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PressRelease

 Alibaba.com Fortifies Supplier Authentication with VeriSign

Global B2B E-Commerce Giant Turns to VeriSign Authentication and Verification Process to Help Build Trust in Alibaba.comMarketplace

25 November, 2008 - Connecting nearly 36 million buyers and sellers in a business-to-business marketplace that stretches across

more than 240 countries and regions, Alibaba.com Limited (HKSE: 1688) is committed to providing participants with an e-commerce

experience they can trust. To build that reassurance, Alibaba.com is teaming with VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRS N), the trusted 

 provider of Internet infrastructure services for t he networked world.

 A new alliance between the two companies will give suppliers who subscribe toAlibaba.com's TrustPass membership service a way 

to verify their status as a legitimate business entity - and c ommunicate that to buyers us ing the VeriSign VerifiedT S eal. VeriSign

seals are the No. 1 sign of trust on the Internet.

When merchants and suppliers enroll in the Alibaba TrustPass membership program, VeriSign will independently authenticate the

business in a multi-step verification process. Only those suppliers who pass the VeriSign evaluation will be allowed to display the

VeriSign VerifiedT Seal on their TrustPass profiles, microsites, and Alibaba.com product detail pages.

 Alibaba.com will make the enhanced verification available to its i nternational TrustPass members whose products are carried on the

company's English-language marketplace ( www.alibaba.com ) for global importers and ex porters.

"Now more than ever, buyers are looking for solid reassurance that they're doing business with reliable online suppliers," said Arthur 

Chang, Vice President of Global Sales, Alibaba.com. "Adopting VeriSign's authentication and verification process for TrustPass

members will he lp us improve the Alibaba.com experience by giving qualified suppliers the chance to communicate their standing

with the globally trusted VeriSign Sea l." 

The new allia nce is an important development for VeriSign's efforts to expand its presence in China, home to one of the world's

fastest-growing economies.

"In an online marketplace, the ability to provide instantly recognizable reassurance of a trusted transaction could determine whether 

a particular supplier is chosen or passed over," said Michael Lin, vice president of SS L product management at VeriSign. "That 

makes the VeriSign V erified Seal such a critical tool for Alibaba.com suppliers. For TrustPass members who pass VeriSign's

authentication and verification screening, the ability to build trust with buyers is just a click away." 

VeriSign Seal is the leading sign of trust on the Internet. Recognized worldwide, theVeriSign Verified Seal appears on Web pages of 

merchants whose identities have been verified by VeriSign. Site v isitors click on the seal to verify a merchant's site information in

real time.

 About Alibaba.com Limited  Alibaba.com Limited (HKSE:1688) is the world's leading B2B e-commerce company. It connects millions of buyers and suppliers from

around the world every day through three marketplaces: an English-language marketplace ( alibaba.com ) for global importers and 

exporters, a Chinese-language marketplace (alibaba.com.cn) for domestic trade in China, and, through a joint ve nture, a Japanese-

language marketplace (alibaba.co.jp) facilitating trade to and from Japan. Together, its marketplaces form a community of 36 million

registered users from over 240 countries and regions. Headquartered in Hangzhou, Alibaba.com has offices in more than 30 citi es

across mainland China as well as in Taiwan, Ho ng Kong, Europe and the United States. 

 About VeriSign

VeriSign is the trusted provider of Internet infrastructure services for the networked world. Billions of times each day, Ve riSign 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/in/ .

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's Extended Validation SSL Certificates and solutions, 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, i ncluding in the

company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. VeriSign undertakes no obligation

to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of thi s press release.

 ©2008 VeriSign, Inc. All rights reserved. VeriSign, the VeriSign logo , the checkmark circle, and other trademarks, service marks, and designs are

registered or unregistered trademarks of VeriSign, Inc., and its subsidiaries i n the Un ited States and in foreign countries. All other trademarks are

 property of their respective owners

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