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TUCOWS.com Partners with Go2Net's Authorize.Net and Entrust Technologies To Offer Complete E-Merchant Solutions
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- Agreements to Accelerate E-Commerce for Businesses and Consumers
Across the Internet -
TORONTO, May 30 /PRNewswire/ -- TUCOWS.com, Inc., a leading domain name
registrar, has entered into an agreement with Authorize.Net, a leading online
payment authorization service and part of the Go2Net Network (NASDAQ:GNET),
and Entrust.net to enable Tucows.com to offer complete e-merchant solutions
for online businesses through its OpenSRS service. As part of the
arrangement, Tucows.com will be able to offer services from all three
companies that support businesses and consumers from the moment they first
establish an Internet presence through the entire lifecycle of e-commerce
activities.
Tucows.com will focus on delivering a complete e-merchant offering,
allowing merchants looking to establish an electronic presence on the Internet
the ability to obtain domain registration, Web server certificates, and
payment gateway solutions from one integrated interface. This interface will
be offered through reseller channels, enabling them to offer this integrated
service to the merchants they power.
In addition to building a Web site, the three steps of obtaining domain
registration, a payment gateway, and a Web server certificate are key to an
e-merchant's ability to sell goods and services and receive secure payments
over the Web. Domain registration establishes the e-merchant's address or
Internet name, payment gateway solutions allow the e-merchant to securely
accept and process credit cards as payment, and Web server certificates allow
the merchant to setup the secure channel needed to make the consumer feel
comfortable when they are providing sensitive information such as a credit
card number to a merchant's site.
"We believe this partnership puts OpenSRS at the forefront of the domain
name registration marketplace," says Ross Rader, Director of the TUCOWS Names
Division. "Our companies' synergies will allow us to offer our customers high
quality, comprehensive solutions to provide what their clients need to start
and maintain an e-commerce business."
"This alliance allows customers to benefit from a single integrated
interface that allows them to quickly establish a presence on the Internet,"
said Dennis Heathcote, vice-president, Entrust.net, Entrust Technologies Inc.
"We are pleased to develop a new relationship with Tucows.com to bring
customers greater efficiencies in doing safe business over the Internet."
"Authorize.Net is excited to extend its leading payment services to a
global audience through this partnership with TUCOWS.com, said John Bodine,
senior vice president of Go2Net's Authorize.Net. "We think the integrated
service offering this partnership provides, along with the strength of our
combined sales networks, will make this a compelling solution for online
merchants worldwide."
About TUCOWS.com Inc.
TUCOWS.com is one of the busiest sites on the Internet with over
900 network partners in more than 90 countries hosting TUCOWS' software
libraries. TUCOWS is one of the world's leading software distribution
networks providing users with fast, local downloads.
TUCOWS Names is a division of TUCOWS.com Inc. TUCOWS Names, an ICANN
accredited registrar, is one of the industry's most comprehensive providers of
domain name registration and related services. OpenSRS (Open Shared
Registration System) is one of the industry's leading sources of wholesale
domain name registrations with over 3,000 Registration Service Providers to
date.
About Authorize.Net Corporation
Founded in 1996 and acquired by Go2Net, Inc. in July 1999, Authorize.Net
Corporation is the preferred payment-processing service for e-commerce,
providing secure, reliable and easy-to-use payment solutions that make the
Internet a new revenue opportunity for businesses of all sizes. These tools
also provide a smarter, faster, more economical method of transaction
processing for retail-based storefronts and the services industry.
Authorize.Net has grown to include more than 70,000 clients, using a network
of more than 800 ISOs and acquiring banks to resell its products and services.
For more information on Authorize.Net, visit (http://www.authorize.net/).
About Entrust Technologies Inc.
Entrust.net is a subsidiary of Entrust Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTU),
the global leader in solutions that bring trust to e-business relationships by
securing business-to-business (B2B), business-to-customer (B2C) and internal
enterprise transactions and communications. Entrust Technologies pioneered
public-key infrastructure (PKI) and digital certificate solutions that provide
security for business transactions and communications over the Internet.
Through its innovation, vision and industry-leading security expertise,
Entrust Technologies is uniquely positioned to capitalize on the explosive
growth of the e-business market. Entrust Technologies Inc. is headquartered in
Plano, Texas with worldwide offices and distributors across North America,
Asia and Europe. For additional company information please visit
entrust.com.
SOURCE TUCOWS.com, Inc.
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/CONTACT: Mark Hazlin of Dan Klores Associates, Inc., 212-981-5216, or
mark.hazlin@dkanews.com, for TUCOWS.com Inc.; or Carrie Bendzsa of Entrust
Technologies, 613-247-3455, or carrie.bendzsa@entrust.com; or Kendra Romley,
Public Relations Manager of Go2Net's Authorize.Net, 415-979-1402, or
kendrar@go2net.com/
/Web site: tucows.com
entrust.com
authorize.net
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