If you're new to Cheap Hosting Directory, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!

NEEDHAM, Mass., June 29 /PRNewswire/ — GeoTrust, Inc., a leader inidentity verification solutions for e-business and a leading issuer of SSL(secure sockets layer) certificates for web security, today announced that ithas been selected by AlwaysOn as one of the Top 100 Private Company awardwinners. GeoTrust continues to gain more active certificates than any othercertificate authority, including VeriSign, according to Netcraft data.

GeoTrust delivers client certificates for secure access and securecommunications, in addition to SSL certificates for web security.The AlwaysOn (AO) editorial team evaluated more than one thousandcompanies nominated by venture capitalists, investment bankers and industryanalysts. It based its selection on five criteria — innovation, marketpotential, customer adoption, media buzz and investor value. The AO100 will behonored at AO2005 on July 19. The summit will be held from July 19 throughJuly 21 at Stanford University where GeoTrust CEO, Neal Creighton, will bepresenting.

”The AO100 companies are shaping today’s web-driven, connectedenvironment,” said Tony Perkins, founder and editor of AlwaysOn. ”We wereinundated with nominations from leading companies, many of which I hope willappear on our list next year. My congratulations to each AO100 winner — theseare the companies which we predict will have the greatest market traction,strongest innovation and most game-changing approaches this year.”

”Identity verification and digital credentialing are increasingly criticalservices in our online economy,” said Neal Creighton, president and CEO ofGeoTrust. ”When two parties who do not have a previous relationship want totransact business online, a trusted third party must stand up and vouch fortheir identities. GeoTrust is the brand that more organizations are puttingtheir trust in to perform this function and to secure network transactions.”

GeoTrust’s business has grown considerably as more business processes moveonline, and more identity fraud, phishing attacks and viruses threaten e-commerce and corporate networks. The company provides a range of identityverification products and services to over one hundred thousand customersworldwide. Digital certificates secure sensitive information passing over
public networks such as the Internet. These include web security services toprotect online transactions; enterprise services to safeguard network access,online communication and digital transactions; identity verification servicesfor web sites, businesses and individuals; and signing technologies thatdigitally bind people to documents and ensure the integrity of computer code.

About AlwaysOn
AlwaysOn is transforming the communication business with its online blogging network, establishing it as a leader in the Open Media revolution. Borrowing from the underground traditions of blogging and social networking, AlwaysOn (http://www.alwayson-network.com/) was launched in 2003. Today, AO’s annual Summit @ Stanford and OnHollywood events, print ”blogozine” and online services encourage direct collaboration between global thought leaders and technology insiders. No other media brand has dared allow such openness amongst its readers and participants. AlwaysOn, LLC, is a privately held and virtually headquartered company born out of the heart of Silicon Valley.

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, managed security services and TrustWatch (http://www.trustwatch.com), 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. With more than 100,000 companies worldwide using its technology for online security, GeoTrust has rapidly become the second largest digital certificate provider in the world. Visit http://www.geotrust.com for more information.

Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.