GeoTrust Teams with GMO Group for Web Security

GeoTrust, Inc. (www.geotrust.com), a provider in identity verification solutions for e-business and the world's second largest issuer of SSL (secure sockets layer) certificates for web security, today announced that it signed a multi-year distribution contract with GMO Group, one of the largest divisions of Global Media Online Inc.

The continuing contract extends the companies' successful partnership, which began in 2002 and grants GMO Group, GeoTrust Japan continued exclusivity as the in-country distributor of GeoTrust identity verification and e-security solutions in Japan. GMO Group, GeoTrust Japan markets GeoTrust's products under the GeoTrust Japan brand.

"Online security is a very important component of e-business for the web hosting marketplace and for our enterprise customers," stated Ichiro Chujo, CEO of GeoTrust Japan.

GeoTrust Japan offers a full line of GeoTrust products, including digital certificates for identity verification, client certificates for secure access and SSL certificates for e-commerce and web services security.

"In the two years that GMO Group, GeoTrust Japan has been our partner in Japan, our market share has grown from less than 1% to over 13%, according to the latest survey released from Netcraft, an Internet market research company," stated Neal Creighton, CEO and co-founder of GeoTrust.

GeoTrust is a provider in identity verification and trust services for e-business. Its products include web security services for secure e-commerce transactions, identity verification, managed security services and TrustWatch (www.trustwatch.com), a free toolbar and search site that helps consumers recognize whether a site has been verified and is safe for the exchange of confidential information.