DomainPeople, Inc. selects RapidSSL.com as Strategic Partner

Denver, CO - April 10, 2006

Single root install, immediate issuance SSL made available to domain name registrars customer base.

RapidSSL.com, the SSL certificate security specialist, has today announced that it has extended its long term partnership with Canadian domain name registrar DomainPeople, Inc. to provide SSL certificates to DomainPeople’s worldwide customer base. The now exclusive partnership gives DomainPeople customers direct access to the leading RapidSSL range of SSL Certificates at more competitive pricing, and will be featured prominently alongside DomainPeople’s registrar, domain management and protection, reseller and web hosting services.

SSL allows web sites to activate their SSL security to secure browser to server transactions, typically comprising of ecommerce, login, portals and signup pages and can be an integral value-add service for companies operating in the domain name registration and hosting services.

RapidSSL, developed and launched by RapidSSL.com, is a 256-bit encryption enabled SSL certificate. It offers 99% browser recognition and is a highly trusted, single root install SSL certificate that avoids the sometimes difficult and extensive installation issues usually associated with "chained root" certificates. RapidSSL.com has pioneered fast delivery of SSL certificates through its automated issuance process. This process replaces the need for applicants to fax company documents, a time consuming and often difficult process. Instead, RapidSSL.com has combined advanced anti-fraud algorithms with a unique automated vetting process. This, combined with an easy installation procedure, ensures that RapidSSL.com certificates are "issued in minutes and installed in seconds".

Chris Kruk, Product Manager with DomainPeople remarked "RapidSSL.com has established itself as a leading provider of cost-effective, high quality SSL certificates. Even through their growth, RapidSSL.com has maintained its focus on customer satisfaction – a focus which mirrors our own. We look forward to a much closer, long and fruitful strategic relationship with RapidSSL.com."

"SSL is proving to be an essential high value add-on to most proactive registrars and web hosting companies" comments Steve Waite, VP of marketing for RapidSSL.com, "Being selected by a registrar as established and prominent as DomainPeople is a testament that RapidSSL.com has achieved the right mix of issuance speed, customer service and cost-effective pricing."

About DomainPeople, Inc.

DomainPeople (http://www.domainpeople.com) is one of the oldest ICANN-accredited domain name registrars offering all the major domain extensions — .com, .net, .org, .info, .biz, .pro, .us, .ca, .co – and many others since 1999. DomainPeople also delivers reliable and secure hosting and email solutions to customers and resellers in more than 130 countries, and has registered more than a million domain names worldwide.

Media Contact: pr@domainpeople.com
Phone Number: +1.604.639.1680

About RapidSSL.com

RapidSSL.com (www.rapidssl.com), an Internet security specialist, is dedicated to being the lowest cost provider of SSL certificates to the small-to-medium business markets. RapidSSL.com issues 128 / 256 bit, single root certificates through the industry's fastest certificate provisioning system, resulting in certificates that are issued in minutes (24/7/365) and installed in seconds. Its products include the RapidSSL and RapidSSL Wildcard certificate brands. RapidSSL.com also offers professional level certificates and identity assurance solutions from GeoTrust. RapidSSL.com can be contacted by telephone at US 866-795-4669 or Europe +44 (0) 870 432 5190 or by visiting www.rapidssl.com.