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Strategies & Market Trends : ZixIt Corporation (ZIXI) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kip518 who wrote (1318)	12/16/1999 6:10:00 PM
From: Mike M	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4120

Gone two whole days without learning about another famous law firm willing to prostitute* itself for stock manipulation.* Prostitute itself for stock manipulation? Must be a euphemism for....uh, what? Why would the law firm care what the stock price is? Any evidence they are getting some kind of deal for being publicly announced or just sour grapes?

To: Kip518 who wrote (1318)	12/16/1999 6:41:00 PM
From: BDR	Respond to of 4120

Apparently attorneys have been sending e-mail without the benefit of ZixMail(gasp). Ya gotta love the timing-"Security Concerns Wane" as ZixMail is released: prnewswire.com Survey Reveals Significant Increase in E-mail Use Versus One Year Ago;Security Concerns Wane MENLO PARK, Calif., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Trepidation about using e-mail seems to be fading among lawyers, suggests a new survey. According to the poll, 68 percent of attorneys are sending electronic messages to clients at least daily, and more than half (56 percent) say they are willing to include sensitive information in e-mail messages. These findings compare to results from a 1998 attorney survey in which 42 percent of respondents said they communicated with clients at least daily via e-mail, yet three out of five were unwilling to send confidential information. The surveys were developed by The Affiliates, a leading staffing service specializing in project attorneys and legal support personnel. They were conducted by an independent research firm and include responses from 200 attorneys among the nation's 1,200 largest law firms. Attorneys were asked, "How often do attorneys in your office communicate with clients via e-mail?" Their responses: 1999 1998 Several times daily 57% 33% Once a day 11% 9% Several times each week 18% 18% Once a week 2% 4% Several times a month 7% 7% Once a month or less 3% 16% Don't know/no answer 2% 13% TOTAL: 100% 100% Attorneys were also asked, "How willing are you to communicate confidential information to clients via e-mail?" Their responses: 1999 1998 Very willing 22% 9% Somewhat willing 34% 26% Somewhat unwilling 21% 26% Very unwilling 22% 33% Don't know/no answer 1% 6% TOTAL: 100% 100% "Greater dependence by businesses on electronic communication, along with more reliable network security systems that protect privileged attorney-client information, are among several factors contributing to increased e-mail use,"said Kathleen Call, executive director of The Affiliates. Call added, "Clients appreciate e-mail reports because they are immediate and informative, yet do not require as many resources to produce as do formal written memos. Attorneys are able to update clients, while leaving more time for key cases and projects." The Affiliates provides law firms and corporate legal departments with specialized temporary and full-time professionals including project attorneys, paralegals and legal support personnel. The Internet address for accessing The Affiliates' Web site and online job search services is affiliates.com.