Hushmail teams up with Comodo to provide SSL Certificates

Released on = October 25, 2005, 4:44 am

Press Release Author = Comodo Inc

Industry = Software

Press Release Summary = Hushmail teams with Comodo

Press Release Body = October 25th 2005, New York, NY US. Comodo Inc, a global leader in Identity and Trust Assurance Management solutions today announced it had secured an exclusive agreement to provide Hushmail; the worlds first secure web-based email
service, with the PKI infrastructure needed to supply SSL certificates to its client base.

The agreement provides Hushmail with the immediate ability to sell their own branded SSL Certificates and to integrate the new certificate offering into their existing customer product portfolio. Comodo will operate the back end issuance and validation
infrastructure.

Ben Cutler, CEO of Hush Communications said "by partnering with Comodo we were able to easily add the Comodo SSL certificate product range to our service portfolio, our customers will benefit by being able to fulfill a wider selection of their online security requirements from one vendor, achieving greater savings in the process".

James Langman, VP Business Development Comodo Inc., believes the agreement will help Hushmail clients cut costs and streamline operations;

"Hushmail and Comodo have always been partners in terms of philosophy; sharing the conviction that online communications and transactions demand the highest level of identity and trust assurance processes to mitigate internet fraud, Phishing and identify theft."

Comodo were chosen because of their unique ability to provide the secure EPKI infrastructure within the Powered Partner program. The program allows companies to provide privately labeled 128-bit industry standard SSL Certificates and web identity products directly to end customers through their own branded interfaces. As a result, Hushmail can retain and leverage a consistent brand identity across the new service whilst their customers benefit from a single point of purchase for high assurance, high speed, low cost digital certificates.

About Hushmail
Hush Communications is the leading global provider of managed secure email and storage solutions. Hush Communications Corporation is incorporated in the U.S. with operations in Vancouver, Canada, and Dublin, Ireland, Austin, Texas, and Anguilla, BWI. Hush is the provider of Hushmail and Hushmail Business, the worldwide standards in secure messaging. For more information, visit the website at http://www.hushmail.com.

About Comodo
Comodo is a leading global provider of security, authentication and assurance services for the Internet. Today, more than 150,000 customers in over 100 countries rely on Comodo to create trust in online transactions through distinct solutions that address the digital ecommerce and infrastructure needs of enterprises. Powered
by Comodo's Digital Trust Lab (DTL), Comodo is helping enterprises around the world improve customer relationships, enhance customer trust and create efficiencies across their digital ecommerce operations. Comodo's industry leading solutions include integrated web hosting management solutions, infrastructure services, digital ecommerce services, digital certification, identity assurance, customer
privacy and vulnerability management solutions. For more information, visit Comodo - Creating Trust Online™ - www.comodo.com.

Comodo can be reached on (US) +1 800 772 5185 (Europe) +44 (0) 161 874 7070

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