security.
Replacing Network Solutions on the ISDEX will be Portal Software (PRSF), a company providing customer management and billing software.
The ISDEX is reviewed quarterly to add or delete stocks that best represent the Internet diversity for investors. If there is an intra-quarter merger or acquisition of companies within the index, stocks may be added to the ISDEX immediately or soon after. In this way, the ISDEX has been the most up to date and dynamic Internet stock index.
ISDEX, The Internet Stock Index created by internet.com Corporation, is the leading and the oldest Internet stock index in the marketplace. The ISDEX contains 50 stocks representative of the diversity of publicly traded U.S. companies that derive revenue primarily from the Internet.
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