GeoTrust Launches Enterprise SSL™ Certificate Management Solution

Enables Enterprises of All Sizes to Centrally and Cost-effectively Manage 128-bit Certificates through GeoTrust’s GeoCenter Portal

Feb 2004, Maidstone, London UK. GeoTrust Europe, a leader in identity and security solutions for e-business and the world’s second largest certificate authority, today launched Enterprise SSL™. Enterprise SSL is a powerful yet easy-to-use solution that gives customers the capability to centrally order, approve and manage 128-bit SSL certificates. Centralized purchasing and management, including certificate issuance, enables enterprises to take control of the certificate lifecycle and immediately secure e-business sites and transactions.

Enterprise SSL enables businesses to submit all of their domain names to GeoTrust for a fast, one-time vetting process. Once the vetting process is completed, GeoTrust’s fully automated and unique process enables a business to receive issuance of their digital certificates in 10 minutes or less. Anyone within the enterprise can place an order using their custom URL and then, the customer’s designated certificate administrator can approve and manage any certificate request through the GeoCenter interface.

Enterprise SSL includes a competitive upgrade that allows customers to easily transfer certificates from other vendors to Enterprise SSL. It credits them for the time remaining on each certificate by extending the term of the certificate.

Enterprise SSL’s centralized management features, automated delivery and competitive price point make it the ideal digital certificate solution for enterprises of all sizes. GeoCenter allows an administrator to centrally manage certificates and to procure them for thousands of servers. Large enterprises can track costs for individual customers or business units, respectively.

GeoTrust automatically notifies administrators when their certificates are close to expiration, thus avoiding a halt of their online business. GeoTrust is the only digital certificate provider not to penalize customers for early renewal; other vendors do not credit customers for time remaining on certificates when they renew. This often results in interruptions in service as cost-conscious administrators delay renewal to the end of the term. GeoTrust allows administrators to renew up to 90 days early and receive up to three (3) months credit on new certificates which enables the administrator to perform renewals on a semi-monthly or quarterly basis instead of weekly.

“GeoTrust is the fastest growing certificate authority and we offer the most secure and cost-effective authentication process for enterprises on the market today,” according to Neal Creighton, president and CEO of GeoTrust. “Companies are turning to GeoTrust’s products and services because our technology is second-to-none in the industry today. We have steadily increased our share of the market for digital certificates by offering convenient, highly cost-effective products such as Enterprise SSL. By delivering the best certificate technology in 10 minutes or less, in convenient packages such as Enterprise SSL, GeoTrust is on a trajectory to become the leading provider of certificates in the months ahead.”

The Most Secure, Cost-effective and Efficient Digital Certificate Technology

Enterprise SSL offers the following features and benefits:

• Automated, easy-to-use GeoCenter Web interface that enables fast and efficient certificate management.
  Competitive upgrade pricing that enables businesses to transition digital certificates issued by competitors to GeoTrust. GeoTrust will automatically issue a credit for the length of remaining months on a competitor’s certificate and automatic extension on each certificate.
• 24 hour-a-day, 365 days-a year Enterprise SSL certificate issuance.
• Renewal system issues reminders to system administrators up to 90 days in advance of a certificate’s expiration.
• Proven return on investment.

Pricing and Availability
The EnterpriseSSL solution is available immediately. Pricing varies based on the number of certificates deployed, with volume discounts available. EnterpriseSSL is also available on a flat fee basis for companies purchasing 10,000 certificates or more. For more information, contact GeoTrust Europe at +44 (0) 1622 764789.

About GeoTrust

GeoTrust is a leading provider of next generation information security services that address the fundamental need for e-business security and confidence. Our award-winning next generation technology delivers secure e-commerce transactions, identity verification and trust authentication services to the global web community - an important step toward leveraging the full business potential of the Internet. More than 70,000 customers in 140 countries use GeoTrust security services to conduct business efficiently and cost-effectively over the Internet and wireless networks - including Fortune 1,000 companies throughout every industry. GeoTrust provides e-business security that helps drive revenue, profitability and growth, while maintaining business continuity. GeoTrust is the second largest digital certificate provider in the world and has offices in the U.S., Europe and Japan.

GeoTrust Europe 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, True BusinessID, are trademarks of GeoTrust, Inc. All other product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.