While the economy shows signs of rebounding, companies are still looking to keep costs low and save money, and rightly so. One way to lower expenses is to deploy unified communications.

 

UC software, for example, is helping propel voice over Internet Protocol to new places, transforming traditional computers and business phones into a communications platform. And whether business want to boost their access to information or to speed up communications, UC is changing the way companies do business, cost effectively.

 

One technology that continues to play an integral role in the UC space is fax. While often an afterthought, fax over IP, or FoIP is a key communication component in the corporate world. Companies are increasingly leveraging the technology because it offers a strong ROI and gives users a legal way to transmit confidential and sensitive information directly to users’ inboxes.

 

While one of the true benefits of UC is closer integration of communications and collaboration, businesses are relying on such UC tools as fax over IP not only to reduce business expenses, but also to help them “go green” as well.

 

Here’s a look at how the 21^st century technology, and unified communications can benefit organizations: