Entire Line of VeriSign SSL Solutions, Including EV SSL and GeoTrust SSL, Now Available to Thousands of SoftLayer Customers

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 08/17/09 -- A new security partnership between SoftLayer Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of global, on-demand data center and hosting services, and VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), the trusted provider of Internet infrastructure services for the networked world, will bring the entire line of VeriSign® Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Certificates to thousands of SoftLayer customers. In expanding its security offerings, SoftLayer will also carry Extended Validation (EV) SSL solutions and SSL Certificates from GeoTrust, another VeriSign brand. The alliance enables SoftLayer to deliver VeriSign and GeoTrust® SSL protection to customers of all sizes. To simplify SSL deployment and management for its customers, SoftLayer will integrate SSL security into its innovative management console.

"Businesses of every size need a fully automated SSL solution that delivers complete access, control, security and scalability," said Tim Callan, vice president of product marketing at VeriSign. "This partnership with SoftLayer enables thousands of businesses to manage a range of SSL protections within the management console they use every day. We're proud to partner with SoftLayer, and we look forward to delivering world-class security solutions to SoftLayer customers for years to come."

VeriSign EV SSL Certificates offer a proven safeguard against phishing scams that lure unsuspecting consumers to sites that can appear almost identical to genuine Web pages. Identity thieves use these fraudulent pages to capture credit card numbers, passwords and other valuable personal information. When visiting sites protected by VeriSign EV SSL, Internet users using high security browsers see a green address bar. The green bar tells consumers they have reached a Web site whose authenticity has been certified by VeriSign. An EV SSL Certificate triggers visual cues beyond the green address bar, including a new field that contains the name of the organization that owns the site and in some cases the name of the security provider that issued the certificate.

"Everything SoftLayer does, from hosting to data storage to security, centers on connecting our customers with the best, most reliable technology, and that's what VeriSign brings to our security portfolio," said George Karidis, chief strategy officer at SoftLayer. "SSL security is critical to managed hosting and enterprise application hosting. With this range of SSL options -- from VeriSign SSL and GeoTrust SSL up to state-of-the-art VeriSign EV SSL protection -- our customers can protect themselves and everyone who visits their Web sites or uses their hosted applications.