GlobalSign welcomes on board new US Partners

Portsmouth, NH -- GlobalSign (www.globalsign.com), a specialist in SSL partner programs for Web Hosting companies, today announced that it saw significant momentum in its partner program for web hosts and ISPs -- many of which have switched away from competing SSL reseller programs.  With new partners citing factors such as better margins, strong, feature packed SSL Certificates, and dedicated account management as reasons they joined GlobalSign, the partner program starts the second quarter of 2008 with hundreds of satisfied new members.

Amongst the many recently welcomed new partners is Positronic Design (a former GeoTrust/VeriSign partner) and CompuLink (a previous GoDaddy partner) – two focused online services companies based in Holyoke, Massachusetts and Portland, Oregon respectively.

 “As an online services provider, switching to GlobalSign has significantly improved our revenue potential for our SSL line.” said David Caputo, Owner and President, Positronic Design. “As SSL has become an essential add-on for web based companies, we now provide a one-stop-shop for web design, service development and security. Customers really understand GlobalSign’s simplified SSL product range, which means we provide SSL Certificates that best fit their needs without requiring time consuming pre-sales efforts on over-complex product offerings.”

“When evaluating an SSL Provider for our customer base, we wanted a credible partner whose primary focus is SSL who can deliver the highest level of browser ubiquity to support mobile devices as well as all popular browsers.” said Rich Rice, Owner, CompuLink. “GlobalSign has a very clear view of the SSL market and has instructed us very well on how to sell SSL effectively and (increasingly importantly) how to migrate customers from standard domain vetted Certificate types to the next generation Extended Validation SSL Certificates.”

Partners control their SSL business through a revolutionary management interface or API.  The Partner Certificate Center enables web hosts to quickly, simply and conveniently manage all their customers’ SSL Certificates.  GlobalSign’s “self-service portal” architecture means the reseller can react quickly to their customers, with even basic functions such as Certificate reissues and invoice generation being handled without the need to rely on technical support people.

Other key features of GlobalSign’s Reseller Program include the ability to buy using a Pay-As-You-Go model, with zero commit and high discounts. The ability to sign up and manage sub-resellers makes GlobalSign unique amongst SSL Providers.

“We’re happy to report that GlobalSign is shaking up a stagnant SSL market dominated by just one or two players.” said Steve Waite, Marketing Director for GlobalSign, “In 2007 we recorded the highest increase in growth rates of all the major SSL Providers and we’re set to be just as disruptive in 2008 with new technologies and initiatives.  Plus, with almost 50% of the world’s SSL Certificates residing with North American companies, it’s no surprise that US web hosting companies are taking advantage of the huge opportunity to sell the GlobalSign brand into a market that wants something different.”

To join the GlobalSign Partner Program and get instant discounts with zero commitment please visit http://www.globalsign.com/partners/.  All new Partners receive a free fully valid one year SSL Certificate.

Positronic Design services can be found at http://www.positronicdesign.com/

Compulink NW Inc services can be found at http://cnwinc.net/

About GlobalSign

Established in 1996 and as a WebTrust accredited public certificate authority, GlobalSign offers publicly trusted SSL, including new Extended Validation SSL Certificates, S/MIME and Code Signing Certificates for use on all Windows platforms including Mobile. The GlobalSign Trusted Root program allows the widely distributed and highly trusted GlobalSign root CA certificates to provide immediate trust for Microsoft CA and other inhouse CA users, thereby eliminating the costs associated with supporting non-trusted root CA certificates within an enterprise. These core GlobalSign solutions allow its thousands of enterprise customers to conduct secure online transactions and data submission, and provide tamper-proof distributable code as well as being able to bind identities to client certificates for email security and remote two factor authentication, such as SSL VPNs.  The company has a rich history of innovation within the online security market and operates sales and support offices in the US, UK, Belgium, Japan, and China with services available in a number of European and Asian languages. 

About GMO Internet Inc.

GMO Internet Inc. (CEO Masatoshi Kumagai) is headquartered in Tokyo and is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, First Section (Code: 9449).  Its Internet based business areas include Internet infrastructure and media. Further details can be found at http://www.gmo.jp/en/ and Mr Kumagai’s profile can be found at http://gmo.jp/en/profile/message.html.