Go Daddy Leads SSL Certificate Growth...Again!

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As more companies look to reduce costs and make money online, it’s no surprise Go Daddy is once again the top provider of net-new SSL certificates in the world. This time however, the company can add “fastest growing Extended Validation certificate provider” to its accomplishments.

“Go Daddy has seen consistent and steady growth since they entered the Secure Certificate market”

Netcraft LTD’s latest Secure Server Survey Report states Go Daddy issued more than 50 percent of all net-new SSL certificates. The leading analyst firm known for its secure certificate tracking also reported Go Daddy had “the largest percentage growth” of Extended Validation SSL certificates.

The solid growth is not a new trend. Go Daddy has been the leader in overall SSL certificate growth for 16 of the past 17 months. Late last year Netcraft projected Go Daddy’s SSL market share will surpass VeriSign’s in early 2011.

“If a company is exchanging data online, it needs an SSL certificate,” said Go Daddy CEO and Founder Bob Parsons. “In this economy, it’s only natural for companies to look for value wherever they can. Why spend thousands more elsewhere for the very same thing.”

Go Daddy SSL Certificates offer the same functionality and identical top-notch security as more expensive competitors. The difference is Go Daddy’s certificates cost significantly less and come with superior customer support.

Go Daddy SSL Certificates also come with an unlimited server license, potentially saving companies thousands of dollars. Instead of purchasing a certificate for each server in a domain, customers can purchase only one certificate for their entire infrastructure.

It’s that price and support driving Go Daddy’s growth with small businesses and Fortune 500 companies. They trust Go Daddy SSL Certificates to protect their customers, employees and data exchanged on their sites.

“Go Daddy has seen consistent and steady growth since they entered the Secure Certificate market,” said Netcraft Director Mike Prettejohn. “With their competitive pricing and licensing structure, we expect this trend to continue.”

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificates provide Web site security through server-to-browser encryption and keep company information, customer data, communications and financial transactions secure. All Go Daddy SSL certificates provide visitors visual reassurance through the “https” prefix and padlock icon. Extended Validation certificates also provide a green address bar or similar indicator, letting customers know the company has passed the stringent vetting process.

To learn more about Go Daddy SSL Certificates, visit www.GoDaddy.com/SSL.

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About The Go Daddy Group, Inc.

Go Daddy is a leading provider of services that enable individuals and businesses to establish, maintain and evolve an online presence. Go Daddy provides a variety of domain name registration plans and Web site design and hosting packages, as well as a broad array of on-demand services. These include products such as SSL Certificates, Domains by Proxy private registration, ecommerce Web site hosting, blog templates and blog software, podcast packages and online photo hosting. The Go Daddy Group, Inc. has more than 38 million domain names under management. Go Daddy registers, renews or transfers a domain name every second. GoDaddy.com is the world's No. 1 domain name registrar according to Name Intelligence, Inc. GoDaddy.com is also rated the world’s largest hostname provider according to Netcraft Ltd. During 2009, The Go Daddy Group registered more than one-third of all new domain names created in the top six generic top-level domains, or gTLDs, including .com, .net, .org, .info, .biz and .mobi.

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