Alabanza and GeoTrust Announce Strategic Partnership

Leading Hosting Automation Provider Teams with Leading Certificate Authority to Offer Stronger Internet Security Solution to Web Development, Hosting and ISP Customers

July 24, 2002 - Baltimore, Md. and Wellesley, Mass. - Alabanza, the industry leader in the Web hosting automation software market, and GeoTrust, Inc., a leader in next-generation identity and security solutions for e-business and the world's second largest certificate authority, today announced they have formed a strategic partnership. As a result, Alabanza's customers will now have access to GeoTrust's more comprehensive security service offering, which is critical to their Internet-related business activities.

Under the terms of the agreement, Alabanza will resell GeoTrust's QuickSSL™ and TrueSite™ products, which allow for identity verification and authentication, secure online transactions and Web site registration. Alabanza's customers, which include more than 500 Web developers, Web hosting firms and Internet Service Providers, will then benefit from increased security on the quarter of a million Web sites they manage daily.

"As a leader in the Web hosting industry, it is important for Alabanza to form partnerships with companies like GeoTrust that are committed to enhancing the business power of the Internet," said Alabanza Chairman and CEO Tom Cunningham. "The combined security solution will ensure our customers can continue to conduct business securely, efficiently and as cost effectively as possible."

The partnership allows Alabanza's customers to conduct secure transactions by using GeoTrust's QuickSSL product, which offers commercial quality, 128-bit SSL digital certificates in as little as 10 minutes. This 10-minute turnaround beats the competition's 3-5 day wait for digital certificate delivery and enables companies to begin secure e-business almost immediately. SSL is the technology that activates the lock symbol in a user's browser by encrypting communications between Web browsers and servers. Alabanza will also offer customers GeoTrust's True Site identity solution, which ensures a site's legitimacy with a dynamically generated time/date stamp that cannot be copied. GeoTrust provides the most immediate and secure solution for online businesses wishing to build consumer confidence by offering secure sites and transactions.

"Partnering with Alabanza allows GeoTrust to expand our reach to more businesses and provide them with the security solutions they need to safely and quickly conduct business online," said Neal Creighton, CEO of GeoTrust. "GeoTrust provides a range of services that ensure trust and safeguard identity, including authentication, e-business transaction security and Web site and brand protection products. Our QuickSSL provides the strongest automated authentication process available, with a solid audit to prevent online fraud."

About Alabanza

Alabanza is the industry leader in the Web hosting automation software market. Founded in 1996, Alabanza coined the phrase "hosting automation," by providing solutions that significantly reduce the time and resources needed to manage and host a Web site. Its Automated Web Hosting Software Suite is the most proven, reliable and secure solution on the market, and is used by Web developers, designers, systems integrators and Internet service providers to host their customers' Web sites.

As an early adopter of the Linux operating system, Alabanza is 100 percent dedicated to using Linux because of the ability to create a more robust offering through access to source code and the lack of licensing fees, meaning more savings for Alabanza's customers and end users. Competing in a market against such VC-backed companies as Sphera and Ensim, Alabanza has grown organically and will approach $15 million in revenues this year. The company currently has over 500 customers in 50 countries that are managing close to a quarter million Web sites. For more information, visit http://www.alabanza.com.

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 25,000 companies in over 80 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.

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