Exhibit 99.1

      CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
                                   PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Paul G.  Lego,  certify,  pursuant  to 18 U.S.C.  Section  1350,  as  adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002,  that the Quarterly
Report of Virage,  Inc. on Form 10-Q for the fiscal  quarter ended June 30, 2002
fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and that information  contained in such Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q fairly presents in all material  respects the financial  condition and
results of operations of Virage, Inc.


                                     By: /s/ Paul G. Lego
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                                         Paul G. Lego
                                         President & Chief Executive Officer


I, Scott Gawel, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant
to Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002, that the Quarterly Report of
Virage,  Inc.  on Form 10-Q for the fiscal  quarter  ended  June 30,  2002 fully
complies  with the  requirements  of  Section  13(a) or 15(d) of the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and that information  contained in such Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q fairly presents in all material  respects the financial  condition and
results of operations of Virage, Inc.

                                     By: /s/ Scott Gawel
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                                         Scott Gawel
                                         Vice President, Finance &
                                         Acting Chief Financial Officer

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