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February 26, 2002 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — VeriSign, Inc. (verisign.com), a provider of digital trust
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services, today announced the establishment of its Europe, Middle East and
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Africa headquarters in Geneva. Besides Geneva, VeriSign has offices in
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Sweden, Norway, Germany, France, Denmark, UK, and Spain among other
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locations.
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“We chose Geneva for our EMEA headquarters because of its leading role as a
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global center for international trade, banking, and telecommunications,”
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said Stratton Sclavos, president and CEO of VeriSign. “Headquartering in
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Geneva enables us to work directly with our partners to meet their needs,
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forge stronger relationships with our customers, and ultimately achieve our
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first goal – giving people the confidence to engage in commerce and
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communications in a trusted digital environment.”
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VeriSign began operations in 1995 and over the years has grown to provide a
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range of digital trust services powered by a global infrastructure that
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manages five billion network connections and transactions a day. The company
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has four core offerings: Web presence services, security services, payment
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services, and telecommunications services. VeriSign is a provider of the
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digital identity of over 6.5 million business and individual customers, the
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company says.
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Through its network of European channel partners and directly, VeriSign will
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deliver localized domain name registration services, e-mail, secure site
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seals, brand management, digital payment and authentication services to
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consumers and small to mid-sized businesses.
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The VeriSign Trust Network of PKI affiliates has provided European
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enterprises, financial institutions and government organizations with
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advanced implementations of VeriSign digital trust services, such as use of
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secure smart cards and soon with citizen ID cards. PKI affiliates represent
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VeriSign in the UK, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Germany, Switzerland, Austria,
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Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Poland, Israel, Egypt, Kuwait and South
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Africa.
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The newly established Geneva support center will give VeriSign affiliates
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access to increased levels of technical training and sales support to
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deliver these services, the company said. VeriSign will move product
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creation teams to the Geneva headquarters to build European technology
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platforms used by affiliates. VeriSign will also fulfill country-specific
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legal, policy, and technical requirements with the creation of a local test
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facility.
