eBay Inc. Expands Its Use of VeriSign Services to Ensure Protection of Its Online Brands

May 4, 2004 - VeriSign Inc. announced that eBay Inc. has expanded its use of VeriSign Services, to secure its high-value, branded domain names. VeriSign's growing list of Digital Brand Management Services customers includes companies such as IBM, The Hearst Corporation, and hundreds of others representing some of the most recognized corporate brands in the world. By using VeriSign's Digital Brand Management Services, eBay gains a single point of contact for, and greater control over, the registration and renewal process for managing and protecting its considerable online assets. This relationship with VeriSign adds to the growing list of companies seeking to augment or replace in-house functions with third-party vendors that specialize in enterprise-level online brand security.