Over the past five years, VeriSign has developed and deployed
a DNS system called the Advanced Transaction Lookup and Signaling System
(ATLAS) that supports the operation of .net, VeriSign operates 18 domain name constellation sites
around the world that monitor and process global Internet traffic, provides
customer service 24 hours a day, seven days per week, every day of the year in
150 languages, and maintains a TLD monitoring system called HUD that allows
governments and Internet "root" operators to monitor usage and trends of the
. Sincoskie, a Ph. Representing a distinguished panel of over 1,500
experienced attorneys and retired judges who know and apply the law
objectively according to their respective jurisdictions, the National
Arbitration Forum provides businesses and consumers alike with fair,
reasonable, and impartial access to justice.

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net Top-Level Domain," said Mark McLaughlin, senior
vice president and general manager of VeriSign's Naming and Directory
Services.
In September, VeriSign installed a system of rapid updates that
distributes domain updates every few seconds to accommodate all changes to
.
Telcordia Technologies, Inc. Evaluation team demographics
include two IEEE Fellows; a member of the National Academy of Engineering; a
multi-cultural/multi-national composition, with nationals of Croatia, Greece ,
Pakistan, Taiwan, the UK and the US. Sincoskie's involvement
with the Internet dates back to 1981 when he installed the first TCP/IP
network at Bell Labs.htm .

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"
"We're very pleased to compete for the opportunity to continue
administering, operating and securing one of the Internet's most vital pieces
of infrastructure -- the . Every day
VeriSign helps thousands of businesses and millions of consumers conduct
commerce and communications with confidence. VeriSign
undertakes no obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements after
the date of this press release.

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net Domain Name System (DNS) queries each day.net name servers.
"The average business owner and the average consumer have very little
awareness of how critical .
The arbitrator found that Dinoia did not have legitimate rights to the Web
address hillaryclinton.arbitration-forum .

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net supports more than
$700 billion in annual e-commerce, 3 trillion annual page views, 300 billion
annual e-mails, 58 percent of all Internet computer "hosts", and more than
five million domain names., ICANN is pleased to
announce that it has engaged Telcordia Technologies, Inc.telcordia.
Senator Clinton, represented by James Lamb of Ryan, Phillips, Utrecht and
MacKinnon, filed a complaint with the National Arbitration Forum on February
1, 2005 asserting legal rights to the Web address bearing her name.

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net
infrastructure.D. A National Arbitration Forum arbitrator rules in favor of Hillary Clinton
regarding the Internet domain name hillaryclinton.com domain name on October 22, 2001, and was using the
disputed domain name to direct Internet users to a Web site that displays a
generic search engine, links to commercial Web sites, and exposes users to
pop-up ads and pay-per-click search results.com .

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net TLD resolution services and 100 percent zone
file accuracy over the last seven years, as well as an investment of more than
$150 million into building a world -class Internet infrastructure that reliably
handles more than 4 billion .

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About VeriSign
VeriSign, Inc.NET Request for Proposals (see
http://www.

Sites related to the work of the Internet Corporation for Assign Names and Numbers ('ICANN'), the non-profit corporation formed in 1998 to assume responsibility for domain name system management, IP address space allocation, protocol parameter assignment , and the management of the root server system.

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, VeriSign, Inc.
(Nasdaq: VRSN), the leading provider of intelligent infrastructure services
for Internet and telecommunications networks, today announced it has submitted
a formal proposal to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
(ICANN) to retain the administration and operation of the .net Top-Level
Domain (TLD).
VeriSign 's proposal is supported by an outstanding record of providing
100 percent availability of .net
Registry is supported by Sun Microsystems, Microsoft, and MCI among other
major companies.
ICANN will complement the Telecordia team's capabilities with an
international panel of DNS experts to contribute to the assessment effort.

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What's more, network operators, domain registrars, businesses ,
governments, and consumers depend upon the security and stability of the .net, we are
not resting on our laurels and intend to continually improve its global
accessibility and features. This step has been
taken in accordance with the timeline and procedure published by ICANN
regarding the .pdf). is a leading global provider of
telecommunications software and services for IP, wireline , wireless and cable.

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net TLD forms the critical backbone of the Internet's infrastructure
for e-commerce and communications.net is relied upon by approximately
8. "While we are very proud of our stellar record running . delivers intelligent infrastructure services that make the
Internet and telecommunications networks more reliable and secure. 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, 2003 and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.NET Request for Proposals. The
evaluation team appointed by Telcordia brings a wide array of pertinent
skills, knowledge and talents to this process. David Sincoskie will lead a team that possesses 270 years
of collective industry experience , with particular emphasis in networks,
information databases, security and operations.org or telephone Tanzanica
King, ICANN Communications and Operations Specialist on +1 310 301 5804. As
a private -public partnership, ICANN is dedicated to preserving the operational
stability of the Internet; to promoting competition; to achieving broad
representation of global Internet communities; and to developing policy
appropriate to its mission through bottom-up, consensus-based processes.com

MINNEAPOLIS , The National Arbitration Forum
announced today that a ruling has been issued in favor of Hillary Rodham
Clinton regarding rights to the Internet domain name hillaryclinton.
A copy of the decision, Hillary Rodham Clinton v.com/domains/decisions/414641.

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to review and assess
the applications submitted in response to the .com/) to review and assess the applications
submitted in response to the .J, with offices throughout the
United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, Central and Latin America .

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In fact, .
"VeriSign is one of the world's leading providers of Internet infrastructure
and they 've proven time and again that they know how to secure, operate, and
administer global, mission-critical systems.icann.
The assessment process, already begun, will actively involve at least ten
of the Telcordia technical and professional staff and include site visits to
the qualified applicants . Additional information is available at
the National Arbitration Forum's Web site at
http://www .

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net DNS servers
within minutes.
In support of .
This is in accordance with the open and transparent procedure for designating
a "successor" registry operator; the current registry agreement between ICANN
and VeriSign, Inc.com.

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net and maintains multiple Internet
protocols, while capable of processing many billions of Internet queries per
day without going down.org/tlds/dotnet -reassignment/net-rfp-final-10dec04. The
laboratory consists of over 100 engineers and scientists involved in many
aspects of Internet and broadband networking. Michele Dinoia a/k/a
SZK.

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Additional news and information
about the company is available at http://www.

ICANN Engages Independent Evaluation Team to Review .NET Applications

was signed in May 2001, and will expire on 30 June 2005.
Telcordia is headquartered in Piscataway, N.

For media enquiries please contact: press@icann. In addition , the disputed domain
name would bookmark itself as the visitor's homepage each time he or she
opened his or her Internet browser.arb-forum.

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net is to the Internet's ability to function
efficiently, but they would sorely miss . With this new rapid update process, domain registrants are now able to
add a new domain name, change their hosting provider or make other changes to
their domain name, and see those changes reflected in the .
Ruling in Senator Clinton's favor, National Arbitration Forum arbitrator
Tyrus R. The domain name dispute process is a popular alternative to
lengthy and expensive trademark lawsuits.com, is available for viewing on the National Arbitration Forum Web site
at: http://www.

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VeriSign Submits Proposal to ICANN to Retain Administration of .net

net. (see http://www.NET Request for Proposals.

National Arbitration Forum Issues Decision on Hillary Clinton Web Address

found that the other party, Michele Dinoia, registered
the hillaryclinton .com in bad faith by presumably profiting
from the use of it. Headquartered
in Minneapolis, Minnesota , the National Arbitration Forum also has offices
located in New Jersey and Los Angeles.

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To ensure this certainty, VeriSign has invested millions of
dollars each year maintaining and upgrading the computer infrastructure that
processes more than 500,000 .net if it were to go down for even a
short period of time," said Stephen Borcich of Sun Microsystems, Inc. ATLAS was named "one of the year's best innovations"
by InfoWorld Magazine and was cited by ICANN Chairman Vint Cerf as an example
of innovation in his evaluation of new generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs). MARINA DEL REY, Calif.

About the National Arbitration Forum
The National Arbitration Forum is one of the world 's largest neutral
administrators of alternative dispute resolution services, including
arbitration and mediation.

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VeriSign's proposal to retain administration and operation of the .verisign.

Announcement

ICANN is pleased to announce that it has engaged Telcordia Technologies,
Inc.

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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.com and that the Web address was confusingly similar to
Senator Clinton's trademark rights in her own name.

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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 inability of VeriSign to successfully develop and market new products and
services and customer acceptance of any new products or services , including
VeriSign's domain name Registry operations and the possibility that any of
VeriSign 's other services may not result in additional customers, profits or
revenues; and increased competition and pricing pressures.
Telecordia's Dr. In addition, 60% of the team possesses
PhDs, spanning CS, EE and Economics. in Electrical Engineering, is Group Senior Vice
President of the Network Systems Research Laboratory at Telcordia.

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Moreover, .net domain.com/ .

handles parameter

The .com/.netDNS queries per second during peak
conditions and more than 50 million (225 million peak) registration
transactions per day.

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.

About ICANN
ICANN is an internationally organised, non-profit corporation that has
responsibility for Internet Protocol (IP) address space allocation, protocol
identifier assignment, generic (gTLD) and country code (ccTLD ) Top-Level
Domain name system management, and root server system management functions. Atkinson, Jr.

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5 million users in other TLDs that use .
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.
Dr. Dr. The arbitrator also found
that Dinoia was using hillaryclinton .
Senator Clinton's Internet domain dispute was one of thousands heard each
year by the National Arbitration Forum under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute
Resolution Policy ("UDRP") of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and
Numbers ("ICANN"). Founded in 1986, the National
Arbitration Forum administers more than 50,000 cases annually.

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