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To: Joe Dancy who wrote (416)	3/18/1999 6:51:00 PM
From: Patriarch	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1285

VeriSign Provides Internet Trust Services to Users of Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 Security Enhancements to Benefit Individuals, Web Sites And Enterprises Worldwide March 18, 1999 12:49 PM MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- VeriSign, Inc. VRSN , the world's leading provider of Internet trust services, today announced its support for the release of Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 and Outlook Express 5 through the offering of digital certificate services to individuals, Web sites and enterprises around the world. In a separate release today, Microsoft announced that Internet Explorer 5 and Outlook Express 5 are now available for download on the Web worldwide. VeriSign is Microsoft's preferred provider of digital certificate services. "We're pleased that VeriSign is providing its leading digital certificate services for Internet Explorer 5 users," said Yusuf Mehdi, director of marketing for Microsoft Windows. "The combination of Internet Explorer 5 and VeriSign's technology enables individuals and businesses to secure a wide range of needs ranging from e-mail to Internet commerce and supply-chain management." To facilitate secure transactions at Web sites across the Internet, VeriSign's digital certificate technology has been pre-installed in Internet Explorer 5. This enables individuals using IE 5 to connect securely with sites that use a VeriSign secure server digital certificate. Those sites that use one of VeriSign's special 128-bit step-up certificates also enable all users of IE 5 to connect at a much higher encryption strength. VeriSign is the only digital certificate provider to be currently granted export approval by the federal government to issue 128-bit digital certificates (see separate release, "VeriSign Granted Federal Approval to Significantly Expand Issuance of 128-bit Website Digital Certificates," 3/8/99). In addition, a special free trial offer for a personal digital certificate has been incorporated into the download process for Internet Explorer 5, allowing individuals worldwide to send and receive secure e-mail using the capabilities within Outlook Express. For enterprise customers, Internet Explorer 5 works seamlessly with VeriSign's OnSite 4.0, the world's first integrated PKI platform. VeriSign's OnSite solution combines advanced PKI technology with its global PKI backbone, guaranteeing high-availability digital certificate services for enterprises securing a wide range of mission-critical applications. The digital certificates issued using OnSite 4.0 leverage and integrate with Internet Explorer 5, as well as other widely-deployed browser, e-mail, and remote access applications, sidestepping the need for an enterprise to force its customers and business partners to install, upgrade and maintain additional proprietary, PKI-specific desktop software. VeriSign also supports new PKI enhancements in Internet Explorer 5, including automatic Certificate Revocation checking. Revocation checking prevents unauthorized or fraudulent use of a certificate in the unlikely event that it has been compromised. "VeriSign is committed to providing Microsoft customers with the most comprehensive certificate solutions for secure e-mail, Web applications and electronic commerce," said Richard Yanowitch, vice president of marketing for VeriSign. "We are pleased to be working closely with Microsoft to continue offering Internet Explorer users the highest level of security for their Internet communications and transactions." VeriSign, Inc. VeriSign, Inc. is the leading provider of Internet trust services and digital certificate solutions needed by Web sites, enterprises, electronic commerce service providers and individuals to conduct trusted and secure electronic commerce and communications over IP networks. VeriSign's digital certificate services for Web sites and consumers are available through the company's Web site at www.verisign.com. The company's digital certificate services for enterprises and electronic commerce service providers are available through regional account representatives, resellers and VeriSign Affiliates worldwide. NOTE: VeriSign is a registered trademark exclusively licensed to VeriSign, Inc. OnSite is a service mark of VeriSign, Inc. All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners. SOURCE VeriSign, Inc.