MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA - October 4, 2004 - VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSN), the leading provider of intelligent infrastructure services for the Internet and telecommunications networks, will be announcing its third quarter 2004 financial results on Wednesday, October 20, 2004. 

On September 6th, the Company filed a Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission stating that its Jamba! business was performing significantly ahead of expectations.  Accordingly, the Company anticipates that it will post revenues in the 3rd quarter ahead of its current guidance.  The 3rd 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 October 20th at 2:00 pm (PT), which will be accessible by direct dial at (888) 569-5033.  A listen-only live web cast of the Q3 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: 842883) beginning at 5:00 pm (PT) on October 20th and will run through October 27th.

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

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