] VeriSign, Inc. , the leading provider of critical ] infrastructure  services for the Internet and ] telecommunications networks, today announced that it has ] been selected by Accenture  to provide  hosting, security ] consulting, authentication services and Managed Public ] Key Infrastructure (MPKI) services for the Department  of ] Defense's Secure Electronic Registration and Voting ] Experiment (SERVE.)  Upon full deployment, SERVE will ] enable absentee  uniformed services members and overseas ] United States citizens from eight participating states to ] cast absentee ballots via  the Internet for the 2004 ] primary and general elections.  Now THAT is a perfect storm... VeriSign Selected by Accenture to Secure Department of Defense E-Voting System  |