Seattle, WA, Mountain View, CA, June 4, 2001 - eNIC Corporation,
the worldwide source for Web addresses ending in .cc, today announced an agreement with VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ:
VRSN) to promote .cc registrations through VeriSign's domain name storefront
at www.networksolutions.com. The .cc top-level domain name functions similar to globally recognized
domain names ending in .com, .net and .org. With more than 15.5 million paid registrations in .com, .net
and .org,
VeriSign has one of the largest business subscriber bases on the Internet.
"This is a natural alliance between the leading
provider of global domain names and the company that pioneered alternative
Web addresses," said Doug Wolford, senior vice president and general
manager, Web Presence Services, VeriSign. "Dot-cc appeals to a
worldwide audience of business and consumers alike and is a great complement
to our .com services."
"For eNIC, the second largest registry in the
United States, this agreement will vastly expand .cc's reach through
VeriSign's powerful marketing and distribution channels," said
Brian Cartmell, CEO, eNIC. "This is rocket fuel for the next stage
of .cc's
already phenomenal growth. We're excited to be accepted into the VeriSign
family of products and services."
About eNIC Corporation
eNIC Corporation, http://www.enic.cc,
a privately held Internet company based in Seattle, Washington, is the
worldwide registry of the Dot-CC TLD and is the registrar for second
level domain names within the Dot-CC TLD. Brian Cartmell, Chairman and
CEO of eNIC, founded the company in October 1997. eNIC is currently
the second largest registry in the United States and the fourth largest
registry and registrar of country code TLDs in the world with more than
350,000 registered domains in the Dot-CC TLD alone. Registrants of Dot-CC
domains include major corporations throughout the world including such
notable companies as Intel Corporation, Deutsche Telecom, Amazon.com,
Yahoo!, Goodyear Tire and Rubber and the Coca-Cola Company. As the Dot-CC
registry, eNIC acts as the authoritative repository of all functional
information relating to all Dot-CC domain names. The company markets
Dot-CC domains worldwide in conjunction with its more than 7,000 affiliates
and marketing partners. For more information, please visit http://www.enic.cc.
About VeriSign
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN - news) is the leading provider of trusted
infrastructure services to Web sites, enterprises, electronic commerce
service providers and individuals. The company's domain name, digital
certificate and payment services provide the critical Web identity,
authentication and transaction infrastructure that online businesses
require to conduct secure e-commerce and communications. VeriSign's
services are available through its Web site, www.verisign.com,
or through its direct sales force and reseller partners around the world.
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,
VeriSign's limited operating history under its current business structure,
uncertainty of future revenue and profitability and potential fluctuations
in quarterly operating results, increased competition, risks associated
with the company's international business and risks related to potential
security breaches. 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, especially in the
company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2000. VeriSign undertakes no obligation to update any of the forward-looking
statements after the date of this press release.
VeriSign is a registered trademark of VeriSign,
Inc. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.
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