Fool.com: VeriSign Out of Solutions [Motley Fool Take] October 17, 2003 As has happened with so many big-ticket Internet assets, the business known as Network Solutions was sold off relatively quietly yesterday. Authentication software vendor VeriSign (Nasdaq: VRSN) said Thursday morning it was selling Network Solutions to Pivotal Private Equity for $100 million -- $60 million in cash, a $40 million note, and a 15% stake in the company.