February 9, 2010
- GlobalSign K.K
February 9, 2010
Press Release
GlobalSign K.K.
GlobalSign to Develop Oceania, India and South-East Asia Markets with Establishment of Singapore Subsidiary
Tokyo – February 9, 2010 – GMO Hosting & Security group member and digital certification services provider, GlobalSign today announces the establishment of a Singapore subsidiary.
GMO Hosting and Security is a GMO Internet Group company.
Until now GlobalSign has serviced the Asia Pacific market directly from its Japan office. GlobalSign expects to see significant growth in the Oceania, India, and South East Asia markets and for this reason has decided to establish GMO GlobalSign Pte. Ltd. in the Republic of Singapore. With subsidiaries already in England and the United States, the new Singapore office will allow GlobalSign to achieve seamless service delivery across English speaking countries as well as reduce operational costs.
Singapore Subsidiary: Overview
Company Name | GMO GlobalSign Pte.Ltd. |
Date of Establishment | End of February 2010 |
Address | Republic of Singapore |
CEO | Ichiro Chujo (current CEO of GlobalSign K.K.) |
Capital | 500,000 Singapore dollars |
No. of Shares | 500,000 |
Fiscal YearEnd | December |
Business Description | Digital authentication services |
Major Shareholders | GlobalSign K.K. 100% |
GlobalSign
The GlobalSign Certificate Authority has been providing digital authentication services to Belgium since the industry first emerged more than ten years ago. Customers include a number of Belgian government agencies and the GlobalSign Certificate Authority operates many prestigious government projects such as eID*(BELPIC). We are recognized as the Belgian Government Certificate Authority. GlobalSign became a member of the GMO Internet Group in 2006 and is expanding sales of government-level security Japan and worldwide.
*eID: A citizen ID card. This is the first stage of the e-government project in Belgium. The ID card containing a digital certificate is distributed to all Belgian citizens over the age of 12.
Performance: (cumulative figures)
● Over 100,000 SSL Server Certificates issued
● Over1.4 million digital certificates (for web sites, IC Cards etc. including Digital IDs) issued
● Over 20 million certificates worldwide rely on the public trust provided by the GlobalSign root (including issues by subordinate CAs)
●We supply many government agencies, the Belgian government and major corporations.
Profile
●The first certificate authority in Europe to obtain WebTrust accreditation
●CABF (CA/Browser Forum) member In Japan GlobalSign (formerly GeoTrust JAPAN) participates as JCAF (Japan Certification Authority Forum)
●Anti-Phishing Working Group member
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About GMO Internet Group
GMO Internet Group, headquartered in Japan, is a leading force in the Internet industry offering one of the most comprehensive ranges of Internet services worldwide. The group holds top domestic market share in domain registration, web hosting, and payment processing and provides a host of other Internet services including global online security services, ecommerce solutions, and Internet advertising to both businesses and individuals. At the centre of the group is GMO Internet, Inc. a company listed on the prestigious first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE: 9449).
GlobalSign K.K.
Company Name | GlobalSign K.K. http://jp.globalsign.com/ |
Address | Shibuya Infoss Tower, 20-1 Sakuragaokacho, Shibuya ku, Tokyo, JAPAN |
CEO | Ichiro Chujo |
Business Description | - Information security and digital authentication |
Capital | 356,640,000 yen |
GMO Hosting & Security Inc.
Company Name | GMO Hosting & Security Inc. http://gmo-hs.com/eng/ (TSE Mothers Market: 3788) |
Address | Cerulean Tower, 26-1 Sakuragaokacho, Shibuya ku, Tokyo, JAPAN |
CEO | Mitsuru Aoyama |
Business Description | - Web hosting - Internet security |
Capital | 907.80 million yen (9/2009) |
GMO Internet Inc.
Company Name | GMO Internet Inc. http://www.gmo.jp/en (TSE First Section Code: 9449) |
Address | Cerulean Tower, 26-1 Sakuragaokacho, Shibuya ku, Tokyo, JAPAN |
CEO | Masatoshi Kumagai |
Business Description | - Web Infrastructure & Ecommerce - Internet Media |
Capital | 1.27 billion yen |