Go Daddy Certificate Authority Goes Global

Go Daddy Certificate Authority Goes Global

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Jan. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The Go Daddy Group, Inc., parent company of GoDaddy.com, the No. 1 registrar of domain names, announced today that its customer base for Secure Socket Layer (SSL) Certificates has grown dramatically, attracting a wide range of international customers. In less than a year since launching its first of several SSL Certificate offerings, Go Daddy has found its SSL Certificates reaching into virtually every corner of the globe, with new orders coming daily from Europe, Australia, the MidEast, South America and Japan. For Q4 2004, over 10% of all Go Daddy SSL Certificates were issued to overseas customers.

"The growth of our international customer base displays the confidence of consumers in the rigorous business and technology infra-structure processes Go Daddy developed to provide our purchasers, and their customers, the peace of mind that comes with using a site protected by a Go Daddy secure certificate," says Bob Parsons, president and founder of Go Daddy, recently ranked the fastest growing technology company (No. 8 overall) on the Inc. 500 list of America's Fastest Growing Privately Held Companies.

"Go Daddy's SSL certificate is a bargain," said Stefan Angheli, Co-Founder of www.healthfitness.com.au. "We had no trouble with its set up, and best of all, with the WebTrust Seal of Assurance, we know our customers' private and personal information will not be compromised."

SSL Certificates provide validation that businesses and individuals who request personal or financial information online are offering a higher level of security and privacy than typical Internet sites. Go Daddy offers 128-bit web server certificates, the highest level of encryption available on the market today. All of Go Daddy's SSL Certificates (i.e., Turbo SSL, High-Assurance SSL and Wildcard SSL), are backed by the WebTrust Seal of Assurance (awarded by the American Institute of Certified Public Accounts (www.AICPA.org) and the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (www.CICA.ca)), which guarantees Go Daddy has met and exceeded standards in the areas of privacy, security, business practices/transaction integrity, availability and confidentiality.

About The Go Daddy Group, Inc.

The Go Daddy Group, the industry leader in domain name registration, enables individuals and businesses to acquire, create and safeguard their unique identities and brands on the Internet by offering a complete line of web development tools including domain name registration, hosting, email systems, SSL certificates and complementary products and services. Together, The Go Daddy Group companies include three ICANN-accredited domain name registrars: flagship registrar GoDaddy.com (www.GoDaddy.com); membership-based registrar Blue Razor Domains, Inc., (www.bluerazor.com); and reseller registrar Wild West Domains, Inc., (www.wildwestdomains.com). The Go Daddy Group also offers private domain name registration services through Domains By Proxy, Inc., (www.domainsbyproxy.com). The Go Daddy Group registers a new domain name every 7 seconds.

- The Go Daddy Group -

Available Topic Expert(s): For information on the listed expert(s), click appropriate link. Bob Parsons http://www.profnet.com/ud_public.jsp?userid=350318 Warren Adelman http://www.profnet.com/ud_public.jsp?userid=350320


Source: The Go Daddy Group, Inc.

CONTACT: Nick Fuller, Communications Manager of Go Daddy Group, Inc.,
+1-480-505-8800, ext. 4435, nfuller@godaddy.com

Web site: http://www.godaddy.com/


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