Cordance and NeuStar Open the I-Names Global Registry

Universal "digital address" available for individuals and businesses

STERLING, VA, June 20, 2006 – Cordance, the corporate administrator for the i-names global namespace, and NeuStar, Inc. (NYSC: NSR), a leading provider of essential communications services to the global communications and Internet industry, announced today that the Global Registry Service for i-names will officially open today at 7:00 PM EDT, (23:00 GMT). Individuals and businesses will be able to establish a "digital address" for themselves that will help them protect their identity and privacy, as well as provide a spam-safe means to be contacted over the Internet.

“Personal digital addresses will become key to trusted consumer services online," said Mark Foster, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for NeuStar, "They enable consumers and businesses to control their public ‘digital identity.’ Eventually, people will no longer have to use vulnerable forms of contact information, such as email addresses, telephone numbers, credit card numbers, or social security numbers, when interacting or conducting business over the Internet.”

Beginning today, two new i-name digital addres namespaces become available: “=name” and “@name.” Individuals may use their =name as a privacy-protecting alternative to giving out email addresses or telephone numbers. For example, individuals may freely publish their =name as their public contact point on web-pages, blogs, or business cards as a way to be contacted by others who can also authenticate their digital identity, thus preventing spam. Businesses, organizations or other groups may use their @name to offer a variety of new digital identity and trusted data exchange services.

"Using a digital address is more convenient for consumers because they can be freely published as a simple, safe point of reference for an individual," said Vince Caluori, CEO of Cordance. "I-names are the easiest and most powerful form of digital address, because they are simpler than a website address, require no special technology expertise, support multiple languages, and automatically provide the identity services people will use most."

I-names, which are based on the XRI (Extensible Resource Identifier) specifications from OASIS, may initially be registered in Latin, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean characters. Support for additional character sets is planned in the future. "I-names are the first global address space designed from the ground up to represent all languages," said Mr. Caluori.

Cordance has contracted with NeuStar, which operates the global registry for the .org, .biz, .us, .info, and several other top level domains, to operate the i-names Global Registry Service (GRS). Individuals and organizations may register i-names via accredited i-brokers and their authorized resellers. In alphabetical order, these initially include 1ID, 2idi, Encirca, EZI-broker, Initech, Janrain, and LinkSafe.

In addition to spam-safe contact service, i-brokers will be offering two other basic i-services: single sign-on service, which enables consumers to use their i-name and a single, strong, secure password to log in to websites or web-based applications; and forwarding service, which allows individuals or businesses to create their own simple, permanent digital addresses for web pages, blogs, photos, videos, files, etc.

Links to all partcipating i-brokers and further information about i-services are available at www.inames.net.

About Cordance

Cordance is the original innovator of XRI technology and administrator of the i-name Global Registry Service under contract by XDI.org, the international non-profit public trust organization chartered to govern open, community-based XRI and XDI infrastructure. More information about i-names and services that use i-name digital addresses can be found at www.inames.net.

Cordance Media Contact:

Drummond Reed
+1 (206) 618.8530
i-name: =drummond.reed (http://xri.net/=drummond.reed)
drummond.reed@cordance.net

About NeuStar

NeuStar (NYSE: NSR) is a provider of essential clearinghouse services to the North American communications industry and Internet service providers around the world. Visit NeuStar online at www.neustar.biz.

NeuStar Media Contact:

Marc Abshire
+1 (571) 434-5151
i-name: =abshire (http://xri.net/=abshire)
marc.abshire@neustar.biz

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

This press release includes information that constitutes forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, without limitation, statements about NeuStar, Inc.'s expectations, beliefs and business results in the future. We cannot assure you that our expectations will be achieved or that any deviations will not be material. Forward-looking statements are subject to many assumptions, risks and uncertainties that may cause future results to differ materially from those anticipated. These potential risks and uncertainties include, among others, possible delays in the implementation of 6-digit Common Short Codes, slow market acceptance of 6-digit Common Short Codes, the uncertainty of whether 5-digit and 6-digit Common Short Codes will continue to achieve market acceptance or result in any revenue, and business, regulatory and statutory changes in the communications industry. More information about potential factors that could affect NeuStar’s business and financial results is included in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including in NeuStar’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2006. All forward-looking statements are based on information available to the CTIA and NeuStar, Inc. on the date of this press release and neither the CTIA nor NeuStar, Inc. undertakes any obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this press release.


	Home Management Team Partners XRI Links News & Events Contact Us Cordance and NeuStar Open the I-Names Global Registry Universal "digital address" available for individuals and businesses STERLING, VA, June 20, 2006 – Cordance, the corporate administrator for the i-names global namespace, and NeuStar, Inc. (NYSC: NSR), a leading provider of essential communications services to the global communications and Internet industry, announced today that the Global Registry Service for i-names will officially open today at 7:00 PM EDT, (23:00 GMT). Individuals and businesses will be able to establish a "digital address" for themselves that will help them protect their identity and privacy, as well as provide a spam-safe means to be contacted over the Internet. “Personal digital addresses will become key to trusted consumer services online," said Mark Foster, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for NeuStar, "They enable consumers and businesses to control their public ‘digital identity.’ Eventually, people will no longer have to use vulnerable forms of contact information, such as email addresses, telephone numbers, credit card numbers, or social security numbers, when interacting or conducting business over the Internet.” Beginning today, two new i-name digital addres namespaces become available: “=name” and “@name.” Individuals may use their =name as a privacy-protecting alternative to giving out email addresses or telephone numbers. For example, individuals may freely publish their =name as their public contact point on web-pages, blogs, or business cards as a way to be contacted by others who can also authenticate their digital identity, thus preventing spam. Businesses, organizations or other groups may use their @name to offer a variety of new digital identity and trusted data exchange services. "Using a digital address is more convenient for consumers because they can be freely published as a simple, safe point of reference for an individual," said Vince Caluori, CEO of Cordance. "I-names are the easiest and most powerful form of digital address, because they are simpler than a website address, require no special technology expertise, support multiple languages, and automatically provide the identity services people will use most." I-names, which are based on the XRI (Extensible Resource Identifier) specifications from OASIS, may initially be registered in Latin, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean characters. Support for additional character sets is planned in the future. "I-names are the first global address space designed from the ground up to represent all languages," said Mr. Caluori. Cordance has contracted with NeuStar, which operates the global registry for the .org, .biz, .us, .info, and several other top level domains, to operate the i-names Global Registry Service (GRS). Individuals and organizations may register i-names via accredited i-brokers and their authorized resellers. In alphabetical order, these initially include 1ID, 2idi, Encirca, EZI-broker, Initech, Janrain, and LinkSafe. In addition to spam-safe contact service, i-brokers will be offering two other basic i-services: single sign-on service, which enables consumers to use their i-name and a single, strong, secure password to log in to websites or web-based applications; and forwarding service, which allows individuals or businesses to create their own simple, permanent digital addresses for web pages, blogs, photos, videos, files, etc. Links to all partcipating i-brokers and further information about i-services are available at www.inames.net. About Cordance Cordance is the original innovator of XRI technology and administrator of the i-name Global Registry Service under contract by XDI.org, the international non-profit public trust organization chartered to govern open, community-based XRI and XDI infrastructure. More information about i-names and services that use i-name digital addresses can be found at www.inames.net. Cordance Media Contact: Drummond Reed +1 (206) 618.8530 i-name: =drummond.reed (http://xri.net/=drummond.reed) drummond.reed@cordance.net About NeuStar NeuStar (NYSE: NSR) is a provider of essential clearinghouse services to the North American communications industry and Internet service providers around the world. Visit NeuStar online at www.neustar.biz. NeuStar Media Contact: Marc Abshire +1 (571) 434-5151 i-name: =abshire (http://xri.net/=abshire) marc.abshire@neustar.biz Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 This press release includes information that constitutes forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, without limitation, statements about NeuStar, Inc.'s expectations, beliefs and business results in the future. We cannot assure you that our expectations will be achieved or that any deviations will not be material. Forward-looking statements are subject to many assumptions, risks and uncertainties that may cause future results to differ materially from those anticipated. These potential risks and uncertainties include, among others, possible delays in the implementation of 6-digit Common Short Codes, slow market acceptance of 6-digit Common Short Codes, the uncertainty of whether 5-digit and 6-digit Common Short Codes will continue to achieve market acceptance or result in any revenue, and business, regulatory and statutory changes in the communications industry. More information about potential factors that could affect NeuStar’s business and financial results is included in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including in NeuStar’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2006. All forward-looking statements are based on information available to the CTIA and NeuStar, Inc. on the date of this press release and neither the CTIA nor NeuStar, Inc. undertakes any obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this press release.