Tokyo – September 24, 2008 – GMO Hosting & Security consolidated subsidiary and digital certificate provider, GlobalSign has signed a sales contract with Marubeni Infotec Corporation. Beginning today Marubeni Infotec will sell GlobalSign code signing certificates to around 6,000 distributors and suppliers.

In recent years there have been a growing number of instances in which viruses are spread or confidential information is leaked as a result of malicious programs embedded by a third party into software purchased online. Software vendors must take responsibility for software reaching their users safely and take steps against threats such as tampering and fraud. Digitally signing (code signing) software is the ideal way to achieve this. Code signing guarantees that when software is received by the user it is an uncompromised official release from the vendor.
However there are still too many major software vendors that are sending out software without digital signatures.
Marubeni Infotec currently trades with around 6,000 distributors and suppliers and has close relationships with many software and hardware vendors. The new sales contract will promote the usage of GlobalSign code signing certificates to these vendors. Marubeni Infotec also has business relationships with many developers and we expect they will also expand sales of the recently released Adobe® AIR® code signing certificates.
The two companies strive to expand awareness of digital signing as a technique for safe software distribution through joint seminars and other events while contributing to the development of a safe usage environment for software users.

Marubeni Infotec
Marubeni Infotec was established as Kanto Denshi Kiki Hanbai Corporation in Akihabara, Tokyo in 1962. From electronic parts sales the company has moved into the computer age by shifting its focus to the distribution of computer related products. In 2004, the company merged with package software distributor Computer Wave Inc. Today it distributes a wide range of computer products from hardware to software through approximately 2,000 makers worldwide and 4,000 dealers, system integrators and retailers throughout Japan.

GlobalSign
GlobalSign began providing digital authentication services to Belgium ten years ago when digital authentication companies were first beginning to appear. Customers include a number of Belgian government agencies and the GlobalSign Certificate Authority operates many prestigious government projects such as eID*(BELPIC). We are recognized as the Belgian Government Certificate Authority. GlobalSign became a member of the GMO Internet Group in 2006 and is expanding sales of government-level security Japan and worldwide.
*eID: A citizen ID card. This is the first stage of the e-government project in Belgium. The ID card containing a digital certificate is distributed to all Belgian citizens over the age of 12.

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About GMO Internet Group
GMO Internet Group, headquartered in Japan, is a leading force in the Internet industry offering one of the most comprehensive ranges of Internet services worldwide. The group holds top domestic market share in domain registration, web hosting, and payment processing and provides a host of other Internet services including global online security services, e-commerce solutions, and Internet advertising to both businesses and individuals. At the centre of the group is GMO Internet, Inc. a company listed on the prestigious first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE: 9449).

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