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**EXHIBIT 31.1**

 

CERTIFICATION OF THE PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICERAND PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER

 

I, Kelly E. Simmons,certify that:

 

1.             I have reviewed this annual reporton Form 10-K of GlobalSCAPE, Inc.;

 

2.             Based on my knowledge, this annualreport does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit tostate a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of thecircumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading withrespect to the period covered by this annual report;

 

3.             Based on my knowledge, thefinancial statements, and other financial information included in this annualreport, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition,results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, theperiods presented in this annual report;

 

4.             I am responsible for establishingand maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

 

a)             designed such disclosure controlsand procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to bedesigned under my supervision, to ensure that material information relating tothe registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to me byothers within those entities, particularly during the period in which thisannual report is being prepared;

 

b)            evaluated the effectiveness of theregistrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report myconclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures,as of the end of the period covered by this annual report based on suchevaluation; and

 

c)             disclosed in this report any changein the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurredduring the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter that has materially affected, oris reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal controlover financial reporting; and

 

5.             I have disclosed, based on my mostrecent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to theregistrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board ofdirectors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

a)             all significant deficiencies andmaterial weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls overfinancial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect theregistrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financialinformation; and

 

b)            any fraud, whether or not material,that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in theregistrant’s internal controls over financial reporting.

 
| Date:     March 26, 2008 |                                                                                                    |
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|                                              | /s/ Kelly E.  Simmons                                                                                   |
|                                              | Kelly E. Simmons                                                                                        |
|                                              | President, Chief  Financial Officer, Treasurer, Secretary (Principal Accounting and Financial  Officer) |

 

 

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