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Technology has afforded many businesses some pretty helpful features that make communication a heck of a lot easier. Many are choosing to go the converged route, as it takes all of the necessary components of effective business communications and offers them up in one complete package. To make that package complete, businesses should always be sure to include IP fax.  

Unified communications refers to the ability to integrate different types of communications – including voice, e-mail, fax, instant messages, and video conferencing – into one common interface. Essentially, it simplifies all the great communication tools and puts them in one, easy to access place.

In a UC environment, IP faxes are treated the same as their e-mail counterparts because they actually are the same to a UC system.

IP fax services give businesses the ability to receive incoming faxes via email. Beyond convenience, this service ensures the privacy of communications, which is important in the legal and healthcare industries. Prospective users can economically bundle this service with the many other productivity-enhancing features of a UC system.

IP fax solutions like Sagemcom’s supports the robust and standardized T.38 Fax over IP (FoIP) protocol. Features include intelligent fax boards; virtual machine support using VMware, Microsoft (News - Alert) Hypervisor and Citrix; advanced SIP Trunking (T.38) optimized integration; and comprehensive inbound fax routing methods for telephony.

With a UC system, businesses can significantly reduce the cost spent on ink, paper and fax repairs by utilizing an IP fax system in conjunction with other unified messaging solutions.

IP fax means increased ROI, increased staff productivity and reduced telecom costs. If you’re making a list of items necessary in your UC bundle, be sure IP fax is on the list to seal the deal.