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VeriSign Inc. (VRSN)At 4:00PM ET: 25.22  Up 3.05 (13.76%)  
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VeriSign Inc.
487 East Middlefield Road
Mountain View, CA 94043
United States - Map
Phone: 650-961-7500
Fax: 650-961-7300
Web Site: http://www.verisign.com

DETAILS 
Index Membership:S&P 500
S&P 1500 Super Comp
Nasdaq 100
AMEX Internet
Sector:Technology
Industry:Internet Software & Services
Full Time Employees:4,251

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
VeriSign, Inc. provides infrastructure services that enable and protect interactions of voice, video, and data networks worldwide. It operates through two segments: Internet Services Group and the Communications Services Group. The Internet Services Group segment consists of the Information and Security Services business and Naming Services business. Its Information and Security Services business includes SSL Certificate services, which enable enterprises and Internet merchants to implement and operate secure networks and Web sites that utilize SSL protocol; identity and authentication products and services, including managed PKI service, unified authentication service, and VeriSign identity protection service; and managed security services that enable enterprises to monitor and manage their network security infrastructure. This business also comprises iDefense Security Intelligence services, which deliver actionable intelligence to help companies decide how to respond to threats and manage risk on networks; global consulting services that enable companies to scope, define, and implement Internet infrastructure services; digital brand management services, including domain name management, global brand expansion services, and digital brand monitoring solutions; intelligent supply chain services; and real-time publisher services. Naming Services business provides registry services for .com, .net, .tv, .cc, and internationalized domain names. The Communications Services Group segment offers commerce services, including billing and operational support system services, and mobile commerce services; communications services comprising connectivity and interoperability services, intelligent database services, and telecommunications consulting services; and content services consisting of digital content services, messaging services, and mobile delivery services. VeriSign was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.
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    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
    VeriSign Inc.'s Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 1-Oct-08 is better than 1.9% of S&P 500 companies and 43.2% of Software & Services companies.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Mr. D. James Bidzos , 53
    Founder, Exec. Chairman, Interim Chief Exec. Officer, Interim Pres and Member of Nominating & Corp. Governance Committee
    $ 93.00KN/A
    Mr. Brian G. Robins , 38
    Acting Chief Financial Officer and Sr. VP of Fin.
    N/A N/A
    Ms. Lucy Hood ,
    Chief Exec. Officer of Joint Venture
    N/A N/A
    Mr. Teruhide Hashimoto ,
    Chief Exec. Officer of VeriSign - Japan and Pres of VeriSign - Japan
    N/A N/A
    Mr. Russell Lewis B.S. M.B.A., 53
    Sr. VP of Strategic Devel.
    N/A N/A
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-07 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
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