BulkRegister to Resell GeoTrust’s Digital Certificates

QuickSSL Technology Ensures Fast, Secure Transactions for BulkRegister’s Business-To-Business Members

July 22, 2003 - Wellesley, Mass. - GeoTrust, Inc. is pleased to announce that BulkRegister, the leading B-2-B registrar in the world, will resell QuickSSL digital certificates to their membership base of over 21,000 companies. GeoTrust, considered a leader in next-generation identity and security solutions for e-business and the world’s second largest provider of digital certificate technology, considers the partnership a perfect match. BulkRegister has consistently delivered affordable options to their members that allow them to manage and protect their domain names and websites.

Through the agreement, the GeoTrust’s QuickSSL product will allow BulkRegister’s customers to conduct secure transactions online through 128-bit SSL digital certificates. SSL (secure socket layer) protocol is the Internet standard for securing and encrypting communications between users and web sites. SSL provides businesses and consumers with the confidence that private data sent to a web site is kept confidential.

“Our agreement with GeoTrust will give our clients access to secure e-business transactions almost instantaneously,” said BulkRegister CEO Thomas Cunningham. “A typical turnaround time for competitors’ products is a 3-5 day wait for digital certificate delivery. GeoTrust’s automated approach gives companies delivery of the exact same business grade digital certificates in a little over 10 minutes and at more than half the price.”

QuickSSL assures Internet users that all private data, including credit card account numbers, personal profiles and other confidential information cannot be viewed, intercepted or altered by outside parties. Through the use of GeoTrust’s automated authentication system, companies are also ensured that web server certificates are only issued to fully authorized and intended recipients.

"Our QuickSSL product provides the strongest automated authentication process available on the market today to help prevent against numerous types of online fraud,” said Neal Creighton, CEO of GeoTrust. "We believe that our automated approach to digital certificate delivery is necessary to ensuring that everyone on the Internet receives instant, secure and protected transactions.

About BulkRegister

Founded in 1999, BulkRegister (www.bulkregister.com) is the third largest U.S.-based ICANN accredited domain name registrar. BulkRegister provides business-to-business domain name registration, management, and brand protection services to a global network of over 21,000 members including Global 2000 businesses, not-for-profit organizations, and legal professionals in the IP/trademark practice areas. Through its Brand Integrity Program and partnerships with Tier One domain-name service companies, BulkRegister enables its reseller and corporate members to preserve a company’s online identity even as the Internet evolves. BulkRegister provides its members with wholesale pricing, a guaranteed service level of human customer support, automated management services and the ability to manage multiple domains in one account, allowing for greater efficiency and convenience.

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 40,000 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.

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.