(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Hosting security and Digital Certificate provider GlobalSign (www.globalsign.com) has signed a business partnership with V-SIGN, the co-operator of the only government-approved Vietnamese public Certificate Authority, GlobalSign will provide V-SIGN with CA operational support and a wide range of consulting services.
According to GlobalSign, a subsidiary of GMO (www.gmo.jp/en), the new V-SIGN alliance will allow GlobalSign to offer CA construction and operational support for Vietnam, which is currently investing in the significant development and deployment of e-Government solutions. In this new partnership, GlobalSign draws on more than ten years of experience providing e-Government solutions for Belgium and New Zealand.
The business agreement between GlobalSign and V-SIGN marks the beginning of a partnership that will explore CA projects in Vietnam.
Currently, Vietnam’s Ministry of Information and Communications has a number of projects underway and their digital certificate infrastructure is essential to providing e-Government security.
GlobalSign’s new Vietnam partnership market follows other major investments into Asian IT infrastructure, which reports suggest is an expanding market. Earlier this year, Japanese telecom NTT Communications Corporation (www.ntt.com) announced that Global Data Services JSC (www.jscglobalsolutions.com), its joint venture with Vietnam Posts & Telecommunications Group (www.vnpt.com.vn), the largest telecom in Vietnam, would open a Tier 3-equivalent premium data center in Hanoi.
Also this year, the world’s largest undersea cable operator and emerging communications giant, Tata Communications (www.tatacommunications.com) announced a $430 million strategic investment plan in the Asia Pacific region, which included a new $180 million Singapore data center, the completion of the main segment of its TGN-Intra Asia Cable System, and developing the Tata Communications Exchange.
