Computer / Internet Faxing: September 2009 Archives

Think Fax is Dead? Oh No! It's Just Shifting to a New Medium -- FOIP!

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The future is here and it's call FOIP (Fax Over Internet Protocol)!  In simple terms, it's call computer faxing.  There are some new and fascinating reports out that are projecting the computer based fax market will increase substantially from now until 2013.  In fact, 2009 will be a turning point in the fax industry because it will be the first year that digital FOIP (will outsell traditional faxing technology.

The Research and Markets group is not offering a comprehensive analysis that predicts "overall fax server revenues will show an increase of 10.5% CAGR (compound annual growth rate) to $470 million in 2013."  Moreover, the growth will not be in traditional fax services, but rather in FOIP technology.  The report states, "This growth will be primarily the result of the FOIP market, which will gain primacy in 2009 as the market sells $145 million in FOIP servers and just $130 million in conventional fax servers.  The quick rise by FOIP servers will be the result of the economic malaise, which will cause many enterprises and (VOIP) service providers to change to FOIP in order to cut costs."

So there you have it.  A trend that will basically render your old fax machine to the junk heap of  office technology.  Not only can you cut costs with
computer faxing, but even better is that your desktop computer can be converted into a mini-FOIP fax server WITHOUT any hardware or software.  Amazing!  Give us a call today and let us show you how easy it is to jump on this bandwagon that will revolutionize the way you conduct business.  You won't know how you got along without it for so long.  

Getting Your Old Fax Machine to Function on a New VOIP (Internet) Connection Doesn't Work

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Tens of thousands of businesses and offices are switching to an Internet based phone system to save monthly charges.  It's called Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) and your local cable company is standing on its head to get you to sign up for their phone service.  That's fine, but one of the difficulties you might encounter is that your office fax machines won't work on a VOIP telephone network.  The fax machines run on an analog technology and VOIP is digital.  Two completely different worlds, that by and large, don't co-exist well.

But there is a
solution!  New fax technology has made it possible for you to enjoy the low costs of VOIP, and enjoy the advantages of computer faxing at the same time.  You don't even need your old fax machine or fax lines anymore because you can do all your fax sending and receiving right from your desktop computer, or laptop.  In effect, your problems are really a blessing in disguise, because when you convert over to the new technology you'll be saving additional resources and money, not mention having your faxes automatically digitized for printing, storing and forwarding purposes.  

You can get a lot more technical information about why
traditional fax machines don't work with VOIP connections, at this website:  http://www.soft-switch.org/foip.html

You can get more information on the many
benefits of computer faxing at our website here:  http://www.orangepoint.net/computerfax.html