“VeriSign, the leading provider of Internet Trust services, and
Red Hat, the leading provider of open source solutions for internet
infrastructure, today announced that Red Hat has integrated
VeriSign’s 128-bit website digital certificates with Red Hat Linux
6.2 and Apache-based web server software, enabling secure
e-commerce transactions for online merchants and service providers
worldwide.”
“Recent research by International Data Corp. (IDC) shows that
paid Linux shipments grew faster than any other server operating
system over the past two years. Additionally, research firm
NetCraft, Inc. (www.netcraft.com), reports that Apache Web Servers
constitute over 60 percent of the commercial web servers in
operation on the Internet, with approximately 8,000,000 current
installations, growing at a rate of roughly 1,500,000 new units per
month.”
“Our customers are looking for state-of-the-art security to
ensure trusted transactions on their website,” aid Paul McNamara,
VP of Business Development for Red Hat. “As our preferred
provider of Internet Trust Services, VeriSign delivers both 128-bit
and standard SSL digital certificates, enabling online merchants
and service providers to seamlessly deploy trusted e-commerce
applications.“