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VeriSign
Secure Site Symbol
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 19 /PRNewswire/ -- VeriSign, Inc.,
(NASDAQ:VRSN), the world's leading provider of Internet trust services, today
announced the signing of an agreement with Network Solutions, Inc.
(NASDAQ:NSOL) that will allow Websites secured by VeriSign digital
certificates to be easily identified as trusted e-commerce sites within
Network Solutions' new dot com directory (see related release "Network
Solutions Lines Up Industry Leaders to Build Directory of Online Businesses"
04/19/99). The display of VeriSign's Secure Site symbol next to qualified
listings within Network Solutions' global dot com directory will enable
businesses and consumers worldwide to quickly and easily find Websites engaged
in secure e-commerce and communications.
To date, more than 100,000 Websites worldwide -- including all of the top
25 e-commerce sites and more than 400 of the Fortune 500 companies -- have
been issued VeriSign digital certificates to authenticate themselves to
visitors and to enable secure, encrypted browser-to-server communications. A
recent study on "e-commerce trust" by Cheskin Research and Studio Archetype
(www.studioarchetype.com/cheskin) shows that symbols of authentication, such
as the VeriSign Secure Site Seal, significantly enhance a consumer's trust of
an Internet site. The study also cites VeriSign as the number one
Web-originated trust brand in the world, maintaining the highest level of
trust among consumers recognizing the VeriSign seal.
"The VeriSign brand is the gold standard of trust on the Internet," said
Doug Wolford, Network Solutions' senior vice president, sales and marketing.
"By providing the global trust infrastructure necessary for e-commerce to
proliferate, VeriSign enables consumers and businesses alike to transact and
communicate with confidence. The inclusion of VeriSign Secure Sites in the
dot com directory will enable users to enjoy a safe and successful online
experience by identifying secure Websites worldwide."
As part of today's agreement, VeriSign has been selected as the provider
for identifying secure online businesses listed in Network Solutions' new dot
com directory. VeriSign Website certificate customers with a .com, .net, or
.org domain name -- either hosting their own sites or leveraging managed
e-commerce services from an Internet service provider or Web hosting company
-- will be automatically identified as a Secure Site within the directory.
Any dot com directory customer not listed as a Secure Site can quickly and
easily enroll for a digital certificate through Network Solutions, VeriSign,
or VeriSign's network of global affiliates, including over 1,500 ISPs and Web
hosting companies.
"The dot com directory will allow businesses and consumers alike to
quickly and easily find trusted Web sites with which to conduct business,"
said Stratton Sclavos, president and CEO of VeriSign. "By identifying
Secure Sites, Network Solutions is providing users with the confidence
necessary to ensure that the businesses behind these sites have been
authenticated and are using state-of-the-art encryption technology to protect
online transactions and communications."
VeriSign Website Digital Certificates
VeriSign Website digital certificates act as electronic credentials to
authenticate sites to visitors and to enable secure, encrypted transactions
and communications using the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol. VeriSign's
digital certificate technology has been pre-installed into all the major Web
browsers and servers in use across the Internet today. In addition, the
company is the only digital certificate provider to be currently granted an
exception by the U.S. federal government to issue 128-bit Website certificates
and the only company with 128-bit certificate technology pre-installed into
Microsoft and Netscape Web browsers.
The dot com directory
The Network Solutions' dot com directory is designed to be the Web's most
definitive place to find an online business, meeting a growing need for
millions of Internet users looking for secure online businesses with which
they can ultimately establish a buyer/seller relationship. Users will be able
to search for companies with Web addresses in a variety of ways, by business
category, type of service, sales volume, geography, name, commerce-enabled
status, keywords and several other categories. It will also allow visitors to
easily identify sites secured by VeriSign digital certificates via the display
of the VeriSign Secure Site symbol next to the qualified listing. The
directory will be launched in June and will be offered directly from
Network Solutions' Web site, through major Web portals, and from partner Web
sites, including the VeriSign site at www.verisign.com.
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. The Secure Site logo is a trademark of VeriSign, Inc. All
other trademarks are properties of their respective owners.
SOURCE VeriSign, Inc.
-0- 04/19/99
/CONTACT: Krista Nash, 650-404-0900, or knash@bando.com, or
Holly Burkhart, 650-404-0900, or hburkhart@bando.com, both of Blanc & Otus,
for VeriSign, Inc./
/Web site: verisign.com |
