1&1 Internet Selects GeoTrust QuickSSL Premium
To Secure Hosted E-commerce Transactions

Europe’s Largest Web Hosting Company to Offer GeoTrust Digital
Certificate Technology as Standard Solution to Secure Customers’
E-business Communications

April 26, 2004, Maidstone, London U.K.—GeoTrust Europe (www.geotrusteurope.com), a leader in identity and security solutions for e-business and the second largest certificate authority, today announced that 1&1 Internet (1and1.co.uk), a full service ISP based in Slough near London and Montabaur, Germany, has selected GeoTrust QuickSSL Premium to secure its customers’ Internet communications. With 22,000 servers and 3.9 million domains under management, 1&1 Internet is Europe’s largest Web hosting company. All customers will now have the option of purchasing GeoTrust digital certificates, which can be issued within a few hours.

GeoTrust technology ensures that Internet communications are secure and have not been tampered with during transmission. 1&1 Internet’s merchant customers and their consumers will be able to safely conduct transactions by using GeoTrust’s QuickSSL Premium product. QuickSSL offers commercial quality, 128-bit SSL digital certificates that encrypt communications between Web browsers and servers and can be issued in minutes. This swift turnaround beats the competition’s three-to-five-day wait for certificate delivery and enables companies to begin secure e-business almost immediately.

GeoTrust QuickSSL Premium comes with a smart seal for companies to prominently display on their sites. The seal guarantees online visitors they will be protected by the highest level of encryption possible and assures them that credit card numbers and other confidential information cannot be intercepted or altered.

“1&1 hosts over 1.6 million Web sites, so security and customer confidence are the highest priorities for us and all of our customers,” said Andreas Gauger, CEO of 1&1 Internet. “GeoTrust’s technology enables 1&1 to offer a quick, easy and inexpensive way to deploy the most powerful security to protect these customers’ e-commerce transactions.”

“GeoTrust QuickSSL Premium is a proven security solution for e-businesses and will bring a high degree of trust to the European e-commerce market,” said Neal Creighton, GeoTrust’s CEO. “Our certificate technology and authentication process are unparalleled in strength, ease of use and turnaround time.”

About 1&1 Internet
1&1 Internet is Europe’s No.1 Web hosting and domain name registration company. 1&1 Internet, Ltd., based near London, is the U.K. arm of 1&1 Internet AG, based in Germany (a subsidiary of the United Internet Group, a public company of some 3,000 employees). 1&1 Internet was established in 1992 and employs more than 1,000 people. It currently hosts over 1.6 million British, German and French customer websites, 22,000 Dedicated Servers and 3.9 million domain names at its 3 European Data Centres. 1&1 prides itself on being the one-stop shop for all Web solutions. 1&1 Internet, Ltd. entered the U.K. domain name registration and Web hosting market in June 2000. As a well funded profitable company, it is in a strong position to deliver a high quality of service at a low cost. 1&1 is an accredited Registrar with ICANN (.com), Nominet (.co.uk), Afilias (.info) and NeuLevel (.biz). 1&1 is also a Microsoft Joint Development Partner, being the first to launch Microsoft .NET Server 2003 hosting into Europe.

About GeoTrust
GeoTrust, Inc., an emerging leader in Identity and Trust Services, helps organizations of all sizes secure e-commerce transactions, trusted identities and fully managed trusted environments for conducting e-business. GeoTrust's Web Security Services offer hosting providers and businesses with world-class digital certificates for fast transaction security and patent-pending smart-seals to ensure a trusted identity on the Web. GeoTrust also offers managed security services for large enterprises. With more than 70,000 companies in over 140 countries using its technology for transaction security, GeoTrust is the second largest digital certificate provider in the world. GeoTrust can be reached at www.geotrust.com.

GeoTrust Europe is the European arm of GeoTrust, Inc and can be reached at www.geotrusteurope.com or +44 (0)1622 764789.

GeoTrust is a registered trademark of GeoTrust, Inc. QuickSSL, QuickSSL Premium, Enterprise SSL and True BusinessID, are trademarks of GeoTrust, Inc. All other product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.