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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