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GlobalSign Passes TERENA Pilot with Distinction

Certification Signs Three year Extension with Europe's Largest Research and Educational Networking Organization; UKERNA Joins Popular Scheme

Portsmouth, NH –12 April, 2007 – GlobalSign (www.globalsign.com), one of the longest established Certification Authorities (CA) and specialists in SSL security, today announced that it has been awarded a three year contract by the Trans-European Research and Education Networking Association (TERENA) to build upon the recently completed 12 month pilot project for the deployment of a managed SSL Server Certificate Service.  The contract allows participating TERENA members to act as service providers to educational and research organizations within their regions, thereby providing a fast and efficient method of obtaining an unlimited amount of certificates at a cost effective price.

TERENA provides a platform to encourage the development of a high-quality computer networking infrastructure for the European research community.  Its principal members are European National Research and Education Networking organizations (NRENs) that represent the academic community in their countries.  An increased use of SSL server certificates at the NRENs and their user communities, in combination with a growing need for encrypted channels and the introduction of authentication and authorization solutions, initially encouraged TERENA to investigate a global solution to meet an increasing demand for SSL server certificates and a technology to address security issues such as phishing and other forms of identity fraud.

Following a successful one year pilot phase, in which eight NRENs participated and 5,000 SSL Certificates were issued, TERENA has extended and expanded the agreement with GlobalSign, authorizing up to 11 NRENs to benefit from the scheme, administrated by TERENA itself.  One such NREN to take advantage of the program is UKERNA (United Kingdom Education and Research Networking Association), a government funded operation, with the primary aim of providing and developing a network infrastructure that meets the needs of the UK’s education and research communities.

GlobalSign designed a tailored product for TERENA that is now known as Organization ServerSign-EDU, a solution with all the benefits of GlobalSign’s Organization ServerSign SSL but priced with educational and research budgets in mind.  Benefits of this solution include:

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“The TERENA project is a valuable example of how GlobalSign can adapt and design enterprise-class solutions for sectors such as education and research,” commented Johan Sys, general manager, GlobalSign.  “We are proud to have proven that our technology and service levels position us as a leader in the market and hope that we can replicate this success over the next three years.”

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

GMO Internet Group
GMO Internet Group is one of the most comprehensive providers of industry-leading Internet services worldwide. As well as domain registration, web hosting, ecommerce, and payment processing businesses that each hold the top share in their respective markets in Japan, services operated by the group include Internet advertising, search engine marketing and research. Global online security brand GlobalSign and major Japanese online securities brokerage, GMO CLICK Securities are also group members. In 2011 a new Social Media & Smartphone Platform segment was established bringing together group initiatives in social apps development, flash marketing and Android apps distribution. GMO Internet, Inc. (TSE: 9449) is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Please visit www.gmo.jp/en for more information.

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