VeriSign's Ojom Mobile Entertainment Publishing Unit and Universal Studios Consumer Products Group Announce an Agreement to Deliver Mobile Entertainment

VeriSign's Ojom Mobile Entertainment Publishing Unit and Universal Studios Consumer Products Group Announce an Agreement to Deliver Mobile Entertainment

Agreement Extends Ojom's Capabilities as a Major Provider of Mobile Games and Entertainment Titles

NEW ORLEANS, Spring CTIA Wireless 2005, March 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSN), the leading provider of intelligent infrastructure services for the Internet and telecommunications networks and Universal Studios Consumer Products Group, today announced that VeriSign's mobile games publishing unit, Ojom, has signed a long term multi-product licensing agreement to distribute the latest mobile games to mobile carriers and wireless users.

The agreement will enable mobile carriers to offer a wide range of popular games to users developed from well-known movie and television properties including Universal Pictures' October 21st, 2005 release George A. Romero's Land of the Dead, as well as the classic Universal properties ET The Extra-Terrestrial, Back to the Future and Magnum P.I.

"VeriSign has been expanding its service offerings in the mobile content space and has already seen success due to increased interest in and availability of new services, and now in keeping with VeriSign's overall strategy, Ojom will contribute original high-quality content to operators and virtual retailers worldwide," said Mahi de Silva, senior vice president and general manager, VeriSign Wireless Services. "The agreement with Universal pairs two leaders in content publishing and entertainment and creates a new opportunity to produce quality, innovative and exciting content that will help drive the overall mobile market."

"Mobile games are really working for Universal right now and we're finding that the key to success is working with global companies like Ojom that have proven distribution power and that produce outstanding applications," said Jeremy Laws, vice president of media licensing and strategy, Universal Studios Consumer Products Group. "We were particularly attracted to Ojom's creativity in developing and publishing games that really take advantage of the functionalities of mobile devices. We truly believe that by virtue of this collaboration Universal and Ojom will push the boundaries of mobile entertainment."

Under the agreement, content will be available for distribution directly to consumers from major global operators as well as virtual retailers such as Jamster!, a wholly owned subsidiary of VeriSign.

About Land of the Dead

George A. Romero's Land of the Dead is the acclaimed director's long-awaited return to the horror genre he invented, beginning with the seminal Night of the Living Dead and continuing with Dawn of the Dead and Day of the Dead.

In this new tale, Romero creates a harrowing vision of a modern-day world where the walking dead roam an uninhabited wasteland and the living try to lead "normal" lives behind the walls of a fortified city. A new society has been built by a handful of enterprising, ruthless opportunists, who live in the towers of a skyscraper, high above the hard-scrabble existence on the streets below. But outside the city walls, an army of the dead is evolving. Inside, anarchy is on the rise. With the very survival of the city at stake, a group of hardened mercenaries is called into action to protect the living from an army of the dead.

George A. Romero's Land of the Dead is written and directed by Romero and stars Simon Baker, John Leguizamo, Dennis Hopper, Asia Argento and Robert Joy. The film is produced by Mark Canton, Bernie Goldmann and Peter Grunwald.

About VeriSign

VeriSign, Inc. 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.

About Ojom

Ojom GmbH, part of the VeriSign, Inc. family, is a leading publisher of mobile entertainment. Ojom offers an exceptionally diverse portfolio of premium, innovative, branded content to mobile operators, virtual retailers, and handset manufacturers worldwide. As the premier mobile entertainment publisher within VeriSign's Digital Content Services Unit, Ojom's publishing and development services enable service providers to generate revenue while providing an entertaining consumer experience. Ojom has published titles in more than 50 countries, through major mobile operators and leading consumer content portals, as well as directly to top handset manufacturers.

About Universal Studios Consumer Products Group

Universal Studios Consumer Products Group (USCPG) is responsible for global licensing and retail strategies as well as building brand recognition of the extensive catalogue of NBC Universal properties. Universal Studios Consumer Products Group is a unit of NBC Universal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. Formed in May 2004 through the combining of NBC and Vivendi Universal Entertainment, NBC Universal owns and operates the No. 1 television network, the fastest-growing Spanish-language network, a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, and world-renowned theme parks. NBC Universal is 80%-owned by General Electric, with 20% controlled by Vivendi Universal.

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 announced strategic relationships, including the relationship described herein, 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, 2003 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.

Source: VeriSign, Inc.

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of VeriSign, Inc.

Web site: http://www.verisign.com/

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