Open Text Fax and Document Distribution Group has partnered with Cisco (News - Alert) to provide customers with integrated enterprise fax over IP software solutions in conjunction with voice over IP products, including Cisco Call Manager and Cisco Unity.

According to company officials, companies that extend unified communications strategies with IP-based document delivery can deploy Open Text Fax Server, RightFax Edition for fax over IP as it supports a direct integration to Cisco products through a T.38 real-time Fax over IP standard.

Open Text Fax Server, RightFax Edition provides document distribution and fax server software, and designed to be easy-to-use and easy-to-manage as it helps the enterprise to integrate voice, fax, data and desktop applications for powerful IP communications.

Fax Server can deliver efficient and secure faxing capabilities through standard fax, e-mail, print devices or the Internet. This solution provides the interoperability and consistent implementation necessary to ensure a streamlined integration of Fax over IP solutions for Cisco customers.

According to Open Text officials, organizations can leverage enterprise fax over IP to reduce costs, save time and improve productivity as users can send, receive and manage documents directly from the desktop, via e-mail and other business applications.

Fax Server is based on the Open Text RightFax Enterprise Suite and Business Server and can be coupled with enterprise messaging applications such as Cisco Unity software. The two solutions together increase worker productivity as users can view, create and manage all voicemail, e-mail and fax communications from a single inbox.

To take it one step further, companies can also opt for additional features, such as the shared services module that allows for a maximum of four Fax Servers to share a single database and services; the integrations module containing a variety of extended application programming interfaces and integration toolsets; and boardless fax over IP as a software-only edition using H.323 and SIP protocols.