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Comodo CA and ElectionMall Technologies Inc join forces to operate the worlds only Registration Authority for e-government activities and election security services.

New York, 23rd April 2004. As the worlds only Registration Authority (RA) for political, e-government and election security services, ElectionMall Technologies Inc (EMT) and Comodo CA announce the successful launch of their new identity assurance service via www.electionsecurity.com Initially covering the complex inter-state compliancy requirements of the United States right down to county level, the service will later be rolled out across EMEA and ASIA. Not only limited to federal campaigners, the ability to act as an RA whilst complying with the legal framework necessary to operate the service is essential in providing identity assurance to the growing political following on the Internet.

A study by the Institute for Political Democracy & the Internet (www.ipdi.org) highlighted the key factors that influence the willingness of Internet users to provide sensitive personal information to political web sites. The patent pending services offered through the ElectionSecurity web site addresses all these key needs whilst also offering the additional benefits of automated on-line data harvesting through on-line state based candidate registration lists. Moving forward the huge potential for fund raising activities and the ease of delivery of campaign messages make the political arena in cyber space a hotly contested area where trust will be the deciding factor in the outcome of the election.

"Comodo CA has long been an advocate of the strong validation procedures necessary to ensure trust is maintained on the Internet. Our experience in running the industry's leading WebTrust compliant identity assurance processes for the e-commerce sector has been a key differentiator for ElectionSecurity and their focus on the e-government sector." comments Steve Roylance, Technical Marketing Director of Comodo. "The resounding success of this project has been in combining the strengths of each organisation, using business knowledge in e-government and leading edge certification services to provide an essential extension of trust services to the political arena."

Ravi Singh, CEO & founder of ElectionMall Technologies Inc added, "Winning the trust of voters and specifically those pledging donations via the Internet is the essential component of a winning campaign formulae. I am pleased that during the development period both companies successfully collaborated towards the end solution utilizing 'election security technology and business know how'. We now provide to the market place, estimated at over 1.6 million candidates in the US alone, a unique portfolio of election security solutions closing a critical gap in the e-revolution of online democracy."

ABOUT COMODO

Comodo (www.comodo.com) is the fastest growing Certification Authority in the world. Over 500,000 companies and individuals worldwide rely on Comodo to secure their e-business, including many of the top Fortune 500. The product portfolio includes Digital Certification Services, Internet Security Solutions from desktop endpoint security solutions right across the enterprise to critical back office infrastructure solutions. Comodo is the power behind the Trustix Operating System recognized as the most secure operating system available for enterprise servers. Providing protection against Spoofing and Phishing attacks Comodo offers the world's only website identity assurance solution. Helping organizations of all sizes from large/medium enterprises across hosting providers and down to individuals, Comodo provides security for business. Developed by dedicated global research and development facilities and supported by a global support network all product information can be found on www.comodo.com or www.trustix.com. Comodo can also be reached on + 1.888.266.6361 or + 1.206.203.6361

ABOUT ELECTIONMALL TECHNOLOGIES INC.

Founded in 1999, and recently featured in BusinessWeek magazine, ElectionMall Technologies Inc. is among the oldest non-partisan web technology companies. Built on the realization that the Internet would become an integral part of any campaign, and that candidates need technology to win their elections, www.electionmall.com provides one-stop shopping for a wide variety of electronic services such as web hosting, site design, fundraising, grassroots activism, and more. www.electionmall.com also offers the unique service known as ElectionSecurity,™ which validates the authenticity of a candidate's site, to combat the growing problem of spoof sites and misinformation campaigns. Additional information can be found at www.electionmall.com

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