VeriSign Extends Global Security Partner Programme

Nice, France (ots/PRNewswire) -

RSA Conference Europe, Oct. 23, 2006 -- VeriSign, Inc., (Nasdaq:
VRSN), the leading provider of intelligent infrastructure for the
networked world, today announced the extension of its Global Security
Partner (GSP) Programme. The programme will allow partners to work
with one vendor to increase revenues and expand their strategic
service portfolio.

The programme will enable partners to implement a fully-capable
and proven Managed Security Services (MSS) platform and will provide
partners with the opportunity to engage customers at both a strategic
and operational level. While developing the MSS platform, core
partners will be able to immediately offer customers the following
security services: Firewall Management and Monitoring, Intrusion
Detection Services, Intrusion Prevention Services Management and
Monitoring, and Host Log Management and Vulnerability Management.
VeriSign also plans to add its newly launched Security Risk Profiling
Service and Log Management Service to the suite.

Additionally, GSP partners can engage with VeriSign to sell a
variety of services including iDefense Security Intelligence Services
and Anti-Phishing Services that require limited infrastructure to
support. As a result, these services can also be provided to end
customers during the development of the Security Operations Centre
(SOC).

Partners will have the advantage of a proven and scalable security
management infrastructure, at a fraction of the cost and time it
would take to develop and deploy internal solutions. Service
providers will be able to leverage the extensive experience of
VeriSign's eight Security Operations Centres around the world that
service more than 800 organisations in more than 60 countries and an
infrastructure that processes more than 1.5 billion security events
every day.

Souheil Badran, vice president for international operations and
global channels said, "Partners joining the program will realise both
short term and long term recurring revenues. This means that beyond
the commitment to partner on a Security Operations Centre or Managed
Security Partner project, VeriSign can also offer
immediately-deliverable solutions to provide revenue. As a result,
while the SOC is coming online, partners can offer a uniquely wide
range of strategic security services to their customers."

VeriSign currently has three GSP partners: S21sec in Spain, Acer
in Taiwan, and Netrix in Mexico. The company plans to continue
recruiting strategic partners in key regions.

Xabier Mitxelena, general manager at S21sec said, "VeriSign and
S21sec have a very successful partner relationship. As a service
provider, VeriSign has a highly flexible partner model designed to
help us increase revenues by expanding our service portfolio.
VeriSign's infrastructure and security experience ideally complements
our local footprint to the benefit of our customers."

VeriSign is specifically targeting security providers that are
looking to offer a complete service portfolio, backed by a global
security leader. The company is also considering system integrators
and telecommunications firms. Partners will need to be focused on and
have experience in providing security services, consulting services
and technical deployment services.

The VeriSign Global Security Services Programme offers partners a
growth path with three options:

- Resellers selling services delivered by VeriSign
- Managed Security Service Partnership where each party delivers a
significant component of a managed security solution
- Managed Security Service Data Centres where partners sell and deliver
managed security services and VeriSign provides engineering support
Benefits to partners include:
- VeriSign's strong brand in security
- The opportunity to leverage a fully-functional Security Operations
Centre, powered by VeriSign's award-winning TeraGuard architecture and
supported by VeriSign's global SOC teams
- Non-capital-intensive services
- VeriSign's architecture, processes, technical support, training, and
security intelligence
- Co-branded or white-labelled portal and marketing collateral
- Sales training

Souheil Badran said: "VeriSign is ideally placed to accelerate the
deployment of infrastructure, services, procedures and know-how to
make security partners successful in the shortest time possible,
offering a suit of strategic security services to protect customers'
infrastructures and transactions. As our successful partnership with
S21sec has demonstrated, this provides the quickest and most
substantial delivery of security services to address local customer
needs."

About VeriSign

VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSN), operates intelligent infrastructure
services that enable and protect billions of interactions every day
across the world's voice and data networks. Additional news and
information about the company is available at www.verisign.com

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For more information, contact:
VeriSign Media Relations: Victoria Henry, vhenry@verisign.com,
+44-20-8600-0723.
VeriSign Media Relations: Monisha Khanna, mkhanna@verisign.com,
+1-650-426-4522
VeriSign Investor Relations: Nancy Fazioli, ir@verisign.com,
+1-650-426-5146

Statements in this announcement other than historical data and
information constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning
of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements involve risks and
uncertainties that could cause VeriSign's actual results to differ
materially from those stated or implied by such forward-looking
statements. The potential risks and uncertainties include, among
others, the uncertainty of future revenue and profitability and
potential fluctuations in quarterly operating results due to such
factors as the risk that VeriSign's announced strategic reseller
relationships, including the programme described herein, may not
result in additional products, services, customers, profits or
revenues; and increased competition and pricing pressures. More
information about potential factors that could affect the company's
business and financial results is included in VeriSign's filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, including in the company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 and
quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. VeriSign undertakes no obligation to
update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this
press release.

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Contact:
Victoria Henry, vhenry@verisign.com, +44-20-8600-0723, or Monisha
Khanna, mkhanna@verisign.com, +1-650-426-4522, Nancy Fazioli,
ir@verisign.com, +1-650-426-5146