NEW DELHI, INDIA: VeriSign has partnered with Net4 to provide businesses in India with secure e-commerce solutions. Under the terms of the agreement, Net4 will now provide customers across India with all VeriSign Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) solutions, including standard and Extended Validation SSL Certificates.

These solutions enable secure e-commerce, communications and interactions for websites, intranets and extranets.

"Whether businesses accept orders and credit card details online, give business partners access to an extranet or share information with employees on an intranet, they will need to protect these interactions with SSL encryption to protect confidential information and build trust," said Desi Valli, Executive Director and COO, Net4. "The strength of the VeriSign brand, combined with our dominant market share and expertise in the web services space, will help to drive awareness of this need and increase sales of VeriSign's SSL solutions in India," he added.

"We expect to see significant growth in the Indian market over the next few years through our partnership with Net4. We have a partner who shares our security vision and has the capability to deliver to the market," said Shekhar Kirani, VP, VeriSign India.