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08/16/2004
-- IPOWERWEB Chooses GeoTrust SSL Certificates to Secure Hosted e-Commerce Transactions
World's Fastest Growing Web Hosting Company Extends Partnership;
Exclusively Offers GeoTrust Digital Certificates for Securing Customers' Web Sites
Wellesley, Mass. - August 16, 2004: GeoTrust, Inc., a leader in identity and
security solutions for e-business and the second largest certificate authority,
today announced that IPOWERWEB, Inc., the world's fastest growing Web site hosting
provider, has extended its reseller agreement and will now offer GeoTrust SSL
certificates exclusively to IPOWERWEB customers. The Santa Monica, California-based
company serves over 220,000 small- and medium-sized enterprises in more than
150 countries and has won the "Best Web Host of the Year" award from 100 Best
Web Hosting for the last two years. IPOWERWEB customers will now have the option
of purchasing GeoTrust digital SSL server certificates to ensure trusted
e-commerce transactions.
"We've made implementing online commerce solutions affordable and simple for even
our smallest business customers," said Thomas Gorny, CEO of IPOWERWEB. "Every Web
site doing e-business needs an SSL certificate to protect sensitive data during
an online transaction. We chose GeoTrust as our security partner because their
business model parallels our own - they provide a great product, at a great price
that's easy for customers to implement."
GeoTrust SSL certificate technology ensures that Internet communications are
secure and have not been tampered with during transmission. IPOWERWEB'S customers
and their consumers will be able to safely conduct transactions by using GeoTrust's
QuickSSL® technology. QuickSSL and QuickSSL Premium products are commercial
quality, 128-bit SSL digital certificates that encrypt communications between Web
browsers and servers and can be vetted and issued in minutes. This patent-pending
automated and rapid turnaround process beats the competition's multiple-day wait
for certificate delivery and enables companies to begin securing e-business
transactions almost immediately.
GeoTrust QuickSSL Premium also 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.
"We are pleased to have IPOWERWEB as a valued partner, and know that our proven security
solutions for e-business will provide a high degree of trust to their customers'
online transactions," said Neal Creighton, GeoTrust's CEO. "Our automated
authentication and certificate issuance process is unparalleled in the industry,
and that's the primary reason we are the fastest growing large Certificate Authority
in North America."
About IPOWERWEB
IPOWERWEB, Inc., The Power Behind eBusiness™, is the world's leading eBusiness
Website Hosting provider. Our Internet based end-to-end solutions enable small and
medium sized enterprises (SME's) to build, promote, manage and profit from their
online presence. Over 230,000 customers located in over 100 different countries
depend on IPOWERWEB for their online presence. IPOWERWEB's Business Pro is the #1 selling
hosting solution Worldwide. IPOWERWEB was recently recognized as the fastest growing
shared hosting company Worldwide, and was rated in the top five of the most reliable
hosting companies for 2003. To learn more about IPOWERWEB, please visit www.ipower.com.
About GeoTrust, Inc.
GeoTrust, Inc., a 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.
GeoTrust is a registered trademark of GeoTrust, Inc. QuickSSL and QuickSSL Premium
are registered trademarks of GeoTrust, Inc. All other product names are trademarks or
registered trademarks of their respective owners.
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