DALLAS, Aug. 20, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Zix Corporation (ZixCorp(r)) (Nasdaq:ZIXI), the leader in email encryption and e-prescribing services, today announced that the company has added the Kansas Office of the State Bank Commissioner, its 15th Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) agency, to its client list, totaling 30 percent of the state regulatory agencies.
Kansas Office of the State Bank Commissioner chose ZixCorp's service for email encryption, which includes pre-configured policies that encrypt email containing sensitive information. This service helps prevent accidental transmission of confidential data. ZixCorp's Email Encryption Service is the only proven solution for the Conference of State Bank Supervisors whose members regulate the over 6,000 state-chartered banks in the United States.
"More than 450 financial institutions have selected ZixCorp's Email Encryption Service to ensure seamless, secure email communications with their partners and customers," said Rick Spurr, chief executive officer of ZixCorp. "The nation's top financial organizations, such as the CSBS agencies and influential federal financial regulators, continue to join the ZixDirectory(tm), the largest email encryption directory in the world. The ZixDirectory uniquely enables communities of interest, such as the healthcare, government and finance verticals, that require frequent email interaction to have instant and transparent communication with all of the other members of the directory. As more customers join the ZixDirectory, the value of this network increases for every member."
As the leading email encryption provider with over 8 million protected email recipients, ZixCorp's vast directory allows seamless encrypted email delivery to healthcare organizations, insurers, financial institutions and regulators, including the federal banking regulatory agencies. ZixCorp supports five encrypted email delivery mechanisms, including S/MIME, TLS, OpenPGP, secure portal and "push" delivery.
About Zix Corporation
ZixCorp is the leading provider of easy-to-use-and-deploy email encryption and e-prescribing services that Connect entities with their customers and partners to Protect and Deliver sensitive information in the healthcare, finance, insurance and government industries. ZixCorp's hosted Email Encryption Service provides an easy and cost-effective way to ensure customer privacy and regulatory compliance for corporate email. Its PocketScript(r) e-prescribing service saves lives and saves money by automating the prescription process between payors, doctors and pharmacies. For more information, visit www.zixcorp.com.
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