[0] Network Solutions Announces New idNames Registration Plus Services for Country-Specific Domains.

Business Editors/High Tech Writers

HERNDON, Va.,--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 12, 2000

Launch of idNames Ad Campaign Drives Traffic to www.idnames.com Website

Network Solutions, Inc., the world's leading provider of Internet registration services with more than 10 million domain names registered, announced today the launch of idNames' Registration Plus(TM) service. For the first time, businesses and consumers may search for free and register online at a discounted price, domain names in as many as 101 country-code Top Level Domains (ccTLD) in over 50 countries using a point-and-click service. The new service coincides with Network Solutions' launch of idNames(TM) first advertising campaign.

IdNames Registration Plus removes the complexities of language, currency and legalities associated with overseas transactions. Customers may search for free and register online in as many as 101 ccTLDs in over 50 countries. To register in other ccTLDs customers should contact an idNames representative at 1 (800) idnames (1-800-436-2637) or internationally at [phone].

Here's how Registration Plus works:

1. Log onto www.idnames.com website

2. Type the desired domain name in the yellow `worldwide domain names search box' and hit GO

3. Select the country-code in which you would like to register

4. Choose Easy Set-Up and let idNames host your DNS (domain name server) at no additional charge or provide your own DNS information

5. Enter one registrant contact name for all domain names selected

6. Pay online by entering credit card information using NSI's secure payment process. The cost is $199 per domain name for a one-year period.

"We are responding to increased demand for our international registration services as more companies and individuals recognize the importance of protecting their trademark and brand identities worldwide," said Doug Wolford, senior vice president-general manager of Network Solutions' Registrar. "idNames Registration Plus provides our customers with a turn-key solution to registering their domain names globally without having to face the challenges of working with overseas rules and regulations."

To increase awareness of this new service, idNames kicks off its first advertising campaign with a variety of print and electronic media. The campaign encourages legal and corporate professionals to organize and update their existing domain name registrations and register new domain names to protect their trademark and brands worldwide.

idNames from Network Solutions is the premier provider of worldwide domain name registration and management services, protecting and maintaining corporate Internet identities in over 190 countries worldwide. For more information about idNames' services, visit idNames online at www.idnames.com.

About Network Solutions

Founded in 1979, Network Solutions, Inc. a VeriSign Company (NASDAQ: VRSN), pioneered the development of registering Web addresses ending in .com, .net, .org and .edu and is the world's leading Registrar at www.networksolutions.com with over 10 million net registrations. To meet the needs of corporations worldwide, Network Solutions' id Names(TM) also provides domain name registration services for all available country-code top-level domains, for example, .de (Germany), .fr (France) and .uk (United Kingdom). Network Solutions additionally plays a critical role in the infrastructure of the Internet through its Registry services. Network Solutions' Registry customers include all the Registrars of domain names ending in .com, .net and .org. Network Solutions also provides Internet Technology Services that assist large commercial organizations in the evolution and management of their Internet technologies. On June 8, 2000 Network Solutions was acquired by VeriSign, Inc. to create the world's largest provider of Internet Trust Services. For more information, see the http://www.nsol.com website.

Network Solutions registers the majority of Web addresses worldwide through various channels, including more than 260 companies in over 30 countries in its Premier Program and over 50,000 companies in the Affiliate Program. Network Solutions has created value-added small business solutions through agreements with leading companies such as American Express (NYSE: AXP), IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT). Through its Alliance Program, Network Solutions works closely with EarthLink (Nasdaq: ELNK), Interland, Inc. and Interliant, Inc. (Nasdaq: INIT). Network Solutions also has entered into marketing agreements with companies like AltaVista and Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO).

Statements in this announcement other than historical data and information constitute forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those stated or implied by such forward-looking statements. The potential risks and uncertainties include, among others, potential volatility in the company's stock price, uncertainty of Internet privatization, increased competition in the domain name registration business including price competition, customer acceptance of new products and services offered by the company in addition to or as enhancements of its registration services, risks associated with the company's international business, uncertainty of future revenue and profitability and fluctuations in its quarterly operating results. More information about potential factors that could affect the company's business and financial results is included in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, especially in the company's Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed on December 22, 1999, as amended, Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999 and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended March 31, 2000.