NSI's new reality

As Network Solutions prepares to face competition in the spring, it grapples with several unresolved transition issues and heads into uncharted territory regarding matters like privacy. Meanwhile, executives at the domain name registrar have been selling off stock--albeit prematurely.

Network Solutions' database dilemma The company that holds the monopoly on administering the Internet's domain name system must decide whether to let competitors access it. The missing links to domain competition As the new year approaches, players who want to compete with Network Solutions still are waiting for crucial information. NSI execs sold shares before rise Network Solutions' chairman and seven other executives sold significant parts of their stock holdings last month for less than half what those high-flying shares would bring now.