TippingPoint Switches to GoDaddy.com for SSL Certs

Business Wire, April 23, 2008

Partnership Underscores Industry Leaders' Strong Security Commitment

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- TippingPoint, a leader in intrusion prevention, has switched its SSL Certificates - designed to keep online networks secure - to GoDaddy.com. The new agreement underscores each company's commitment to safeguarding data and combating cyber crime through the implementation of the most stringent security standards.

An SSL Certificate, which enables a browser and server to establish a secure, encrypted connection, is the de facto standard for protecting sensitive information from identity theft, hacking and tampering. Businesses, for example, rely on SSL Certificates to thwart hackers from accessing credit card information during online transactions.

"Both TippingPoint and GoDaddy.com know network security is of paramount importance," said TippingPoint President James Hamilton. "The combination of product, price and service made GoDaddy.com SSL Certificates an obvious choice for our networks."

GoDaddy.com has seen its SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) business jump a dramatic 83 percent in the last 16 months. The company, which first started providing the secure certificates in March 2004, is the world's second largest Certification Authority, according to Netcraft, Ltd.

"GoDaddy.com's SSL Certs provide IT administrators an easy and cost-effective way to protect their networks," said GoDaddy.com CEO & Founder Bob Parsons. "It just makes sense for a company as committed to online security as TippingPoint to recognize the advantage - our customers get the same functionality, stringent vetting standards and reliability as any other cert in the industry. The difference is GoDaddy.com SSL certs cost a fraction of the price."

GoDaddy.com offers SSL Certificates with three assurance validation levels: Standard, Deluxe and Premium with Extended Validation. All Go Daddy certificates offer up to 256-bit encryption and are backed with 24/7 customer support.

Click here for more information about Go Daddy SSL Certificates.

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Go Daddy is a leading provider of services that enable individuals and businesses to establish, maintain and evolve an online presence. Go Daddy provides a variety of domain name registration plans and Web site design and hosting packages, as well as a broad array of on-demand services. These include products such as SSL Certificates, Domains by Proxy private registration, ecommerce Web site hosting, blog templates and blog software, podcast packages and online photo hosting. The Go Daddy Group, Inc. has more than 28 million domain names under management. Go Daddy registers, renews or transfers a domain name every second. GoDaddy.com is the world's No. 1 domain name registrar according to Name Intelligence, Inc. GoDaddy.com is also rated the world's largest hostname provider according to Netcraft Ltd. During 2007, The Go Daddy Group registered more than one-third of all domain names registered in the top six generic top-level domains, or gTLDs, including .com, .net, .org, .info, .biz and .mobi.

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