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Tokai Tokyo Securities Trusts in GlobalSign EV SSL

Sees Global Increase in Demand from Financial Services

Portsmouth, NH- 04 December, 2008 – GlobalSign (www.globalsign.com), one of the longest established Certification Authorities (CA) and specialist in SSL Certificate security, today reported that it is witnessing increasing demand for its Extended Validation, named ExtendedSSL.  The new EV SSL Certificate has already been issued to customers such as the Tokai Tokyo Securities Co. Ltd (www.tokaitokyo.co.jp), a public Japan-based securities company engaged in securities transaction and transaction commitment, as well as the underwriting, sale, public offering and private offering of securities, and other securities-related businesses.  EV SSL triggers the new “green address bar” in Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) and gives companies a means of visibly showing they are a truly authentic and secure site – a clear business differentiator for online companies affected by today’s relentless phishing attacks and a growing mistrust of online services by consumers.

EV Certificates represent the greatest advancement in SSL technology since its inception over 10 years ago, and allows previously unattainable levels of website authentication using improved SSL technology.  New high security browsers such as IE7 on Windows identify EV certificates and activate the browser interface security enhancements, such as the new Green Address Bar feature in IE7.  In turn, user confidence is maximized, safe in the knowledge that the website is an authentic company and has been officially identified by an audited Certification Authority. 

“Having recently launched our EV SSL Certificates, GlobalSign is very pleased that we can already announce one of our first global reference customers in Tokai Tokyo Securities.  With both phishing instances and identity fraud constantly on the rise across all manner of online businesses, organizations need to find new ways in which they can not only offer secure environments for their customers to carry out business in, but also provide a universally understood and accepted means of showing that they are a legitimate company,” said Johan Sys, CEO GlobalSign Inc.  “With our EV SSL Certificate offering, GlobalSign is adding more value and benefits than any other player in the market, enabling new improved security but with a lower cost of ownership to our customers.”

GlobalSign’s ExtendedSSL Certificates offer a range of benefits over and above those provided by other CAs in the market such as VeriSign:

• Handling of both www and non-www sites using a convenient single certificate – for instance a single certificate can be used to secure both https://www.domain.com and https://domain.com

• Warranty extended to $250,000 and underwritten by insurance

• The highest discounts in the industry when opting for a 2 year validity period

GlobalSign ExtendedSSL Certificates offer further assurances that strong encryption strength is guaranteed as they also incorporate Server Gated Cryptography (SGC) at no additional charge to the end user – a service other SSL Providers charge a premium for.  SGC automatically “steps up” the weak encryption levels (40 bit) of older legacy browsers to strong encryption (128 bit).

The criteria for issuing EV Certificates (the EV Certificate Guidelines) are produced by the CA/Browser Forum, an organization whose members include leading Certification Authorities and browser vendors, as well as representatives from the legal and audit sectors.  GlobalSign and VeriSign (including its acquired companies GeoTrust and Thawte) are two such members.

For more information on EV SSL and to see a GlobalSign ExtendedSSL certificates in operation please visit http://www.globalsign.com.  To compare the GlobalSign EV SSL offering with the other major EV SSL providers, please visit http://www.globalsign.com/resources/comparison-ev-ssl.pdf

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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Steve Waite
GlobalSign
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