Exhibit 32.1

      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, 2003
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.


Date:    August 7, 2003                 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,  2003 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.

Date:    August 7, 2003                 By:   /s/ Scott Gawel
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                                           Scott Gawel
                                           Vice President, Finance &
                                           Acting Chief Financial Officer

A signed  original of this  written  statement  required by Section 906 has been
provided to Virage,  Inc. and will be retained by Virage,  Inc. and furnished to
the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.