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VeriSign Expands Internet Infrastructure in Europe with New Sites in Paris & Brussels
Latest Project Titan Deployments to Help Strengthen and Secure the
Internet Core
London, UK, June 19, 2008 – VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSN),
the trusted provider of Internet infrastructure services for the networked
world, today announced additional infrastructure deployments in Europe
with new sites in Paris, France and Brussels, Belgium to fortify its
Internet infrastructure.
VeriSign has deployed new Regional Internet Resolutions
Sites (RIRS) in Paris and Brussels as part of its Project Titan initiative,
the company’s plan to increase by 10 times the capacity of its global
Internet infrastructure by 2010. By expanding its deployment
of Regional Internet Resolution Sites to more than 100 locations around
the globe, VeriSign will provide better redundancy and reduced latency
that will improve the experience for users by reducing bottlenecks and
increasing speed.
“VeriSign continues to roll out our infrastructure
in key regions to meet the capacity, security and reliability demands
of the future,” said Ken Silva, chief technology officer, VeriSign.
“By deploying a site in France, the more than 32 million Internet users
will now have a faster and more reliable experience connecting to the
.com and .net infrastructure. With our proven internal resources
and our global network of providers in fast growing markets, VeriSign
will continue to work to protect the .com and .net infrastructures against
service disruptions, cyber attacks, and other vulnerabilities brought
by massive growth.”
Since 2000, the volume of Internet traffic on VeriSign’s
global infrastructure has increased from an average of 1 billion domain
name system queries per day to a peak of more than 50 billion DNS queries
per day under normal traffic conditions. Europe is the second largest
region of DNS traffic and VeriSign is continually expanding its deployment
of Regional Internet Resolution Sites in Europe and currently has several
sites in Europe (in addition to France and Belgium) including: Germany,
England, Sweden, Italy, Switzerland, Ireland and Poland.
Under Project Titan, VeriSign will increase its daily
DNS query capacity from 400 billion queries a day to over 4 trillion
queries a day and will increase the aggregate network bandwidth of its
primary resolution centers around the world from more than 20 gigabits
per second (Gbps) to greater than 200 Gbps per second. VeriSign will
also expand its deployment of Regional Internet Resolution Sites to
more than 100 locations across the globe by 2010. VeriSign is also deploying
new proprietary security upgrades and monitoring tools to identify,
track and isolate malicious Internet traffic generated from cyber attacks.
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.
Contacts
For VeriSign
Media relations: Victoria Henry, vhenry@verisign.com,
+44 20 8600 0723
Investor Relations: Nancy Fazioli, ir@verisign.com, 650-426-5146
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 Domain
Name Services and other infrastructure offerings; 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 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,
2007 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.
©2008 VeriSign, Inc.
All rights reserved. VeriSign, the VeriSign logo, the checkmark circle,
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trademarks of VeriSign, Inc., and its subsidiaries in the United States
and in foreign countries. All other trademarks are property of their
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