GeoTrust Europe, a leader in identity and security solutions for e-business and the second largest certificate authority, today announced that 1&1...

GeoTrust Europe, a leader in identity and security solutions for e-business and the second largest certificate authority, today announced that 1&1 Internet, a full service ISP based in Slough near London and Montabaur, Germany, has selected GeoTrust QuickSSL Premium to secure its customers' Internet communications. With 22,000 servers and 3.9 million domains under management, 1&1 Internet is Europe's largest Web hosting company. All customers will now have the option of purchasing GeoTrust digital certificates, which can be issued within a few hours.

GeoTrust technology ensures that Internet communications are secure and
have not been tampered with during transmission. 1&1 Internet's merchant
customers and their consumers will be able to safely conduct transactions by using GeoTrust's QuickSSL Premium product. QuickSSL offers commercial quality, 128-bit SSL digital certificates that encrypt communications between Web browsers and servers and can be issued in minutes. This swift turnaround beats the competition's three-to-five-day wait for certificate delivery and enables companies to begin secure e-business almost immediately.

GeoTrust QuickSSL Premium comes with a smart seal for companies to prominently display on their sites. The seal guarantees online visitors they will be protected by the highest level of encryption possible and assures them that credit card numbers and other confidential information cannot be intercepted or altered.

"1&1 hosts over 1.6 million Web sites, so security and customer confidence are the highest priorities for us and all of our customers," said Andreas Gauger, CEO of 1&1 Internet. "GeoTrust's technology enables 1&1 to offer a quick, easy and inexpensive way to deploy the most powerful security to protect these customers' e-commerce transactions."

"GeoTrust QuickSSL Premium is a proven security solution for e-businesses and will bring a high degree of trust to the European e-commerce market," said Neal Creighton, GeoTrust's CEO. "Our certificate technology and authentication process are unparalleled in strength, ease of use and turnaround time."


About 1&1 Internet
1&1 Internet is Europe's No.1 Web hosting and domain name registration
company. 1&1 Internet, Ltd., based near London, is the U.K. arm of 1&1
Internet AG, based in Germany (a subsidiary of the United Internet Group, a public company of some 3,000 employees). 1&1 is an accredited Registrar with ICANN (.com), Nominet (.co.uk), Afilias (.info) and NeuLevel (.biz). 1&1 is also a Microsoft Joint Development Partner, being the first to launch Microsoft .NET Server 2003 hosting into Europe.

For more information, please visit: http://1and1.co.uk


About GeoTrust
GeoTrust, Inc., an emerging leader in Identity and Trust Services, helps
organizations of all sizes secure e-commerce transactions, trusted identities and fully managed trusted environments for conducting e-business. GeoTrust also offers managed security services for large enterprises.

For more information, please visit: http://www.geotrusteurope.com