Tokyo – October 12, 2007 – GMO Hosting & Security consolidated subsidiary and digital certificate services company GlobalSign has received a Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Japan Technology Fast50 award. The awards by auditing corporation, Tohmatsu are now in their fifth year. They recognize the fastest growing telecommunications, media, and technology companies in Japan. This year marks the second consecutive year that GlobalSign has received an award* recognizing continued strong growth.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone involved, we appreciate your encouragement and support as we look forward to continued growth.
(*Last year the company received the award under its former name [GeoTrust Japan]).

About the Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Japan Technology Fast50
The Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Fast50 is part of a DTT program by the international accounting firm organization of which Tohmatsu is a member. There are regional awards held in North America and Europe and in individual countries throughout the world. They recognize growth in the technology industry and represent a benchmark for success. Both public and private companies in the software, content, computer (including peripherals), life sciences, and communications, semi-conductor/parts/electronics are ranked according to percentage revenue growth rate in their last three financial statements. Fifty companies are selected. As a result of this selection GlobalSign is automatically nominated for the regional level rankings, the 6th Technology Fast500* Asia – Pacific.
(*A DTT ranking of the 500 fastest growing companies in the Technology, Media and Communications (TMT) industry, held in three regions throughout the world.)

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