9 Billion in Online Valentine's Day Period Purchases;
Spike in Big-Ticket-Item Purchases Demonstrates Increased Consumer Confidence
in Online Shopping

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.
"The growth in online sales for jewelry is a key indicator of increased
consumer confidence in spending more money online ," said Trevor Healy, vice
president, payment services, VeriSign. As such, in addition to reporting on online shopping activity
related to Valentine's Day, VeriSign also issued data throughout December 2004
regarding e-commerce statistics for the holiday shopping season.

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VeriSign analyzed online shopping data from
February 1 through February 14, 2005, with research indicating a 30 percent
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VeriSign Reports $3."
"In the 'brick-and-mortar' world, jewelry has always been a high
performing category around Valentine's Day," said Adam Graham, spokesperson
for Diamonds.
-- Online spending in the greeting card category increased 50 percent in
2005 as compared to the same time period in 2004. The diamonds category also held the highest
single-item ticket price of $427.

About VeriSign
VeriSign, Inc.
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.

About Arrow's North American Components Group
Based in Melville, New York, the North American Components (NAC) group of
Arrow Electronics , Inc.

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com. Significant findings for the Valentine's Day period include the
following figures from Tuesday, February 1, 2005 through Monday, February 14,
2005, as compared to the equivalent time period in 2004 (Sunday, February 1
through Saturday, February 14):

-- Online spending in the candy category increased 25 percent in 2005 as
compared to the same time period in 2004.

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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.

A spokesman attributes the growth to a variety of new jewelry designs that
were created by their in-house team of artisans.

The Jewelry Exchange has locations in Tustin , Chicago, San Francisco, New
York, Boston, Washington D.

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com is able to provide our customers
with the assurance they need to transact business online with the confidence
that their personal account information is protected. Diamonds led all
subcategories with a 130 percent increase in overall consumer spending
year over year.9 billion -- or 30
percent -- increase in sales as compared to the same time period in
2004 (Sunday, February 1 through Saturday, February 14). MELVILLE, N.Y.

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VeriSign undertakes no obligation to update any of the
forward-looking statements after the date of this press release .

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(Nasdaq: VRSN), the leading provider of intelligent infrastructure services
for the Internet and telecommunications networks, today released new
e-commerce data showing that purchases for Valentine's Day period accounted
for $3. 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 . The Jewelry Exchange is the largest
private importer of diamonds in America, and has over 30,000 loose diamonds
in stock. (EPI); Embedded Planet; IAR Systems; Keil Software; Macraigor Systems
LLC; Nohau; Vibren Technologies, Inc.
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VeriSign Announces Valentine's Day-Related Online Shopping Activity

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., Philadelphia, Dallas, Detroit, Seattle,
Houston, Cleveland, Tampa, and Denver.

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, Arrow's North American Components
(NAC) division of Arrow Electronics , Inc. Three primary, customer-focused NAC groups serve these market segments:
The Arrow/Zeus Electronics Group targets the aerospace and military markets;
the Arrow Electronics Components Group serves local OEM and contract
manufacturing customers; and the Arrow Alliance Group focuses on large
customers with complex needs.

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This proves that online shopping has progressed past basic items, such
as books and CDs, thus opening new sales opportunities for merchants from all
categories.

Full Category Comparisons
VeriSign tracks year-over-year merchant activity in key e-commerce
categories .
-- Online spending in the flower category increased 16 percent in 2005 as
compared to the same time period in 2004.3 million transactions,
representing more than 10 percent of the activity recorded from
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"With diamonds showing the highest
increase in online revenue during the Valentine's Day shopping season, we not
only see that consumers are comfortable making big-ticket purchases online,
but also buying sentimental and significant items through secured e-commerce
sites.

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

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-- Online spending in the jewelry category increased 34 percent in 2005 as
compared to the same time period in 2004.verisign.

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9 billion in online sales.

Spending Patterns
-- Tuesday, February 1, 2005-the first day of the period -- was the peak
online shopping day, accounting for 5.9 billion, a $0. The average per order ticket
price reached a high of $158 on Wednesday, February 9. The top selling items this
holiday period included the company 's exclusive "Circle of Love"
pendant, and their platinum ring with 1-carat of Perfectly Matched
diamonds .

Arrow Electronics is a major global provider of products, services, and
solutions to industrial and commercial users of electronic components and
computer products.

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This strong growth in online sales was led by a 130 percent increase in the
diamonds category, reflecting an upswing in consumer confidence in purchasing
big-ticket items online. Through posting the
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"Translating that success to the virtual world proved
difficult given consumer hesitation to purchase expensive and, in many cases,
symbolic pieces of jewelry through e-commerce sites.verisignsecured . Additionally, a new "Floating Heart" pendant was popular in a
variety of sizes and price-points .jewelryexchange.

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Spending in the chocolate
sub-category accounted for 49 percent of the overall category spending.
The Jewelry Exchange, the nation's leading
independent jewelry chain, announced that their 2006 Valentine's season was
up 14. The Jewelry Exchange was also recently named one of the top 25
jewelers in America.

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The latest statistics from VeriSign are based on the analysis of online
sales volume processed through VeriSign Payment Services, which processes more
than 37 percent of all North American e-commerce and represents in excess of
127,000 online retailers . The number of online
transactions on Valentine's Day jumped 349 percent as compared to 2004 .5% from previous years, and had broken company sales records.arrowdevtools.
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This varies slightly from the trend of
Monday being the busiest online shopping day during the December 2004
holiday season. Additional news and information about the
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PRESS RELEASE Jewelry Exchange Has Record Valentine 's Season

The Jewelry Exchange

The Jewelry Exchange is a direct diamond importer and manufacturer,
providing consumers with savings of up to 80% off of regular retail prices.

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, VeriSign, Inc.
-- The average sale amount during the time-period from Tuesday,
February 1, 2005 through Monday, February 14, 2005 was $144, a two
percent increase as compared to the same time period in 2004 (Sunday ,
February 1 through Saturday, February 14).com .C.arrowdevtools.

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-- The total amount spent from Tuesday, February, 1 2005 through Monday,
February 14, 2005 was $3. More
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