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| RealMarket Stock Index |
| RMSI | 60.65 |  | 1.24% |
| Dow Jones | 12,871.75 |  | 0.16% |
| Nasdaq | 2,424.40 |  | 0.06% |
| S&P 500 | 1,396.37 |  | 0.11% |
| Top Gainers |
| SAP | 51.2 |  | 57.90 |
| HP | 47.59 |  | 49.78 |
| NCR | 24.34 |  | 47.99 |
| Top Losers |
| eOn | 0.3 |  | 0.78 |
| Selectica | 1.34 |  | 1.75 |
| Broadvision | 1.04 |  | 2.20 |
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Network Solutions slammed for new domain name policy
Network Solutions is under fire this week for using a questionable tactic that forces users to register domains with them. As of Tuesday, Network Solutions automatically reserves for four days any domain name that is the subject of a search on its site, preventing users from buying it anywhere else.
But Network Solutions charges $35 a year for a domain name, whereas many of its rivals charge as little as $8 per year. The company claims it instituted the policy to protect customers from “front-running,” a practice that involves trolling the WHOIS registry for recently queried domains with the intention of buying them and hiking up the price – pretty much the same thing Network Solutions is doing. In other words, the company’s solution for front-running appears to be to do it themselves.
ICANN has announced their intention to look into the matter but hasn't determined whether the registrar’s policy violates its regulations.
Editorial Contact: Jose Vilches
jos@techspot.com
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