SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Aug. 10 -GoDaddy.com(R), the No. 1 registrar of domain names worldwide, announced today that it now offers a Turbo Secure Socket Layer(TM) ("SSL") certificate (a $29.95 value) FREE of charge for one full year, with the purchase of a Premium hosting account. Issued within minutes and providing up to 256-bit encryption -- the highest level of encryption available on the market -- Go Daddy's Turbo SSL(TM) certificates have 99% browser recognition, and offer businesses and individuals a higher level of security and privacy for online transactions where sensitive information is exchanged.
For just $19.95/month, Go Daddy's Premium hosting account includes -- in addition to a free Turbo SSL(TM) certificate -- 4000MB of disk space, 200GB of monthly bandwidth, 1000 email accounts (each with spam, fraud and virus protection and 10MB of storage), unlimited email forwarding accounts, database support (25 MySQL, MS Access, and SQL Server 2000), FREE $25 Google AdWords(TM) credit, and FREE forums, blog tools and photo galleries. Premium hosting accounts support Windows' ASP/PHP and ASP.NET, as well as Linux's PHP/Perl/Java, and include FREE pre-installed applications and add-on applications. An additional cost savings of 20%/month is available for those who purchase 12 months of Premium hosting in advance.
"I couldn't be happier with Go Daddy's services, particularly the ease of getting my Premium hosting account with a free Turbo SSL certificate up and running," said Steve Tilson, Administrator of http://www.electionassessmentpanel.org. "I set up my Premium hosting account on a Saturday morning, and that same night, my free SSL certificate was installed on my website. Previously, members of the Election Assessment Panel were using email to send document versions to each other for review and comment; that was inefficient, and not secure. But with one secure site quickly enabled by Go Daddy, everyone was able to quickly collaborate on the final version of critical report being delivered to the Commission on Federal Election Reform." Tilson added, "It won't be long until all my domains are set up with websites utilizing Go Daddy's Premium hosting and free Turbo SSL certificate."
Like all of its hosting packages, Go Daddy's Premium hosting plan is supported by world-class data centers which include multiple OC-48, OC-12 and OC-3 connections, a fast gigabit Ethernet backbone, and multiple diverse upstream providers totaling 4 Gbps of Tier-1 Internet bandwidth. In addition, Premium hosting is supported by best-of-breed router, firewall and server equipment, full network redundancy, enterprise-class backup and restore technology (daily incremental and weekly full backups), 24 x 7 monitoring and security, and much more.
"In today's fast-paced e-commerce world where more and more individuals and businesses need both top-notch hosting plans and SSL certificates, it simply made good business sense to combine the two," added Bob Parsons, president and founder of Go Daddy.
Go Daddy SSL certificates have received the WebTrust Seal of Assurance (awarded by the American Institute of Certified Public Accounts (http://www.AICPA.org), and the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (http://www.CICA.ca)), which guarantees that Go Daddy has met and exceeded standards in the areas of privacy, security, business practices/transaction integrity, availability, and confidentiality.
Go Daddy's Turbo SSL(TM) is offered through its own Root Certification Authority, meaning Go Daddy is not reliant on another company's root infrastructure to deliver trusted SSL certificates.
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The Go Daddy Group is the world's No. 1 domain name registrar both in terms of new registrations and domains under management. The Go Daddy Group enables individuals and businesses to acquire, create and safeguard their unique identities and brands on the Internet by offering a complete line of web development tools, including domain name registration, hosting, email systems, SSL certificates and complementary products and services. The Go Daddy Group includes three ICANN-accredited domain name registrars: flagship registrar GoDaddy.com (http://www.GoDaddy.com), membership-based registrar Blue Razor Domains(TM), Inc. (http://www.bluerazor.com), and reseller registrar Wild West Domains(R), Inc. (http://www.wildwestdomains.com). The Go Daddy Group also offers private domain name registration services through Domains By Proxy(R), Inc. (http://www.domainsbyproxy.com), as well as SSL Certificates through its SSL Certificate Authority, Starfield Technologies(R), Inc. (http://www.starfieldtech.com). The Go Daddy Group registers a new domain name every 6 seconds. Available Topic Expert(s): For information on the listed expert(s), click appropriate link. Bob Parsons http://profnet.prnewswire.com/ud_public.jsp?userid=350318
