RatePoint Hits Jackpot With VeriSign Integration

RatePoint, a startup sproviding online reputation management platforms for businesses, has hit the jackpot with VerSign (VRSN). RatePoint has got one of the most trusted brands on the internet to resell its product to Verisign's 1,000,000 customers. RatePoint's online reputation management and customer feedback platform will be offered as a value-added to customers who purchase VeriSign's retail SSL certificate. VeriSign's SSL customers, mostly online businesses, can use the service to rate their overall satisfaction with that business.

"The combination of VeriSign SSL with RatePoint will provide VeriSign customers with another way to establish trust amongst its consumers," said Chris Babel, senior vice president, SSL, VeriSign. "The market for RatePoint is relevant to businesses that use VeriSign SSL certificates to secure e-commerce transactions. Gaining the trust of consumers is vital to business success and adding a mechanism to collect and promote authentic customer feedback and ratings will only further that trust."

RatePoint's co-founders Neil Creighton, Christopher Bailey, Mike Rowan, Kefeng Chan sold their last company, GeoTrust, to VeriSign for $125 million in 2006.