'Enterprise SSL Unlimited' Server Licensing Provides Organizations with an
Extremely Cost-Effective Alternative to VeriSign's SSL Server Certificate
Prices
SAN FRANCISCO, RSA Conference, Feb. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GeoTrust,
Inc., a leader in identity verification solutions for e-business and a leading
issuer of SSL (secure sockets layer) certificates for web security, today
announced a new pricing model for SSL certificates designed to meet the needs
of organizations with large numbers of servers requiring SSL security.
Enterprise SSL (ESSL) Unlimited is designed to provide organizations that have
load balancing and redundancy requirements and need 100 or more certificates
with a simple, flexible and cost-effective solution to meet their network
security needs.
"GeoTrust has proven to be a valued provider of SSL certificates to our
organization, enabling us to realize significant cost savings over our
previous supplier," said Phil Mellinger, chief information security officer of
First Data Corp. "GeoTrust's Enterprise SSL multi-server pricing has allowed
us to purchase digital certificates centrally at a significant cost savings,
and then easily obtain, manage and renew them on a departmental basis as we
need them."
In 2004, according to market research firm Netcraft, GeoTrust gained twice
as many new SSL server installations as the industry leader, VeriSign.
GeoTrust has quickly grown into a position of market leadership because it
issues 128-bit SSL certificates in 10 minutes or less, at significantly lower
prices than its competitors. With innovative programs such as ESSL, wildcard
certificates, pay-as-you-go pricing, discounted multi-year certificates,
unlimited reissues and web-based self-service lifecycle management, GeoTrust
has become the second largest provider of SSL certificates in the world.
"As the market for SSL server certificates has expanded from e-commerce
into new areas such as web portals, secure access and web services security,
so has the demand for more cost-effective pricing and simplified
administration," stated Neal Creighton, CEO of GeoTrust. "Our customers wanted
a better way to secure all of their network devices, without worrying about
licensing limitations, cost or the time and effort of obtaining individual
certificates, and we listened."
Enterprise SSL Unlimited is a fast, convenient solution for enterprises
that require certificates that need to be installed on multiple servers for
load balancing or redundancy. It allows the enterprise to be compliant with
certificate licensing without having to track and manage how many servers each
certificate is installed on. Enterprises simply submit domain names and
business documentation for a one-time vetting process. Upon completion of the
vetting, the designated security administrator can approve and manage
certificate requests for the vetted domain(s) using a simple but powerful web
interface. Certificate ordering can be done by anyone within the enterprise,
and then reviewed by a security administrator.
Pricing and Availability
GeoTrust's ESSL Unlimited license is priced at U.S. $22,500 annually, for
up to 100 certificates and 15 base domain names. These certificates may be
installed on an unlimited number of servers. ESSL Unlimited is currently
available to organizations for their internal enterprise-wide SSL needs, and
is not available for resellers. Additional GeoTrust value pricing programs are
available for larger or smaller volumes of SSL certificates. Complete details
are available from GeoTrust sales at 866-511-4141 or sales@geotrust.com.
About GeoTrust, Inc.
GeoTrust is a leader in identity verification and trust services for e-
business. Its products include web security services for secure e-commerce
transactions, identity verification services for secure access, digital
signing and consumer verification, managed security services and TrustWatch, 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
(http://www.trustwatch.com). With more than 80,000 companies in over 150
countries using its technology for online security, GeoTrust has rapidly
become the second largest digital certificate provider in the world. Visit
http://www.geotrust.com or call 781-292-4100 for more information.
GeoTrust is a registered trademark of GeoTrust, Inc. All other product
names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
Media Contacts:
Joan Lockhart Bill Keeler or Jennifer Roedel
GeoTrust, Inc. Schwartz Communications
781-292-4153 781-684-0770
joanl@geotrust.com geotrust@schwartz-pr.com
SOURCE GeoTrust, Inc.
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Related links:
http://www.geotrust.com
CONTACT:
Joan Lockhart of GeoTrust, Inc.,
+1-781-292-4153, joanl@geotrust.com; or Bill Keeler or Jennifer
Roedel both of Schwartz Communications, +1-781-684-0770,
geotrust@schwartz-pr.com
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