Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  MORGAN RUSSELL J
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/11/2006		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ZIX CORP [ZIXI]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
2711 N. HASKELL AVENUE, SUITE 2300		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Vice President
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

DALLAS, TX 75023		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Common Stock Option 09/03/2002(1) 09/02/2012 Common Stock 40,000 $ 3.6 D  
Common Stock Option 01/22/2003(1) 01/21/2013 Common Stock 10,000 $ 4.38 D  
Common Stock Option 09/08/2004(1) 09/07/2014 Common Stock 100,000 $ 5 D  
Common Stock Option 05/22/2006(2) 02/21/2016 Common Stock 80,000 $ 3 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
MORGAN RUSSELL J
2711 N. HASKELL AVENUE
SUITE 2300
DALLAS, TX 75023		       Vice President  

Signatures

/s/ Russell Morgan 04/21/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) All these options are currently 100% vested.
(2) Mr. Morgan received a grant of 80,000 common stock purchase options on February 22, 2006. The options will vest pro-rata and quarterly over three years from grant date.

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