Network Solutions Launches New Web Site; `Storefront' Features Millenium Rebate for .net and .org Registrations.

HERNDON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 13, 1999--

Visitors to www.networksolutions.com will notice a fresh new look and feel as they visit Network Solutions, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: NSOL) Web site beginning this week.

The new look is part of Network Solutions' strategy to make the registration and management of Web addresses easier for newcomers and existing customers. The brand new Web site also serves as a "storefront" for all of Network Solutions' Internet identity services.

As part of its new storefront, Network Solutions is featuring a Millenium Rebate Special Offer to encourage its customers to protect their online identity with the registration of new .net and .org Web addresses as a complement to their .com registrations. For each .net and .org registration purchased between December 11, 1999 and January 15, 2000, Network Solutions is offering a $10 rebate for customers paying online. Customers can register as many .net and .org Web addresses as they wish to take advantage of the rebate. Anyone is eligible to register for .net and .org Web addresses. The .net and .org domain names are available to all customers and function just the same as .com .

"We already have one of the busiest e-commerce sites on the Web," said Doug Wolford, senior vice president and general manager of Registrar and Value Added Services, Network Solutions.

"Now, our new storefront gives customers a lot more flexibility and makes it easy to get a Web address in minutes. They can purchase our services in bundles or a la carte, and they don't have to know Internet speak to find the services they're shopping for. Customers will find the new storefront much more user-friendly." To create the new storefront, Network Solutions surveyed small business owners, which are among its largest customer segment. The company also examined how its customers use the site by looking at all the purchase paths customers could take to offer complementary products and services during the registration process and for returning customers. For example, customers can take advantage of the dot com essentials(TM) package on almost every sales path. The "essentials" package includes a Web address, a one-page Web site and personalized e-mail.

A new "Make Changes" path helps current customers of Web addresses hosted by Network Solutions. These customers can come back to change contact or domain name server information, to add personalized e-mail boxes, to configure dot com forwarding(TM), which points visitors to a single Web site using multiple Web addresses, and to register new Web addresses. Once the changes and new purchases are submitted online, customers immediately receive an acknowledgment as an added assurance. Other features of storefront include: a catalog of services page describing all products and services; an improved Whois query functionality that allows for a conclusive search of all domain names; and a progress chart that appears throughout the purchase process. Prices for Network Solutions' services remain the same.

For a Network Solutions-managed Web address which includes the use of a one-page Web site or dot com forwarding, and a listing in the dot com directory(TM), the price is $119 for two years, and for an ISP-hosted Web address, the price is $70 for two years. The Millenium Rebate Special Offer includes a $10 rebate off both the $119 and $70 offers. For more information on the Millenium Special Offer, see http://www.networksolutions.com/promotions/offers/dotnet.html .

About Network Solutions

Founded in 1979, Network Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: NSOL) pioneered the development of registering Web addresses ending in .com, .net, .org and .edu and is the world's largest Registrar with more than 6.5 million net registrations. Separately, Network Solutions plays a critical role in the infrastructure of the Internet through its Registry business. Network Solutions' Registry customers include all the Registrars of domain names ending in .com, .net and .org. Network Solutions also provides Internet Technology Services that assist large commercial organizations in the evolution and management of their Internet technologies. For more information, see the www.networksolutions.com Web site.

Network Solutions registers the majority of Web addresses worldwide through various channels, including nearly 240 companies in over 30 countries in its Premier program and over 30,000 companies in the Affiliate Program. Network Solutions has created value-added small business solutions through agreements with leading companies such as American Express (NYSE: AXP) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). Through its Alliance Program, Network Solutions works closely with EarthLink (NASDAQ: ELNK), MindSpring Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: MSPG), Interliant, Inc. (NASDAQ: INIT), ValueWeb (NASDAQ: ESPI) and Interland, Inc. Network Solutions also has entered into marketing agreements with companies like Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO).

Statements in this announcement other than historical data and information constitute forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those stated or implied by such forward-looking statements. The potential risks and uncertainties include, among others, uncertainty of Internet privatization, increased competition in the domain name registration business, customer acceptance of new products and services offered by the company in addition to or as enhancements of its registration services, risks associated with the company's international business, uncertainty of future revenue and profitability and fluctuations in its quarterly operating results. More information about potential factors that could affect the company's business and financial results is included in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, especially in the company's Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed on January 4, 1999, as amended, Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998 and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended March 31, 1999, June 30, 1999 and September 30, 1999.