LightningFAX 6.5 Service Pack 1
Interstar Technologies, Inc.
5835 Verdun Ave, Ste. 302
Montreal, QC, Canada H4H 1M1
514-766-1668
www.faxserver.com
- Service Pack 1 of the LightningFAX 6.5 network fax solution features an ActiveX module
for remote administration of network users, server settings, and profiles. The solution
can handle up to 960 lines per server on Windows NT, IBM, and Solaris platforms, and up to
1,440 lines on AIX platforms.
- The new service pack offering supports SAP R/3, which lets users send and receive faxes
directly through their SAP R/3 applications. It also offers expanded inbound routing, call
restriction functionality, and fax to e-mail.
- The product's API function has also been upgraded to support broadcast faxing, sending
to e-mail recipients, and roaming profiles for access to fax messages on any NT
workstation.
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TR114 Series
Brooktrout Technology, Inc.
410 First Ave.
Needham, MA 02494
781-449-4100
www.brooktrout.com
- The TR114 series of intelligent fax boards from Brooktrout are multichannel processor
boards for performing fax sending, receiving, and compression. They offer an open API, and
act as a platform for industrial-strength fax gateways.
- Features include error correction mode, MMR compression, and T.434-compliant binary file
transfer. Two-, four-, and eight-channel boards are available for digital configuration,
and offer MVIP or PEB interfaces.
- The boards also feature one integrated DSP or CISC processor per channel, and come
standard with one MB of RAM per channel. They are also compliant with the T.30 protocol,
and offer on-the-fly image conversion and handling.
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FaxWave
CallWave
136 West Canon Perdido St.
Santa Barbara, CA 93101-8207
805-690-4115
www.callwave.com
- In tandem with Fax4Free, the interface for sending faxes through a Web browser, CallWave
enables faxes to be sent to any corporate or ISP e-mail account, including Web e-mail
accounts.
- The service lets users archive received faxes on their computer hard drives. Faxes can
be sent as e-mail attachments, or faxed directly through Fax4Free. International users can
send faxes from anywhere in the world to the US for free. The CallWave service enables
them to receive free faxes as well, by publishing a free U.S. fax number which can be
obtained through the company's Web site.
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itelFacsANYWARE
Enterprise Messaging Services, Inc. (EMS)
905 Airport Rd., Ste. 300
West Chester, PA 19380
610-701-7002
www.itelfacs.com
- The itelfacsANYWARE service offers subscribers a personal fax number linked to their
e-mail addresses. Faxes are then automatically forwarded to the e-mail inbox for
retrieval. Users may also retrieve faxes remotely by logging into the EMS secure Web site.
- The service includes the itelfacsViewer, which allows users to electronically catalog
their fax documents and make changes to the text sections before forwarding messages.
Faxes are sent as 30- to 40-KB e-mail attachments in .fxs format, and may be viewed with
the fax viewer.
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IP LaunchPad Fax Suite
Open Port Technology
676 N. St. Claire St., Ste. 900
Chicago, IL 60611
312-867-5000
www.openport.com
- Enables service providers to offer new enhanced services in tandem with the IP LaunchPad
platform. The suite can interface with other applications that support the T.30 and T.37
fax protocols, and provides PSTN termination charges, bandwidth allocation, built-in
intelligence and least-cost routing, and management of transaction costs including load
balancing.
- The Fax Client can be used for desktop faxing through Windows, and offers broadcast fax
capability, fax on demand, and the ability to send faxes to a mailbox for later routing,
which is designated by an assigned DID number.
- Users may fax from a fax machine, PC, e-mail application, or Web client. The suite also
offers intelligent network redirection for intercepting a fax and forwarding it to IP
LaunchPad for least-cost delivery.
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Internet Fax Service
VillageFax.com
14471 Chambers, Ste. 105
Tustin, CA 92780
714-734-1030
www.villagefax.com
- Allows users to send faxes to individuals or a broadcast list, directly through their
Web browsers or e-mail applications. Users go through the VillageFax Web site or a private
service entry point (SEP) to import custom cover pages and send faxes. They may also
import their own databases of destination fax numbers and contact names.
- Customers also have the option of integrating variable information like name and
organization, for broadcast faxes. Faxes can be delivered through standard service, which
takes about 30 minutes, saver service (about four hours), or overnight. Users may also fax
directly from data processing applications using production tool kits. Additional features
include automated, Web-based customer care, and client-side fax rendering to ensure all
files are transparently converted to the highest quality fax documents.
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FaxStorm 3.0
NetCentric Corporation
28 Crosby Dr.
Bedford, MA 01730
781-685-5200
www.netcentric.com
- Offers e-mail-to-fax services, internetwork peering, an enhanced desktop client, and
advanced routing and billing functions for carriers and service providers that want to
offer IP fax services.
- Features high-availability platform configuration for system reliability. The SMTPfax
Server is T.37 compliant, and offers the ability to send e-mail messages and attached
documents from SMTP e-mail clients to fax machines.
- An open architecture separates the telephony gateway function from servers that handle
fax routing, job management, and broadcast expansion. Gateways may be deployed with
onboard DSP hardware or FaxStorm Telephony Servers.
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OfficeConnect LAN Modem
3Com Corporation
Santa Clara Site
5400 Bayfront Plaza
Santa Clara, CA 95052
408-326-5000
www.3com.com
- The OfficeConnect LAN Modem is available with 56K and ISDN connectivity, and offers a
full communications solution for up to 25 users. A cross between a router and a hub, the
modem eliminates COM port bottleneck by combining dialup modem capabilities with Ethernet
hub functionality.
- The modem offers a Virtual COM Port for inbound and outbound faxing, and direct
connections to online services may also be made. Integrated software can divert
application traffic to the Ethernet port and send it over a network. A desktop manager
also offers connection statistics.
- Additional features include standards-based data compression, NAT, built-in DNS and Web
servers, PPTP, a built-in DHCP server, and flash-ROM upgradability.
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WBX1000
Global Leading Edge Technologies, Inc.
400 Burrard St., 14th Fl.
Vancouver, BC, Canada V6C 3G2
604-643-1737
www.globalleadingedge.com
- The WBX1000 IP fax node solution enables storage of up to 200,000 pages of fax
documentation in a secure, encrypted environment. It manages incoming and outgoing faxes,
and routes outbound faxes to a recipient?s fax machine.
- Acting as a node on the LAN, the WBX uses 38-bit Internet fax encryption and connects to
the network through a 10/100 Base-T. Twenty networked stations may access the WBX
simultaneously, and since the node aggregates large inbound files from the network, it
helps alleviate network traffic.
- The WBX offers personal and shared phonebooks, easy auto client setup, and the ability
to track client and departmental fax activity. Real-time indicators enable users to
monitor a fax’s status.
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iSwitch
Intelliswitch, Inc.
120 South Olive Ave., Ste. 502
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
561-832-4840
www.intelliswitch.com
- Intelliswitch’s VoIP Windows NT-based gateway offers T.38 real-time fax support on
every voice port. Faxes may be sent among iSwitch gateways for termination at any fax
machine in the world. The company also offers iSwitchNet, a consortium of iSwitch gateway
owners that terminate IP traffic throughout the world.
- The gateway features dynamic switching of coders to ensure efficient use of bandwidth.
If a voice port is utilizing a fixed amount of bandwidth for voice calls and detects an
incoming fax, it will switch to a higher bandwidth rate to ensure the fax is received in
real time. It will then automatically switch back to the lower bandwidth rate. Faxes are
routed over any LAN, WAN, Internet, or Intranet network, and are interfaced to the gateway
through a 10Base-T connection at the hub.
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RightFAX 7.0
AVT Corporation
11410 NE 122nd Way
Kirkland, WA 98034
425-820-6000
www.avtc.com
- The latest version of the RightFAX product line combines technology from RightFAX,
MediaLinq, and CommercePath for flexible, electronic document delivery. The RightFAX IP
Plus Connector offers high-volume delivery options, as well as access to AVT’s
MediaLinq network for just about unlimited delivery capacity.
- A feature of the connector is capacity on demand, for automatic overflow of traffic from
the server during irregular traffic patterns. Redundancy is an added feature for backup in
emergency situations.
- The RightFAX production fax servers offer delivery and receipt of fax and e-mail
messages, as well as EDI-to-fax delivery over IP. The solution can also be integrated with
ERP applications like Oracle, Baan, and SAP, as well as an interface to Lotus Notes.
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MVP 400/800
Multi-Tech Systems, Inc.
2205 Woodale Dr.
Mounds View, MN 55112
612-785-3500
www.multitech.com
- The MVP voice- and fax-over-IP gateways support industry-standard protocols, and may be
implemented quickly, using existing network equipment. The gateway can support up to eight
fax ports for communication over existing data networks or the Internet.
- Features include 10 MB Ethernet connectivity, as well as compatibility with existing
routers and WAN setups. The gateway also features FXO, FXS, and E&M connectors on each
channel for analog connectivity to PBX extensions or PBX trunks. The MVP can support any
fax device.
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Faxaway 3.0
International Telcom, Ltd.
417 Second Ave. West
Seattle, WA 98119
206-479-7000
www.faxaway.com
- The prepaid Faxaway service, in conjunction with the Faxomatic software, allows
registered users to send faxes from any Windows application. The software forwards fax
documents over the Internet to Faxaway for immediate delivery — without accessing
users’ e-mail software.
- Features include ISP account controls, which allow resellers to set monthly credit
limits for users’ accounts. Refined message status reports in the latest version
inform about failed faxes, and let users know when a call has been intercepted by an
operator, or has reached a busy line. The service will also disclose whether a human voice
or answering machine has picked up, and will log unanswered calls and silence.
- Faxaway is compatible with most versions of MIME, BinHex, UUEncode, and HTML mailer
applications, as well as more than 200 fonts. Other features include programmability of up
to 12 free retries on calls, the ability to configure broadcast fax groups with identical
numbers, and the ability to configure fax groups using space or tab-delimited databases.
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NeTrueLink
NeTrue Communications
1400 N. Harbor Blvd.
Fullerton, CA 92835
714-870-0861
www.netrue.com
- This messaging gateway solution allows transmission of voice and fax messages in any IP
environment. NeTrueLink features least cost routing, immediate message delivery, and an
option for message storage and retrieval. Recipients may be notified of new messages via
pager if this option is used.
- Guaranteed transmission is provided through this gateway, and NeTrueLink will
automatically re-transmit a message a determined number of times if the destination fax
machine or phone is not in service. An additional option is to send messages to a
password-encrypted Web site for later retrieval.
- The gateway can scale from four to 32 ports per rackmount chassis, and may be stacked
according to NeTrue’s IPT BackOffice architecture. Other features include PC-to-fax
client software for utilizing Microsoft Word and Excel, fax broadcasting and pooling, and
contact database integration.
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Message Center Lite
TelePost, Inc.
1200 Pacific Ave., Ste. 300
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
831-466-8000
www.telepost.com
- TelePost’s unified messaging offering provides a free private phone number in an
area code of choice so users can receive fax, voice, and e-mail messages from any
Web-enabled computer. Faxes and calls from home, business, or cell phone numbers can also
be forwarded to this number.
- Users can retrieve messages from any Web-enabled computer. Message Center Lite is part
of TelePost’s full Message Center solution. Additional features of the full product
include the ability to forward faxes using a telephone, retrieving messages through a POP3
e-mail account, pager notification of incoming messages, and the ability to customize your
phone greeting.
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LinxFax
Linx Communications, Inc.
150 Wells Ave.
Newton, MA 02459
617-747-4200
www.linxcom.com
- Part of the LinxConnect voice and fax service, LinxFax offers users a single local or
toll-free number for voice and fax messaging. As an offering of Linx’s unified
communication services, LinxFax provides the LinxWeb interface for managing faxes through
any Web browser.
- LinxFax is targeted toward home office workers and telecommuters, as well as people who
need to print faxes in multiple locations. It is also ideal for sending or receiving
confidential material, and faxes may be sent to any specified fax machine, and can be held
in a queue for printing later. They may also be printed through the LinxConnect Web
interface. The solution offers storage for up to 20 fax messages.
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Fax Sr. Enterprise
Omtool, Ltd.
8 Industrial Way
Salem, NH 03079
603-898-8900
www.omtool.com
- Omtool’s client/server software solution enables users to create, send, and receive
faxes on their desktops. It is made up of the Fax Sr. server, client application, a native
gateway, a full suite of APIs, and components for interfacing the server to external
systems.
- The server, which runs on Windows NT, accepts, prioritizes, queues, and transmits
outbound faxes, as well as receives and routes inbound faxes. The client allows users to
create and transmit faxes from Windows 3.1/95/98/NT and Macintosh, and offers a Web-based
client for faxing through any Web browser.
- The server may be interfaced with existing systems including Microsoft Exchange and
Lotus Notes, and can work with SAP R3 or R4 systems. It can be configured for four or
eight phone lines, or one T1 line.
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DiscoveryIP
Vodavi Communications Systems
8300 E. Raintree Dr.
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
800-207-9944
www.vodavi.com
- This plug-and-play, self-contained programmable platform is made up of a telephone line
interface board, a LAN interface, and a voice compression card. Fax functionality is T.38
compliant, and the platform provides automatic fax detection for routing faxes to existing
machines.
- The Linux-based platform may be connected to existing key and PBX systems via FXO
connectors, and is SNMP-compliant. Available in four- or eight-port configurations, the
platform is marketed to small and medium-sized businesses with less than 200 desktops.
- The solution works with existing network equipment, and is aimed at geographically
dispersed workgroups that want to save money on long-distance voice and fax
communications.
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FaxMaker for Networks/SMTP 7.1
GFI FAX & VOICE USA LLC
105 Towerview Court
Cary, NC 27513
888-2-GFIFAX
www.gfi.com
- The new version of GFI’s fax server integrates with Microsoft Outlook and allows
users to fax from the business fax field of the software — without requiring Exchange
server. The server includes an SMTP/POP3 gateway, and offers fax integration with other
SMTP/POP3 servers, Lotus Notes, and Novell GroupWise. It works only on Windows NT.
- Enterprise features include remote viewing of fax server status, remote server and user
administration, enhanced document rendering, an advanced API toolkit using Comm objects,
and Microsoft Word mail merge support.
- The latest version of the server includes API solutions for Microsoft Word, Access,
Excel, and Visual Basic. It also includes advanced modem options, support for ISDN
devices, and header and footer texts.
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Message ASAP
Office Domain, Inc.
504 Lavaca, Ste. 1150
Austin, TX 78701
512-499-1560
www.officedomain.com
- This messaging software product integrates fax, e-mail, and voice mail messages in one
central location for access from a Web browser on any Internet-enabled PC. Faxes may be
sent and received at 14.4 Kbps.
- Fax features include the ability to fax from any Windows application, and a capability
to forward faxes to any e-mail address. Fax scheduling, broadcast faxing, and automatic
dial are featured, as well as the ability to resend faxes and create personalized cover
sheets. Message ASAP offers 2-D support, and features fax error-correction mode (ECM),
automatic printing of received faxes, and automatic and on-demand fax forwarding.
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Fax Messenger
Connect One
2 Hanagar St.
Kfar Saba, Israel 44425
+972-9-766-0456
www.connectone.com
- This Internet appliance lets any fax machine send and receive IP faxes and e-mail
without the use of a PC. Fax Messenger plugs into a phone line and any G3 fax machine, and
can work with an ISP connection as well as a PABX extension. The Messenger converts
scanned fax images into TIFF-F files, which are sent as e-mail attachments. Incoming
messages are retrieved directly from the recipient’s POP3 mail server.
- The appliance begins sending a message to the ISP after it receives the first page from
the fax machine, freeing up the machine for other incoming and outgoing calls. Messages
may be sent to any PC with e-mail capability, and Fax Messenger offers speed dialing for
100 e-mail addresses. Messages may also be sent to an Internet-enabled fax machine or a
machine connected to another Fax Messenger, and any fax machine connected to a gateway.
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Net2Fax
Net2Phone, Inc.
171 Main St., 2nd Fl.
Hackensack, NJ 07601
201-692-3361
www.net2phone.com
- This service allows users to fax documents from their PCs to any fax machine, over IP.
Faxes are routed through Net2Fax’s switches, which relay the faxes to their final
destinations. The service was developed in cooperation with OpenPort’s fax client and
server software.
- Features of the service include the ability to sign up through Net2Phone’s Web
site, and fax broadcast capability. Users can also check their account activity, as well
as calling and billing details, through Net2Phone’s Interactive Information center.
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Fax2Net
ShareMedia
2275 Research Blvd., Ste. 320
Rockville, MD 20850
301-721-0400
www.sharemedia.com
- The Fax2Net service from ShareMedia offer a variety of IP fax capabilities. Web-to-fax
is enabled through any Web browser, and the service may be accessed through any PC
connected to the Internet. The service also features access to personal phonebooks.
Desktop faxing is enabled through any Windows 95/98/NT application, as well as
e-mail-to-fax with support for PDF, TIFF, GIF, JPG, JPEG, PCX, and DCX file formats.
- Fax2Net also support broadcast faxing, customizable cover pages, and status reporting.
The service offers a variety of enterprise plug-ins for integration with current
enterprise fax servers. An additional feature is the FaxThis button, which may be placed
on a Web site to add customer fax capability directly from the Web.
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FaxJet
MegaHertz-NKO, Inc.
8160 Baymeadows Way West, Ste. 220
Jacksonville, FL 32256
888-329-5225
www.nko.com
- Utilizing NKO’s data network, the FaxJet service offers real-time, secure faxing
with dynamic error correction and high transmission quality. Using the company’s
FaxJack product, FaxJet routes faxes transparently onto the NKOnet data network.
- The service offers information such as number of pages sent and received, the most
frequently faxed numbers and cities, and inbound and outbound fax summaries.
- The FaxJack routing device offers usage information reporting, and the ability to fax
without dialing extra numbers or changing the configuration of a fax machine.
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HP 9100C Digital Sender
Hewlett-Packard
3000 Hanover St.
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1185
650-857-1501
www.hp.com
- HP’s desktop sending device allows digital transmission of paper documents to any
fax number, e-mail device, network printer, PC, or device enabled with HP’s JetSend
technology. Documents may be sent from one networked device.
- The Sender features a typewriter-like keyboard panel so users may enter recipient
information manually. Users may also select e-mail addresses from a customizable address
book. Installation is simple, and the Sender may be incorporated with standards-based
messaging environments such as Lotus Domino.
- Other features include color image compression through HP’s smart compression
technology, use of Adobe PDF format for universal file access, integration of an LDAP
address-book manager for real-time e-mail address availability, and use of Adobe’s
Circulate technology for managing electronic copies of paper documents for storage,
retrieval, and circulation over a data network.
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FaxPress 2500
Castelle
3255-3 Scott Blvd.
Santa Clara, CA 95054
408-496-0474
www.castelle.com
- Offering two fax lines and an Ethernet 10/100 Base-T network interface, Castelle’s
fax server solution can support up to 100 users and 1,000 faxed pages per day. The server
comes with the FaxPress 6.0 PRO software for managing faxes and integrating with e-mail
systems and desktop environments.
- The ExchangeDirect interface for Microsoft Outlook lets users integrate fax into
Exchange environments, without requiring the Exchange server to handle image processing
and fax routing. Faxes may also be integrated with any SMTP-compatible e-mail system like
Novell GroupWise, Eudora, Netscape, and Lotus Notes.
- Additional features include inbound routing for delivering faxes to the desktop and
providing notification of incoming faxes. The server may be scaled from eight lines to
support for an unrestricted number of users.
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CPi/2400CT-T1
Dialogic (an Intel company)
1515 Route Ten
Parsippany, NJ 07054
973-993-3000
www.dialogic.com
- This 24- or 30-port high density fax board can fit into a single slot, and eliminates
the need for a separate network interface card. The card offers 14.4 Kbps fax
transmission, and works with the T.30 protocol as well as MH, MR, and MMR compression.
- The board also supports the ECTF H.100 and SCSA bus specifications for increased density
without the need to replace hardware, and is available in the PCI form factor. The boards
are supported by the GammaFax Developer’s Kit, so that any application written in
support of low-density CP products can be used on this enterprise series of boards.
- The boards support Windows NT 4.0, and feature downloadable, upgradable firmware. Other
features include T.30 subaddressing, polling, binary file transfer, error correction mode,
and image conversion to a variety of standard formats.
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AccuFax Fax Relay Product
Telogy Networks, Inc.
20250 Century Blvd.
Germantown, MD 20874
301-515-8580
www.telogy.com
- This fax processing product is designed to operate on a DSP and is designed for
real-time fax-over-packet applications like fax servers. AccuFax offers PCM reception, fax
tone detection and generation, and real-time demodulation/remodulation of fax modem
signals.
- The product is capable of converting fax signals to packetized data through Group 3 fax
protocol conversion. AccuFax is tolerant of network delay, jitter, and lost packets, and
the board can handle four channels on a C549 DSP.
- Other features include T.30 spoofing, redundant transmission for mitigation of lost
packet effects, and detection of a fax call based on the V.21 tone to avoid
misinterpretation of errant voice frequencies as a fax call.
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eReceive
Concord Technologies, Inc.
2025 First Ave., Ste. 800
Seattle, WA 98121
206-256-7500
www.concordfax.com
- A new service from Concord, eReceive offers subscribers a toll-free number to which they
can direct fax and voice messages, which are routed through Concord’s unified
messaging platform. Messages are then forwarded to users’ existing e-mail addresses.
- Password and configuration changes for the service may be done through any Web browser,
and can also be done remotely through a cell phone that supports HDML. Fax messages may be
viewed using standard Microsoft imaging software.
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Panafax DX-1000
Panasonic Office Products Company
2 Panasonic Way
Secaucus, NJ 07094
800-742-8086
www.panasonic.com
- Allows seamless communication between fax machines and desktops, for standard or desktop
IP faxing. The product uses the T.37 standard, as well as universal e-mail protocols like
TCP/IP, POP3, SMTP, and MIME for sending paper-based documents as TIFF-F e-mail
attachments.
- Desktop faxing may be performed from any PC application, as long as the free Panasonic
TIFF-Converter and mail linking software for MAPI are installed. The machine also operates
as a 400 dpi network scanner for creating TIFF-F image files, which are sent to a PC as
e-mail attachments. It can also act as a local network printer if the downloadable printer
driver and line printer remote software are installed.
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Konica FAX 9925
Konica Business Technologies, Inc.
500 Day Hill Rd.
Windsor, CT 06095
860-683-2222
www.konicabt.com
- The new 9925 multifunction fax machine from Konica can integrate fax and e-mail
messaging with the touch of a button. Featuring 1,000 programmable phonebook cells, the
9925 offers 78 one-touch keys for storing fax numbers and e-mail addresses. It offers
Super G3 technology with JBIG compression for transmission rates that are twice as fast as
regular G3 machines.
- The unit also offers PC printing, scanning, and faxing, as well as digital copying. It
is capable of printing 10 pages per minute at a high-quality 600 dpi resolution. Other
features include 720 pages of standard memory, as well as an optional second-line upgrade.
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