Provided by VeriSign as a cloud-based authentication service, VIP enables enterprises to strengthen typical username and password account access with an additional factor of authentication using a unique one-time password (OTP) generated by a user's VIP security credential. Because logging on with two-factor authentication requires something the user knows (username and password) and something the user has (VIP credential), VIP has been proven effective against unauthorized access to online accounts and VPNs.

"Vigilance in defending our customers' brands and Internet presence requires remaining a step ahead of those who want to wrongly profit from a company's brand and online presence," said Frederick Felman, chief marketing officer at MarkMonitor. "Adding two-factor authentication provides another weapon to our security arsenal, and offers our customers an easy and convenient way to dramatically increase security. VIP offers strong, proven protection that is easily implemented, and we're excited we will be offering it."

By leveraging the cloud-based service, VIP makes it easy for companies to quickly deploy and scale strong authentication, which speeds time to market. Most importantly, VIP significantly reduces the cost and management barriers of implementing two-factor authentication, eliminating the need for additional capital investment and lowering the total cost of ownership (TCO).

"MarkMonitor helps companies battle the evolving threats to their brands and businesses, and implementing VIP to deter fraudulent activity is a key step in this ongoing fight," said Kerry Loftus, vice president of User Authentication at VeriSign. "By joining the VIP Network and deploying proven two-factor authentication, MarkMonitor will make it vastly more difficult for scammers to gain access to customer accounts. Businesses that understand the real cost of fraud protect their sites and their customers with VIP authentication."

VeriSign supports a wide range of security credentials that generate OTPs for strong authentication. In addition to traditional tokens and credit card-sized credentials, users can choose VIP Access for Mobile, a free, easy-to-install mobile application that transforms more than 200 different mobile devices into VIP authentication credentials. The application costs nothing for businesses to deploy and enables end users to enjoy two-factor authentication without carrying an extra credential.

To learn more about VeriSign Identity Protection, and for a free trial, please visit: http://www.verisign.com/authentication/vipfreetrial

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.

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; potential fluctuations in quarterly operating results due to such factors as the risk that VeriSign's announcements may not result in additional products, services, 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, 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.

Copyright2009 VeriSign, Inc. All rights reserved. VeriSign, the VeriSign logo, the Checkmark Circle logo, and other trademarks, service marks, and designs are registered or unregistered trademarks of VeriSign, Inc., and its subsidiaries in the United States and in foreign countries. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

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chalcon@verisign.com
650-426-4417

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SOURCE: VeriSign, Inc.

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In a press release out on November 23, Avago Technologies Announces One of the Industry's Smallest Isolated Voltage/Current Detectors With 8mm Creepage and Clearance

Competitively Priced Miniature Detectors Extends Working Insulation Voltage to 1140V in a Wide Range of Industrial Control Applications

SAN JOSE, Calif. & SINGAPORE, Nov 23, 2009 -- Avago Technologies (Nasdaq:AVGO), a leading supplier of analog interface components for communications, industrial and consumer applications, today announced two new miniature voltage/current threshold detection optocouplers for use in a wide range of industrial control applications. The ACPL-K370/K376 optocouplers are designed to detect AC/DC sources and convert the voltage to a logic interface across an optical coupling barrier to provide safe isolation in electronically noisy environments found in industrial applications. These voltage/current sensing optocouplers are ideal for use in applications such as limit switch sensors, low voltage detectors, relay contact monitors, relay coil voltage monitors, and current sensors.

About Avago Technologies

Avago Technologies is a leading supplier of analog interface components for communications, industrial and consumer applications. By leveraging its core competencies in III-V compound and silicon semiconductor design and processing, the company provides an extensive range of analog, mixed signal and optoelectronics components and subsystems to approximately 40,000 end customers. Backed by strong customer service support, the company's products serve four diverse end markets: wireless communications, wired infrastructure, industrial and automotive electronics, and consumer and computing peripherals. Avago has a global employee presence and heritage of technical innovation dating back 40 years to its Hewlett-Packard roots. Information about Avago is available on the Web at www.avagotech.com

VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) trading at $21.90 per share on trading volume of 2.44M shares.

In a press release out on November 23, VeriSign(R) Identity Protection to Safeguard MarkMonitor(R) Customers

Leader in Brand Protection to Strengthen Authentication for Customers With Cloud-Based VIP Network

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, Nov 23, 2009 -- VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) today announced that MarkMonitor(R), the global leader in enterprise brand protection, is strengthening the online authentication it offers to customers by joining the VeriSign(R) Identity Protection (VIP) Network.

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.

j2 Global Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:JCOM) trading at $21.01 on a volume of 43,292 shares

In a press release out on November 23, j2 Global to Present at NASDAQ OMX 23rd Investor Program in London

LOS ANGELES, Nov 23, 2009 -- j2 Global Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:JCOM), the provider of outsourced, value-added messaging and communication services, today announced its participation at the NASDAQ OMX 23rd Investor Program in London.

About j2 Global Communications

Founded in 1995, j2 Global Communications, Inc. provides outsourced, value-added messaging and communications services to individuals and businesses around the world. j2 Global's network spans more than 3,500 cities in 46 countries on six continents. The Company offers faxing and voicemail solutions, document management solutions, Web-initiated conference calling, and unified-messaging and communications services. j2 Global markets its services principally under the brand eFax(R), eFax Corporate(R), Onebox(R), eVoice(R) and Electric Mail(R). As of December 31, 2008, j2 Global had achieved 13 consecutive fiscal years of revenue growth and seven consecutive fiscal years of positive and growing operating earnings. For more information about j2 Global, please visit www.j2global.com.

SuccessFactors, Inc. (Nasdaq: SFSF) trading at $15.85 on a volume of 55,999 shares

In a press release out on November 23, SuccessFactors Supports UK Launch of EuroCloud Community

--Founding Member Pledges Support for UK Launch of Europe's First Ever SaaS and Cloud Services Community

LONDON, Nov 23, 2009 -- SuccessFactors, Inc. (Nasdaq: SFSF), the global leader in business execution software, pledged further support for Europe's first ever Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and cloud services business community, EuroCloud, by adding its weight to the UK launch event in London. EuroCloud UK is launching Wednesday 25 November from 4:00-5:30pm, hosted at Sun MicroSystems Customer Briefing Centre in the City.

About SuccessFactors, Inc.

SuccessFactors is the global leader in Business Execution Software. The SuccessFactors Business Execution Suite improves business alignment and people performance for companies of all sizes. More than 5 million users and 2,800 companies use SuccessFactors every day. For more information, visit: www.successfactors.com.

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In addition to standard SSL protection, Rackspace offers VeriSign(R) Extended Validation (EV) SSL Certificates. EV SSL Certificates offer a proven safeguard against phishing scams that lure unsuspecting consumers to sites that can appear almost identical to genuine Web pages. Identity thieves use these fraudulent pages to capture credit card numbers, passwords and other valuable personal information. When visiting sites protected by VeriSign EV SSL, Internet users using browsers that support EV see a green address bar. Over 70% of browsers used today can show a green bar, including Internet Explorer 7/8, Firefox 3.0/3.5, Opera 9.X and higher, Google Chrome, Safari 3.2, Safari 4, Flock (social networking browser) and the iPhone. The green bar tells consumers they have reached a Web site whose authenticity has been certified by VeriSign. An EV SSL Certificate triggers visual cues beyond the green address bar, including a new field that contains the name of the organization that owns the site and in some cases the name of the security provider that issued the certificate.

When purchased through Rackspace, VeriSign SSL Certificates come backed by Rackspace's Fanatical Support(R). Rackspace not only sells VeriSign SSL Certificates, but also manages the entire process of ordering, installing and renewing certificates, making it easy for Rackspace clients to build trust with their own online users and customers.

"Rackspace has long been known as a one-stop shop for organizations looking to launch Web sites and online applications that offer flexibility, scalability, reliability, and security," said John Engates, CTO at Rackspace Hosting. "Our relationship with VeriSign helps us bring one of the most trusted brands on the Web to thousands of customers."

"Trust is the most valuable currency on the Internet today, and trust is what VeriSign SSL and EV SSL protection delivers for Web site operators the world over," said Michael Lin, vice president and general manager of SSL at VeriSign. "By building strong and lasting bonds of trust between consumers and the sites they visit, VeriSign SSL and EV SSL protection helps maximize revenues for Rackspace's hosting customers. We're delighted to expand our relationship with Rackspace."

As the most respected and trusted SSL authority on the Web, VeriSign is the EV SSL Certificate provider of choice for more than 12,000 online businesses. In fact, more than 93 percent of the Fortune 500 and 97 of the world's 100 largest SSL-using banks secure their sites with SSL Certificates sold by VeriSign (including VeriSign, Inc. and its subsidiaries, affiliates and resellers). To learn more about VeriSign EV SSL, visit http://www.verisign.com/EV-SSL.

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.

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 risk that VeriSign's announcements may not result in additional products, services, 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, 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.

Copyright2009 VeriSign, Inc. All rights reserved. VeriSign, the VeriSign logo, the Checkmark Circle logo, and other trademarks, service marks, and designs are registered or unregistered trademarks of VeriSign, Inc., and its subsidiaries in the United States and in foreign countries. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

Contacts:

Christina Rohall
crohall@verisign.com
650-426-5219

Investor Relations:
Nancy Fazioli
ir@verisign.com
650-426-5146

SOURCE: VeriSign, Inc.

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