To me it looks like standard M$-like declaration, based on the worn-out 
"innovation" argument... SiteFinder is still operational though, much like 
M$ practice!

rgds

--c.a.

At 17:38 03/10/2003, Alan Davidson wrote:
>Attached is Verisign's press release from this afternoon. Very interesting.
>
>         - Alan
>
>>
>>VeriSign Site Finder Service Update
>>VeriSign Will Temporarily Suspend Web Navigation Service in Order to 
>>Continue to Work With Internet Community Towards a Long-Term Implementation
>>MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA - October 03, 2003 - VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSN), the 
>>leading provider of critical infrastructure services for the Internet and 
>>telecommunications networks, today announced that it will temporarily 
>>suspend its Site Finder, a new service to improve Web navigation for 
>>Internet users.
>>[...]



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