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January
2004
U.K.
municipality to provide secure email capability to 5,000 authority
employees and 1.3 million citizens
DALLAS, Jan
14, 2004 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Zix Corporation (ZixCorp(TM)), (Nasdaq:ZIXI),
a global provider of e-messaging protection and transaction services,
today announced that the Lancashire County Council, an administration
in Northwest England governing over 1.3 million citizens, has
selected ZixCorp as its secure email provider. The Lancashire
County Council purchased ZixCorp services to help comply with
a Central Government initiative deadline of 2005 for local municipalities
to secure the contents of confidential electronic communication.
The council
signed a two-year contract for ZixVPM(R) (Virtual Private Messenger)
enterprise-wide security services and ZixPort(TM) secure Web portal
services to meet the needs of its 40 divisions including Police
Services, Fire and Rescue Service, Social Services, Educational
Services and Environmental Services. ZixVPM is a gateway encryption
solution that will enable the council to uphold its security policies
for inbound and outbound email communications for 5,000 of its
employees, including automatic filtering of confidential or sensitive
information. ZixPort will provide the municipality's existing
Web portal with private and secure communications capability while
minimizing the impact to its existing IT, Web and security infrastructures.
"ZixCorp
services proved the best means to enable secure communication
with low administrative overhead and minimal user training for
all staff members to interact with colleagues, business partners,
and members of the public -- the latter particularly assists in
meeting the e-government agenda of Central Government by providing
the citizens of Lancashire with a secure electronic interface,"
said Bill Brown, head of information services for Lancashire County
Council. "ZixCorp's easy manageability made our three-month
trial period go smoothly and impressed our business managers with
the ease of use for their staff."
"Gaining
the Lancashire County Council is significant in two ways,"
said Wael Mohamed, vice president of global sales and distribution
for ZixCorp. "Not only does it increase ZixCorp's presence
in the European market, but demonstrates how secure email can
be used to increase communication between governments and their
constituents. With ZixPort in place, the council is able to provide
secure email to anyone in its local area and beyond whether they
subscribe to ZixCorp services or not. It's faster than the postal
service, more secure than faxed communication, and provides a
means of open communication that sometimes can be lacking with
municipalities. We applaud the Lancashire County Council for providing
such a helpful service to its employees, contractors, and residents."
ZixCorp's
services were purchased by Lancashire County Council from the
company's UK reseller, Marple Limited, an IT consulting group
in the UK established in 1990 and a global partner of ZixCorp.
John Charnock,
managing director of Marple Limited, believes ZixCorp solutions
will help improve the community's communications. "This is
a perfect solution for companies that need to communicate securely
to individuals and companies outside their networks. We knew that
ZixCorp solutions would provide the necessary interoperability
for this situation."
About The
Lancashire County Council
Lancashire
is one of the largest counties in England covering an area of
1,173 square miles. The county encompasses numerous towns and
cities including its administrative center in Preston. The area
has 30,000 businesses including the Leyland Business Park, a development
of the Lancashire County Council with 60 companies and over 3,500
workers. Please visit http://www.lancashire.gov.uk for more information.
About Marple
Limited
Marple Limited
is an information technology services company that offers a comprehensive
portfolio of security products to complement key business areas,
particularly in healthcare. Established in 1990 and located in
the northwest of England, Marple also offers in-house consultancy
services to small- and medium-sized enterprises including LAN
design, WAN configuration, Microsoft licensing issues, email solutions,
Web hosting, and more. For more information, visit http://www.marple.co.uk.
About Zix
Corporation
Zix Corporation
(ZixCorp(TM)) is a global provider of e-messaging protection and
transaction services. ZixCorp offers a range of solutions to protect
organizations from viruses, spam, and electronic attack, as well
as enabling secure electronic communications, such as email encryption
and e-prescribing. ZixCorp helps organizations of any size to
streamline operations, mitigate risks, and leverage the efficiencies
of e-messaging. For more information, visit www.zixcorp.com.
SOURCE: Zix
Corporation
ZixCorp Contacts:
Public Relations: Farrah Corley (214) 370-2175, fcorley@zixcorp.com
Investor Relations: Peter Wilensky (214) 515-7357, invest@zixcorp.com
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