MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA - July 5, 2005 - VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSN), the leading provider of intelligent infrastructure services for the Internet and telecommunications networks, will be announcing its second quarter 2005 financial results on Wednesday, July 20, 2005. 

The 2nd quarter earnings press release will be distributed to the wire services at approximately 1:15 pm (PT) and will also be available directly from the company's website at www.verisign.com.

VeriSign will host a live teleconference call on July 20th at 2:00 pm (PT), which will be accessible by direct dial at (800) 946-0712 (US) or (719) 457-2641 (international).  A listen-only live web cast of the Q2 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: 6588408) or (719) 457-0820 (passcode: 6588408 - international) beginning at 5:00 pm (PT) on July 20th and will run through July 27th.

About VeriSign 
VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSN), operates intelligent infrastructure services that enable businesses and individuals to find, connect, secure, and transact across today's complex global networks. Additional news and information about the company is available at www.verisign.com.

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Media Relations: Brian O'Shaughnessy, boshaughnessy@verisign.com, 650-426-5270 
Investor Relations: Tom McCallum, tmccallum@verisign.com, 650-426-3744