GlobalSign Sets New Industry Speed Barrier for Issuance of SSL Certificate

GlobalSign (www.globalsign.com), one of the longest established
Certification Authorities (CA) and specialists in SSL security, today
announced a new record in SSL delivery time. A GlobalSign Domain SSL
certificate was ordered, vetted and issued in just four minutes.
Unlike other "fast issuance" domain validation SSL certificates,
GlobalSign does not compromise on security and identity checks and
employs a series of advanced algorithms to ensure all auto-vetted
certificates pass its stringent anti-phishing rules. By breaking the
four minute barrier, GlobalSign Domain SSL represents the fastest
means for customers to obtain a fully supported SSL certificate
without compromising security checks.

GlobalSign's Domain SSL Certificates are fully supported and share
the same browser recognition as other GlobalSign SSL certificates, but
come with the advantage of being issued in under five minutes and
without the need to submit company paperwork. This makes Domain SSL
ideal for businesses who need a low cost SSL quickly and without the
effort of submitting company documents.

The "four minute SSL Certificate" was issued to Germany based
Rheine Chemie Rheinau GmbH, Mannheim (a company of the LANXESS Group).
Peter Pollich, System & Application Management, opted to apply for a
GlobalSign Domain SSL Certificate because of his need to receive a
fully trusted and supported SSL certificate quickly. "GlobalSign is a
credible brand for web server security certificates and I knew the
claim of five minute issuance could be taken seriously," stated
Pollich. "When receiving the certificate quicker than advertised I was
extremely impressed with the incredibly fast turnaround, alongside the
unmatched levels of customer service."

Domain Validated SSL certificates were added to the product
portfolio by GlobalSign in February 2007. The addition of this type of
certificate was driven by GlobalSign's belief that the SSL market had
evolved into three certificate types defined by the vetting employed
during the issuance process - domain validation, organization
validation and extended validation. GlobalSign seized this opportunity
to realign its product portfolio and present a clear and simple SSL
portfolio in what it states is currently an over-complex SSL industry.

Key features of a GlobalSign domain validated SSL Certificate:

-- Activate the SSL padlock for secure transactions

-- Issued in minutes

-- 256 bit enabled

-- Three server licenses included during promotional period - a
unique approach to solving the server licensing issues
presented by competing SSL Providers

-- Trusted by all browsers & backed by $130,000 warranty

-- GlobalSign clickable Site Seal

-- Available as single certificate or in bulk through managed SSL
portal to manage the lifecycle (application, issuance, renewal
and revocation)

Domain Validated SSL certificates are also available in convenient
Wildcard format. This allows a web master or enterprise to use a
single certificate to secure multiple sites - an extremely cost
effective and efficient alternative to using an individual SSL
Certificate to secure each site belonging to the enterprise.

All GlobalSign SSL offerings are available through the
www.globalsign.com web site and its worldwide reseller & partner
network immediately. Domain ServerSign certificates are currently
available at the introductory promotional price of GBP 99 / EUR 149 /
$189.

About GlobalSign NV

Established in 1996 and as a WebTrust accredited public
certificate authority, GlobalSign offers publicly trusted SSL
(standard and new Extended Validation), S/MIME and code signing
certificates. These core solutions allow its thousands of enterprise
customers to conduct secure online transactions and data submission,
and provide tamper-proof distributable code as well as being able to
bind identities to client certificates for e-mail security and remote
two factor authentication, such as SSL VPNs. It has sales and support
expertise available through its US, UK and Belgian offices, available
in 6 languages.

In October 2006, GlobalSign was acquired by Certification Services
Ltd (now GlobalSign Ltd.) a UK based marketing & sales company
specialising in digital certificate sales, support and strategy and
part of the GMO Internet Group (TOKYO:9449). The new ownership has
resulted in significant investment in the GlobalSign product and
service portfolio, customer service infrastructure as well as ongoing
R&D.

About GMO Internet Inc.

Company Name: GMO Internet Inc. (TOKYO:9449)

URL: http://www.gmo.jp/en/

CEO: Masatoshi Kumagai

Business Description:

Internet business - Infrastructure

Internet business - Media/Advertising

Internet business - Finance