SEMCO ENERGY Selects ZixCorp for Email Encryption
October 21 2009 - 7:33AM
PR Newswire (US)
SEMCO ENERGY's customers and business affiliates protected with
ZixCorp email encryption DALLAS, Oct. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Zix Corporation (ZixCorp®), (NASDAQ:ZIXI), the leader in email
encryption services, today announced the Company has signed a
three-year email encryption service contract with SEMCO ENERGY.
ZixCorp will encrypt email communications to all of SEMCO ENERGY's
customers and business affiliates. SEMCO ENERGY's management team
determined the most efficient and cost-effective way to protect the
communications with their valued customers and business partners
was to implement ZixCorp's policy-based email encryption. "The
ZixCorp service came highly recommended and is the only seamless
email encryption service currently available," said Scott Graham,
Project Lead for SEMCO ENERGY. "We were certain this was the answer
for our email encryption needs. The ZixDirectory(TM) allows our
business partners and customers to send secure emails to anyone,
anywhere, in a manner that's simple and easy to use." ZixCorp
Diamond Partner, Discovery Business Systems, Inc., recommended
ZixCorp email security services to SEMCO ENERGY. "We know firsthand
of ZixCorp's success with email encryption and we felt that SEMCO
ENERGY could benefit greatly from their services," said Mark
Duchene, principal for Discovery Business Systems. "Securing
personal data is a key priority for any organization dealing with
confidential information. ZixCorp's email encryption services
provide an easy and cost-effective way to ensure customer privacy
and regulatory compliance," said Rick Spurr, Chief Executive
Officer for ZixCorp. "Our Software as a Service (SaaS) solution
allows customers to rapidly achieve compliance with minimal impact
to their IT operations." About SEMCO ENERGY SEMCO ENERGY, Inc., a
privately held company, distributes natural gas to approximately
409,000 customers combined in Michigan and in Alaska. SEMCO ENERGY
GAS COMPANY (a division of SEMCO ENERGY, Inc.) distributes natural
gas to 282,500 customers in 24 counties in Michigan's upper and
lower peninsulas. ENSTAR Natural Gas Company distributes natural
gas to approximately 126,000 customers in the Anchorage, Alaska
area. About Zix Corporation Zix Corporation (ZixCorp®) is the
leading provider of hosted email encryption and payor sponsored
e-prescribing services. ZixCorp's email encryption services provide
an easy and cost-effective way to ensure customer privacy and
regulatory compliance for corporate email. ZixCorp offers the
simplicity of Software as a Service with the convenience of
customizable encryption policies. ZixCorp operates the largest
email encryption directory in the world enabling seamless and
secure communication among communities of interest. ZixCorp's
directory connects over 18 million members and includes over 20
state banking regulators, over 1,100 financial institutions, over
1,000 hospitals and over 30 Blue Cross Blue Shield organizations.
ZixCorp's PocketScript® e-prescribing service reduces costs and
improves patient care by automating the prescription process
between payers, doctors, and pharmacies. For more information,
visit http://www.zixcorp.com/. DATASOURCE: Zix Corporation CONTACT:
Public Relations, Geoff Bibby, +1-214-370-2241, , or Investor
Relations, Peter Wilensky, +1-214-515-7357, , both of Zix
Corporation Web Site: http://www.zixcorp.com/
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