VeriSign partners Millennium IT
To deliver secure E-commerce solutions to businesses:
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), the trusted provider of Internet
infrastructure services for the networked world entered into a reseller
partnership with Sri Lanka's premier technology solutions provider,
Millennium Information Technologies Ltd (MillenniumIT), to provide
businesses in Sri Lanka with comprehensive and secure e-commerce
solutions.
Under the terms of the agreement, MillenniumIT will provide customers
across Sri Lanka with VeriSign Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Certificates
to help protect e-commerce interactions online.
The partnership makes MillenniumIT the first authorised Sri Lankan
reseller partner of VeriSign SSL Certificates. The partnership will also
significantly reduce the cost of purchasing SSL Certificates for
businesses in Sri Lanka. The accessibility of VeriSign SSL Certificates
directly within the country will also make it easier for Sri Lankan
companies to provide the highest standard of online security for their
local and foreign clientele. "With the growing Internet penetration in
Sri Lanka, there is a growing need for a secure Web environment where
users can feel assured their online transactions are safe," said Country
Manager, VeriSign India, Dr. Shekhar Kirani. "The partnership with
MillenniumIT will help establish this higher degree of trust by
providing a safer online experience.
We are pleased to join hands with a reseller partner who shares our
security vision and has the capability to deliver effectively to the
market."
VeriSign recently achieved the milestone of issuing more than four
million SSL Certificates to businesses globally. The company has
deployed more than 12,000 EV SSL Certificates, making VeriSign the
market leader with a 74 percent share of the EV SSL market.
VeriSign conducts up to 1 billion Online Certificate Status Protocol
(OCSP) checks daily - the most timely and efficient way for Web browsers
to determine whether an SSL or user certificate is still valid or has
been revoked and a key indicator of secure sessions initiated using
VeriSign SSL Certificates.
"Online security and the need for protection of confidential data is
imperative for businesses that thrive in the online medium," said
Millennium Information Technologies Ltd, Head of Security Business Rahal
Jayawardene.
By offering market leading VeriSign technology at an affordable price
to Sri Lanka, we will have the opportunity to establish practices that
offer the safest possible experience to Web users." |