GlobalSign Upgrades On-Demand Digital Certificate Platform

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"The launch of GCC 2.0 opens the benefits of using Digital Certificates to secure all enterprise communications, applications and documents," comments Lila Kee, Director of Product Management, GlobalSign, "by making all Certificate products available via a unified platform, enterprises can leverage the widespread public trust that GlobalSign solutions offer."

GCC 2.0 is automatically available to the tens of thousands of GlobalSign customers. As well as access to the additional security products, customers can expect to benefit from centralized purchasing and reporting functions, granular user management (essential for organizations with distributed departments) and simplified ordering and renewal processes.

For more details about GCC 2.0 and its benefits please visit your local GlobalSign web site.

About GlobalSign Established in 1996 and as a WebTrust accredited public certificate authority, GlobalSign offers publicly trusted SSL, including EV SSL Certificates, S/MIME and Code Signing Certificates for use on all platforms including mobile devices. Its Trusted Root solution uses the widely distributed GlobalSign Root CA certificates to provide immediate PKI trust for Microsoft CA and enterprise CAs, eliminating the costs associated with using untrusted Root Certificates. Its partnership with Adobe to provide Certified Document Services (CDS) enables secure digitally signed PDF e-documents. These core Digital Certificate solutions allow its thousands of customers to conduct secure online transactions and data transfer, distribute tamper-proof code, and bind identities to client certificates for email security and remote two factor authentication. The company has a history of innovation within the online security market and has offices in the US, UK, Belgium, Japan, and China.

About GMO Internet Group GMO Internet Group, headquartered in Japan, is a leading force in the Internet industry offering one of the most comprehensive ranges of Internet services worldwide. The group holds top domestic market share in domain registration, web hosting, and payment processing and provides a host of other Internet services including global online security services, e-commerce solutions, and Internet advertising to both businesses and individuals. At the centre of the group is GMO Internet, Inc. a company listed on the prestigious first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE: 9449). Please visit www.gmo.jp/en for further details.

For further details please contact: Steve Waite GlobalSign, Inc 603-570-7060 [email protected]