Zix Corporation

Type: Public
On the web: http://www.zixcorp.com

Zix wants to nix the idea of unsavory characters reading your e-mail. The company (formerly ZixIt) offers secure e-mail software and services for corporate customers. Its products enable users to transmit encrypted e-mail and documents to any address in the world; recipients who are not service subscribers can access the messages through the company's ZixMail.net portal. The company also offers an electronic prescribing service that allows physicians to use a handheld device to prescribe drugs and transmit prescriptions electronically.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2007:
Sales: $24.1M
One year growth: 31.3%
Net income: ($8.1)M

Officers:
Chairman, President, CEO, and COO: Richard D. (Rick) Spurr
VP Accounting, Corporate Controller, Treasurer, and CFO: Barry W. Wilson
VP Business Development and Product Management, Email Encryption: Health Care Management Software

Competitors:
Allscripts
Cisco Systems
Tumbleweed Communications