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Europe’s Largest WebHosting Company to Offer GeoTrust Digital Certificate Technology as StandardSolution to Secure Customers’ E-business Communications

GeoTrust Europe www.geotrusteurope.com,a leader in identity and security solutions for e-business and the secondlargest certificate authority, today announced that 1&1 Internet www.1and1.co.uk,a full service ISP based in Slough near London and Montabaur, Germany, hasselected GeoTrust QuickSSL Premium to secure its customers’ Internetcommunications. With 22,000 servers and 3.9 million domains under management,1&1 Internet is Europe’s largest Web hosting company. All customers will nowhave the option of purchasing GeoTrust digital certificates, which can be issuedwithin a few hours.

GeoTrust technology ensures that Internet communications are secure and have notbeen tampered with during transmission. 1&1 Internet’s merchant customersand their consumers will be able to safely conduct transactions by usingGeoTrust’s QuickSSL Premium product. QuickSSL offers commercial quality, 128-bitSSL digital certificates that encrypt communications between Web browsers andservers and can be issued in minutes. This swift turnaround beats thecompetition’s three-to-five day wait for certificate delivery and enablescompanies to begin secure e-business almost immediately.

GeoTrust QuickSSL Premium comes with a smart seal for companies to prominentlydisplay on their sites. The seal guarantees online visitors they will beprotected by the highest level of encryption possible and assures them thatcredit card numbers and other confidential information cannot be intercepted oraltered.

“1&1 hosts over 1.6 million Web sites, so security and customerconfidence are the highest priorities for us and all of our customers,”said Andreas Gauger, CEO of 1&1 Internet. “GeoTrust’s technologyenables 1&1 to offer a quick, easy and inexpensive way to deploy the mostpowerful security to protect these customers’ e-commerce transactions.”

“GeoTrust QuickSSL Premium is a proven security solution for e-businessesand will bring a high degree of trust to the European e-commerce market,”said Neal Creighton, GeoTrust’s CEO. “Our certificate technology andauthentication process are unparalleled in strength, ease of use and turnaroundtime.”

About 1&1 Internet

1&1 Internet is Europe’s No.1 Web hosting and domain name registrationcompany. 1&1 Internet, Ltd., based near London, is the U.K. arm of 1&1Internet AG, based in Germany (a subsidiary of the United Internet Group, apublic company of some 3,000 employees). 1&1 Internet was established in1992 and employs more than 1,000 people. It currently hosts over 1.6 millionBritish, German and French customer websites, 22,000 Dedicated Servers and 3.9million domain names at its 3 European Data Centres. 1&1 prides itself onbeing the one-stop shop for all Web solutions. 1&1 Internet, Ltd. enteredthe U.K. domain name registration and Web hosting market in June 2000. As a wellfunded profitable company, it is in a strong position to deliver a high qualityof service at a low cost. 1&1 is an accredited Registrar with ICANN (.com),Nominet (.co.uk), Afilias (.info) and NeuLevel (.biz). 1&1 is also aMicrosoft Joint Development Partner, being the first to launch Microsoft .NETServer 2003 hosting into Europe.

About GeoTrust

GeoTrust, Inc., an emerging leader in Identity and Trust Services, helpsorganizations of all sizes secure e-commerce transactions, trusted identitiesand fully managed trusted environments for conducting e-business. GeoTrust’s WebSecurity Services offer hosting providers and businesses with world-classdigital certificates for fast transaction security and patent-pendingsmart-seals to ensure a trusted identity on the Web. GeoTrust also offersmanaged security services for large enterprises. With more than 70,000 companiesin over 140 countries using its technology for transaction security, GeoTrust isthe second largest digital certificate provider in the world. GeoTrust can bereached at www.geotrust.com.

GeoTrust Europe is the European arm of GeoTrust, Inc and can be reached atwww.geotrusteurope.com or +44 (0)1622 764789.

GeoTrust is a registered trademark of GeoTrust, Inc. QuickSSL, QuickSSL Premium,Enterprise SSL and True BusinessID, are trademarks of GeoTrust, Inc. All otherproduct names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respectiveowners.

Contacts
AxiCom UK
Henry Brake, +44 (0)20 8392 4059
henry.brake@axicom.com

Schwartz Communications
Bill Keeler, 781-684-0770
geotrust@schwartz-pr.com

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