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VeriSign Showcases Mobile Transactions at CTIA

Comprehensive Suite of Mobile Services Highlights Mobile Commerce, Mobile Marketing, Digital Content and Mobile Security

CTIA Wireless, March 27, 2007 – VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), the leading provider of digital infrastructure for the networked world, today announced it will be showcasing a suite of mobile communications solutions and applications at CTIA Wireless, focusing on mobile commerce services, digital content delivery, mobile marketing campaigns and mobile security services.  All services are integrated with VeriSign’s trusted layered security, and are designed for network operators, financial institutions, Internet portals, media companies and brands.

“Consumers are driving demand for services and applications that give them easy, anytime access to routine day-to-day transactions and enterprises are embracing mobile solutions to meet these demands,” said Stratton Sclavos, chairman and CEO, VeriSign.  “Our digital infrastructure solutions allow our customers to launch new services quickly and economically, with the intelligence, scale and security necessary to deliver a compelling consumer experience.”

CTIA Wireless attendees will find cutting edge demos highlighting many of VeriSign’s digital infrastructure services at VeriSign’s booth (Hall C, 4763) featuring the following:

Mobile Commerce Services

• The VeriSign Mobile Banking Solution allows for easy access to banking services and information, including account balance notification, transaction history, fund transfers, bill payments and mobile alerts.
• VeriSign’s Mobile Payment Solution will enable consumers to make anytime, anywhere purchases and peer to peer tractions via their mobile device. 
• The new Visa mobile platform will provide mobile offer management capabilities including the delivery of mobile coupons by leveraging VeriSign’s content delivery services. 

Digital Content Delivery

• VeriSign’s Digital Content Services are designed to allow operators to deliver, manage and bill for dynamic mobile content globally, across and between all major operator networks.
• The new Intelligent Content Delivery Network (CDN), which combines traditional CDN delivery (central server based) with secure and managed peer-assisted technology, fundamentally changes the economics of the delivery of high-quality long form media content over the Internet.

Mobile Marketing Campaigns

• Experience the new My Coke Rewards program and learn more about the technology that powers mobile marketing campaigns. 
• Using VeriSign’s Interactive Messaging Applications, visitors will be able to vote for their top choice from the 10 wireless predictions for 2007.  The voting technology is the same technology VeriSign has implemented for top rated reality TV programs and hit game shows.

Mobile Security Solutions

• VeriSign’s Secure Mobile Device Management (SMDM) allows operators and enterprises to manage mobile phone security through over-the-air updates, remote data sweep for lost or stolen devices and data back-up to replace valuable information on new devices.
• The new Parental Control Solution will enable carriers to offer parents the types of controls they need to monitor and control their child’s mobile device.  As the controls are all network based, VeriSign’s parental controls are not limited by handset type, and offers a wide set of features including time of day controls, content access and cost controls.

About VeriSign  
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), operates digital 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.

For more information, contact:  
VeriSign Media Relations: Allison Flerl, aflerl@verisign.com, 650-452-4867 
VeriSign Investor Relations: Nancy Fazioli, ir@verisign.com, 650-426-5146

Forward-Looking Statement   
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 inability of VeriSign to successfully develop and market new products and services and customer acceptance of any new products or services, including VeriSign Mobile Commerce, Digital Content and Mobile Security Services; the possibility that VeriSign’s announced new services may not result in additional 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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