-- Online spending for the flower category decreased 13 percent in 2005 as
compared to the same time period in 2004. Transaction activity remained
flat.

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operates intelligent infrastructure services that enable
individuals and businesses to find, connect, secure, and transact across
today's complex global networks. VeriSign undertakes no obligation to update any of the forward-
looking statements after the date of this press release.

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Patrick's Day,
hundreds of California's elderly and people with disabilities , their family
members and home care providers will hold shamrocks, dress in green and rally
at state budget hearings, telling the Governor: "Cutting Home Care is
BLARNEY!" Home care recipients and providers will sign hundreds of shamrocks
to be given to the Governor, to remind him of those whose lives will be
affected by his proposed home care cuts. The supply of home care workers will further diminish, making
it more difficult for the 350,000 Californians who rely on home care to remain
safely in their homes.

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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 governor has proposed slashing state funding for California's in-home
caregiver pay to the minimum wage and eliminating funding for benefits.

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Spending in the diamonds
subcategory was up 101 percent, with a whopping increase of 540 percent
in transaction activity. The diamonds category held an average purchase
price of $517.

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 . Care for seniors and people with disabilities forced to go
into nursing homes will cost taxpayers five times more than in-home care.

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VeriSign Announces Mother's Day-Period Online Shopping Activity

(Nasdaq: VRSN), the leading provider of intelligent infrastructure services
for the Internet and telecommunications networks, today released new
e-commerce data showing that Mother's Day-related purchases accounted for
$4.
"Mother's Day has arrived as one of our larger retail holidays .
-- Online spending for the candy category was flat in 2005 as compared to
the same time period in 2004.

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VeriSign analyzed online shopping data from
April 25 through May 8, 2005, with research indicating an increase in online
spending activity of 24 percent as compared to the equivalent time period in
2004 (April 26 through May 9). During this period, the jewelry category
showed a 79 percent increase, far outstripping other traditional Mother Day's
categories, such as flowers and candy. Significant findings in regard to online shopping activity for
Mother's Day include the following figures from Sunday, April 25, 2005 through
Sunday, May 8, 2005, as compared to the equivalent time period in 2004
(Sunday, April 26 through Sunday, Online spending for the jewelry category increased 79 percent in 2005
as compared to the same time period in 2004.

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Earlier
research, as well as guidance for consumers on how to shop safely online and
for merchants on how to effectively secure their e-commerce sites, can be
found at: http://www.verisignsecured.

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Spending Patterns
-- Overall transaction activity totaled 54.verisign.

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This
proposal will increase the already high turnover rate of home care workers as
they are forced to leave their clients to find alternative work to support
their families.

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Where
once this holiday would have been acknowledged with a phone call and a
heartfelt card, we're increasingly seeing people using it as an opportunity to
send expensive items, such as a necklace pendant," said Trevor Healy, vice
president, Payment Services , VeriSign. Chocolates accounted for 56 percent of
the category period sales, with overall spending on this particular
item up 35 percent as compared to the same time period in 2004 .8 million transactions,
representing more than a 31 percent increase from the activity recorded
in the prior year period. Clad in Green and Carrying Lucky Shamrocks, Hundreds Want Governor to Know
About Devastating Impact of Home Care Cuts

SACRAMENTO, Calif .

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Quality Home Care Coalition: On St. Patrick's Day Hundreds of Seniors and People With Disabilities to Tell Governor: 'Cutting Home Care is BLARNEY!'

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43 million transactions and $473 million dollars .

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4 billion in online sales."
The latest statistics from VeriSign are based on the analysis of online
sales volume processed through VeriSign Payment Services, which comprises more
than 37 percent of all North American e-commerce, and represents in excess of
135,000 online retailers. The potential risks and uncertainties include,
among others; the ability of VeriSign to successfully develop and market new
services and customer acceptance of any new services; the risk that VeriSign 's
announced strategic relationships may not result in additional products,
services, customers and revenues; 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, 2004 and quarterly reports on
Form 10-Q.

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As such, in addition to reporting on online shopping activity
related to Mother's Day, VeriSign also issued data throughout December 2004
regarding e-commerce statistics during the holiday shopping season.

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Jewelry Posts 79 Percent Increase, Far Outstripping Other Categories

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. "Online retailers increasingly count on
VeriSign to reliably process their transactions.
-- Monday, May 2, 2005 was the peak online shopping day during the period,
accounting for 5.

About VeriSign
VeriSign, Inc.com.
In addition to allowing seniors and people with disabilities to remain in
their own homes, home care is a much cheaper alternative to institutions such
as nursing homes .

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As such, we will continue to
have unique insight into consumer spending habits for this holiday and other
major retail events.

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Full Category Comparisons
VeriSign tracks year-over-year merchant activity in key e-commerce
categories. Additional news and information about the
company is available at http://www.

WHO: Elderly and disabled home care clients , home care workers

WHAT: Press conference and rally telling Governor:
Cutting Home Care is Blarney!

WHERE: State Capitol South Steps, Sacramento

WHEN: Thursday, March 17, 12:30 PM

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VeriSign has a unique ability to correlate intelligence gathered across
the Internet, which enables the company to identify market trends such as
changes in Internet shopping patterns that may impact vendors with an online
presence.

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