Seattle, Wash. and Mountain View, Calif., May 30, 2001 - VeriSign,
Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSN), the leading provider of Internet trust services,
and eNIC Corporation, the registry for Web addresses ending in .cc, announced
that the VeriSign Global Registry Services division will expand registration
access to the .cc top-level domain (TLD) to its customer base, which includes
all of the domain name registration companies (registrars).
"With today's announcement we are providing
another in a diverse suite of products and services to registrars,"
says Herb Hribar, executive vice president and general manager of VeriSign
Global Registry Services. "By providing registrars with access
to .cc
domain names, businesses and consumers have an added option when selecting
a Web identity. We are excited about the relationship with eNIC, a pioneer
in alternative Web addresses."
Registrars will access .cc names through its Shared Registration System (SRS). Use
of the SRS allows multiple registrars to simultaneously access the .cc registry
and offer names to their customers. It also allows other registries
easier access to and technical implementation with the network of registrars
that has made .com the largest domain on the Internet.
"Having access to VeriSign's registrar partners
significantly strengthens the position of .cc in the global marketplace," said Brian Cartmell, CEO
of eNIC. "Individuals and businesses looking for a domain name
can now benefit from VeriSign's reach into the registrar market and
learn why hundreds of thousands of customers say 'dot-cc works for me.'
Partnerships such as this will help grow the domain-name industry and
create demand for eNIC's products using the Domain Name System. That's
where the real excitement starts. We're getting closer to realizing
the potential of the Internet."
About VeriSign
VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq:VRSN) 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.
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 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 (NASDAQ:INTC - News), Deutsche Telecom,
Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - News), Yahoo! (NASDAQ:YHOO - News), Goodyear
Tire and Rubber (NYSE:GT - News) and the Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO
- News). 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.
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.
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