National Express, Opodo and Quickrooms Add Visible Security to WebSites to Ensure Safe Online Bookings This Easter Holiday

VeriSign's EV SSL Certificates Protect Consumers Against Phishing
Schemes as They Go Online to Book Trips for One of the Busiest Travel
Seasons of the Year
 
LONDON -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 04/03/09 --  As holidaymakers prepare for
the joys and stresses of travelling this Easter, the savviest are
booking their trips on sites like National Express, Opodo and
Quickrooms, all protected by VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), the
trusted provider of Internet infrastructure services for the
networked world. Whether travelling by train, air, coach or car,
staying with family or in hotels, more travellers than ever can be
sure that the Web site they are on is secure with the assurance of
VeriSign Extended Validation (EV) Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Certificates.
 
National Express, Opodo and Quickrooms join more than 6,000 other
sites using VeriSign EV SSL*. These leading travel companies are
providing their customers with online security measures to help
protect against phishing schemes. By displaying a green address bar,
these travel sites are letting customers know that they are on the
Web site they think they are on -- and that their personal
information is secure.
 
"VeriSign EV SSL protection helps us provide our valuable customers
with the most trusted online experience possible," said Stephen
Mills,
product manager for QuickRooms.com, a leading accommodation booking
site, which offers customers access to 55,000 properties worldwide.
"By displaying the EV SSL certificate that generates an extra level
of trust, and turns browsers into buyers, we saw an increase in
bookings by 6.75 percent."
 
When visiting a VeriSign EV SSL protected site, consumers using the
latest high security browsers immediately see an easily recognisable
green address bar, a lock icon next to the address bar and a new
field that contains the name of the organisation that owns the site
as well as the security provider that issued the certificate, such as
VeriSign.
 
"When consumers see the green address bar, they can rest assured that
they are dealing with a secured Web site verified by a trusted
certificate authority such as VeriSign, and not some fraudulent site
set up by identity thieves to capture credit card numbers and other
information," said Jon Kerr, SSL Manager at VeriSign. "With VeriSign
EV SSL protection, more online travel sites are able to protect their
consumers and themselves online -- helping those businesses nurture
the kind of trust that makes for lasting and lucrative customer
relationships."
 
As the most respected and trusted SSL authority on the Web, VeriSign
is the EV SSL Certificate provider of choice for more than 6,000
Internet domains, representing greater than 75 percent of the entire
EV SSL Certificate market worldwide.* In fact, over 95 percent of the
Fortune 500 and 96 of the world's 100 largest SSL-using banks secure
their sites with SSL Certificates sold by VeriSign*. To learn more
about VeriSign EV SSL, visit
http://www.verisign.co.uk/ssl/buy-ssl-certificates/extended-validation-ssl-certificates/index.html.
 
About VeriSign
 
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) is the trusted provider of Internet
infrastructure services for the networked world. Billions of times
each day, VeriSign helps companies and consumers all over the world
engage in communications and commerce with confidence. Additional
news and information about the company is available at
www.verisign.com.
 
* Includes VeriSign's subsidiaries, affiliates and resellers.
 
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 EV SSL solutions; 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
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including in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2008 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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Victoria Henry
vhenry@verisign.com
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+44 (0)207 067 0513
 
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+1 650 426 5146
 
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