MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA - July 7, 2003 - VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSN), the leading provider of critical infrastructure services for the Internet and telecommunications networks, will be announcing its second quarter 2003 financial results on Thursday, July 24, 2003. The press release will be distributed to the wire services at approximately 1:15 pm (PDT) and will also be available directly from the company's website at www.verisign.com.

VeriSign will host a live teleconference call on July 24th at 2:00 pm (PDT), which will be accessible by direct dial at (800) 967-7134. A listen-only live webcast of the Q2 2003 earnings conference call will also be available at www.verisign.com or www.streetevents.com. A replay of this call will be available at (888) 203-1112 (passcode: 495543) beginning at 6:00 pm (PDT) on July 24th and running through August 1st.

About VeriSign VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSN), delivers critical infrastructure services that make the Internet and telecommunications networks more intelligent, reliable and secure. Every day VeriSign helps thousands of businesses and millions of consumers connect, communicate, and transact with confidence. Additional news and information about the company is available at http://www.verisign.com/.

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Contacts: 
Media Relations: Brian O'Shaughnessy, boshaughnessy@verisign.com, 650-426-5270 
Investor Relations: Katie Bare, kbare@verisign.com, 650-426-3241