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To: Sam Biller who wrote (2477)	2/10/1999 8:39:00 AM
From: Harry Franks	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 20297

Transpoint now has to put out press releases when someone even starts NEGOTIATING with them. Press Release Title: Major Canadian Financial Institutions Choose Technologies From TransPoint, BCE Emergis for Exclusive Electronic Bill Presentment Solution Link: biz.yahoo.com Quote: TransPoint today announced that e-route inc., a bill presentment consortium of Canada's largest financial institutions, recently agreed to begin exclusive contract negotiations with BCE Emergis for a seamless electronic-bill presentment solution using technologies from TransPoint and BCE Emergis.

To: Sam Biller who wrote (2477)	2/10/1999 11:58:00 AM
From: BitWizrd	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20297

>>>I wouldn't even mind the e-mail containing some billing data. For example, you might have a credit balance on a credit card so the e-mail would inform you of that and you would no you could ignore the trip to the e-bill site. <<< Well, if CheckFree is merely consolidating bills for presentment, then the automated system can have no "knowledge" of any balance information. It can only "know" whether you've logged a visit to your e-bill site since a particular date. If an e-bill has languished unviewed for a certain number of days (we used 3 in the pilot), then you just get an automated message advising you of the fact. Besides, you really don't want balance information going via e-mail. E-mail is stored and forwarded on any number of machines on its way to you. Anyone with authorized access to any of those machines can read that e-mail. While I realize it's a little like the proverbial needle in a haystack, I generally don't trust security by obscurity. I'd rather have it encrypted. Better living through strong crypto.