VeriSign Deutschland will offer fully localized services from its headquarters in Berlin, with an additional office in Wiesbaden.

Germany is regarded as the third largest Internet market worldwide and is one of the leading countries for European e-commerce. However, most Internet users still refrain from sharing sensitive information (e.g., credit card details) over the Internet.

A recent Accenture study on IT security states that about 7.5 billion euros in revenue opportunity is missed in the German e-commerce market because of security and privacy concerns.

VeriSign Deutschland has built German-specific solutions on top of VeriSign's leading technology and operations platforms. Specific services available through VeriSign Deutschland include security, digital brand manage-

ment and Web presence services.

VeriSign established its European headquarters in Geneva in February 2002. Germany is the first European market to be serviced directly by VeriSign employees. The company's Digital Brand Management Services division will continue to serve the needs of its customers from its Wiesbaden office.