FreeSSL.com announces free highly trusted SSL certificates [24th April 2003]

Highly trusted, fully functional 1 year ChainedSSL certificates available free of charge during promo period

Denver, CO April 2003. FreeSSL.com, the SSL certificate security specialist, has today announced the re-launch of its FreeSSL.com web site and SSL brands. The re-launch includes a special limited period offer to obtain its 1-year highly trusted ChainedSSL certificates for FREE, saving customers 35 USD per certificate. Since launching in 2001, FreeSSL.com has experienced great success in providing the small to medium size business (SMB) market with the lowest cost SSL certificates available.

Due to the increasing success of the FreeSSL and ChainedSSL brands, the FreeSSL.com operation has been significantly expanded to service current growth and fuel future growth. The expansion has included the injection of new dedicated staff to enhance customer service and the release of a new web site to provide an improved user friendly customer interface.

FreeSSL.com originally launched with its FreeSSL Certificate brand and it became an instant hit within the SSL marketplace. The FreeSSL brand uniquely enabled businesses to obtain 1 year fully functional and trusted SSL certificates suitable for the testing and development of online operations and e-commerce systems. The success of FreeSSL has grown over the years, predominantly due to it remaining the only completely free alternative to un-trusted "self signed" certificates. Developers and webmasters have been able to utilise the 92 percent browser ubiquity FreeSSL offers rather than traditionally opting for self signed SSL, where they are forced to distribute the self signed root in order to avoid browser warning messages. FreeSSL.com owns the root used to issue the certificates and hence makes installation very straightforward.

In October 2002, FreeSSL.com stirred the industry by introducing the ChainedSSL brand and consequently was exceptionally well received by customers, resellers, ISPs and web hosting companies. "Customers can migrate readily from FreeSSL to ChainedSSL when their webservers and e-commerce applications are ready for commercialization" comments Paul Tourret Vice President of Sales for FreeSSL.com. "By combining essential factors such as industry standard 128 bit encryption, automated validation, 24/7/365 around the clock immediate issuance, full customer support, high browser ubiquity and the lowest prices available, ChainedSSL occupies a unique position in the SSL providers market."

It has been commented by industry analysts that the entry of chained root brands such as ChainedSSL has intensified competition and enlivened the security industry. "ChainedSSL has established significant market share within the first few months of launching." continues Tourret, "The recent investments in infrastructure and people will now allow us to grow significantly over the coming months. With a combination of our FreeSSL and ChainedSSL brands we are confident that we will deliver the best deal on SSL possible - a position obtained through the delivery of exceptional customer service and the lowest priced SSL certificates for the SMB available today."

During the promotion period, fully functional 1 year ChainedSSL certificates are available for free. Customers can enrol for these certificates directly from the www.freessl.com web site. When the promotion ends, the price for ChainedSSL will return to 35 USD per certificate, remaining the lowest cost certificate for the SMB market in existence.

About FreeSSL.com
FreeSSL.com (www.freessl.com) is an Internet security specialist, focussed on providing small/medium businesses (SMB) with strong 128 bit encryption, industry standard SSL certificates. FreeSSL.com is dedicated to being the lowest cost provider of SSL to the SMB marketplace and offers the FreeSSL and ChainedSSL certificate brands. FreeSSL certificates remove the barrier of entry for companies wanting to test or develop their webservers or e-commerce systems by providing the only available source for FREE, one-year valid SSL certificates. ChainedSSL certificates provide the lowest cost, highly trusted chained root SSL security available for SMB websites and are ideal for low transaction value and low volume e-commerce requirements.

All certificates utilise a fully automated 2nd Generation validation and issuance platform allowing customers to uniquely obtain certificates 24/7/365 immediately. FreeSSL.com provides industry leading customer care available by telephone, email and web. FreeSSL.com can be contacted at www.freessl.com and by telephone at US 720 359 1590 or Europe +44 (0) 870 4325190.

For more information: http://www.freessl.com

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Steven Waite
FreeSSL.com
600 17th Street Suite 2800 South
Denver , Colorado 80202 USA
stevew@freessl.com
www.freessl.com