Comodo Supports the Expansion of Covenant House`s Global Candlelight Vigil

Released on: November 13, 2007, 7:48 am

Press Release Author: Comodo Group

Industry: Small Business

Press Release Summary: Comodo Supports the Expansion of Covenant House\'s Global
Candlelight Vigil for Homeless Youth Beginning November 15

Press Release Body: Jersey City, NJ, November 13, 2007 - Comodo, a global
Certification Authority and leading security company announced today its support for
the expansion of Covenant House's 17th Annual International Candlelight Vigil for
Homeless Youth which begins on Thursday, November 15. This campaign is meant to
shine light on an urgent problem of homelessness among children around the world. By
providing support for this initiative, Comodo and Covenant House hopes hundreds of
new locations will join the vigils it traditionally hosts at its 21 locations in
North and Latin America.

According to Covenant House President Sister Tricia Cruise, S.C., \"Homelessness
threatens the most vulnerable in society, our children and teenagers. Broken homes,
poverty, abuse and neglect force our youth into desperate and life- threatening
circumstances. We must unite to end this international tragedy.\" In the US alone,
there are over 1.3 million homeless youth at some time throughout the year and
200,000 homeless youth on any given day. Almost 40 percent of the homeless in the US
are under the age 18. Nearly 5,000 homeless youth die from assault, illness or
suicide each year and 57 percent of homeless youth do not eat at least one day a
month. The Candlelight Vigil is the beginning of a concerted effort to address this
global crisis and coincides with National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week
(Nov. 12-18).

\"We hope that by bringing international public attention to the issue through our
extensive network of customers, channel partners and users, we can make a real
difference to help kids by raising awareness and funds to help improve the futures
of these homeless children,\" said Melih Abdulhayoglu, CEO and Chief Security
Architect of Comodo.

Covenant House has created a host of ways to support this effort including hosting a
local vigil, lighting \"virtual\" candles and purchasing event branded merchandise.

For more information about the November 15th Candlelight Vigil, please visit;
http://www.candlelight.covenanthouse.org/
About Covenant House

Covenant House provides a community of hope and healing to homeless youth. In 2007,
Covenant House reached nearly 66,000 homeless children, offering them food, shelter
and other services with the hope of giving them the chance to create a more positive
future for themselves. Founded in 1972, Covenant House is the largest privately
funded agency in the Americas providing services to homeless kids. Covenant House
provides 24/7 crisis care and on-going support for young people in need of a safe
haven. Over one million young people have been helped by Covenant House with
immediate assistance (food and shelter) and the support necessary to transition from
a life on the streets to a life with a future (counseling, health services,
substance abuse intervention, legal services, spiritual guidance, educational and
vocational opportunities, life- skills training, etc.). Resources for homeless youth
can be found at http://www.covenanthouse.org.
About Comodo

The Comodo companies provide the infrastructure that is essential in enabling
e-merchants, other Internet-connected companies, software companies, and individual
consumers to interact and conduct business via the Internet safely and securely. The
Comodo companies offer PKI SSL, Code Signing, Content Verification and E-Mail
Certificates; award winning PC security software; vulnerability scanning services
for PCI Compliance; secure e-mail and fax services.

Continual innovation, a core competence in PKI, and a commitment to reversing the
growth of Internet-crime distinguish the Comodo companies as vital players in the
Internet\'s ongoing development. Comodo secures and authenticates online transactions
and communications for over 200,000 business customers and 3,000,000 users of our
desktop security products.

For additional information on Comodo - Creating Trust OnlineT visit
http://www.comodo.com

For more information, reporters and analysts may contact:
Judy Shapiro
Comodo
+1 (201) 963-9471
Email: judy.shapiro@comodo.com

Web Site: http://www.comodo.com

Contact Details: +1 888 266 6361
media-relations@comodo.com

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