GeoTrust Continues International Expansion;
Partners with Australian Web Services Market Leader Distribute.IT

Distribute.IT to Discontinue Selling Thawte and Exclusively Provide GeoTrust SSL Certificates to Their Rapidly Growing Reseller Channel

WELLESLEY, Mass., -- June 23, 2004 -- GeoTrust, Inc., a leader in identity and security solutions for e-business and the second largest certificate authority, today announced that it has expanded its international operations in Australia by signing a distribution agreement with Distribute.IT. A market leader, Distribute.IT provides domain name registration services, SMS messaging and associated Web products and services on a wholesale basis to over 300 Australian resellers. The company will now exclusively offer GeoTrust’s Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) digital certificates for Web and enterprise security.

“GeoTrust’s affordable, automated approach to validating and distributing SSL certificates has proven to be much more popular with Australian businesses than the Thawte offering was,” said Alex Woerndle, director of Distribute.IT. “Our resellers overwhelmingly preferred the GeoTrust solution due to its account management capabilities, its increased brand awareness and certificate issuance speed.”

As e-commerce further expands into small and medium business segments and the adoption of broadband services continues, the need for SSL and Web security products will continue to explode. GeoTrust solutions protect Internet transactions and communications such as e-commerce and sensitive business communications by confirming the identity of companies and domains and encrypting data and e-mail. GeoTrust’s Web security products can be issued in a matter of minutes and are the most cost-effective solutions of their kind available today.

Distribute.IT will offer the following GeoTrust products:

• QuickSSL® and QuickSSL® Premium. Automated 128-bit SSL digital certificates for secure e-transactions and communications. Fast, reliable and user-friendly third-party Web site identity authentication, delivered in just 10 minutes and at lower cost than comparable solutions. QuickSSL Premium includes a dynamic site seal stating the transaction is secure, and displaying a server-generated time/date stamp.

• True Site® Fast Web site identity authentication that gives customers the confidence to do business with a company by identifying and confirming its Web site’s legitimacy.

• True BusinessID® A bundled package of SSL and True Site services providing end-to-end online security that’s easy to implement and manage.

• Enterprise SSL™ Web based administrator to rapidly deploy multiple 128-bit SSL certificates. Offers bulk discounts for organizations with multiple certificate requirements.

Pricing and Availability
GeoTrust solutions are available immediately in Australia from Distribute.IT. Wholesale rates start at approximately AUD$129 (USD$90). Reseller enquiries should be directed to sales@distributeit.com.au.

About GeoTrust, Inc.
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 or 800-944-0492.

About Distribute.IT
Distribute.IT is one of Australia’s fastest growing companies, specializing in the wholesale delivery of online services including domain names, corporate SMS messaging, web hosting and web security services. Accredited by both .au Domain Administration (auDA) and the New Zealand Domain Name Commissioner for .au and .nz domain names, Distribute.IT is a solid market leader in Australia/New Zealand for domain name services. Distribute.IT services over 300 Australian resellers, with this number growing daily, and also operates one of the largest online retail brands in Australia, ClicknGo, which has over 50,000 clients ranging from small businesses to large, multinational corporations and spreading across the wide range of products/services offered. Distribute.IT can be contacted at www.distributeit.com.au or on +61-3-9326-0444.

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GeoTrust is a registered trademark of GeoTrust, Inc. All other products and services mentioned are trademarks of their respective companies.