| Using an Internet fax and uninterrupted | | | | send faxes using their system. Some may use an |
| communications are paramount to surviving in the | | | | email format while others a specific control panel. |
| competitive world of today's marketplace. With | | | | To receive a fax, the sender simply needs to |
| the fast pace that modern technology provides, | | | | input the company's fax number as usual and the |
| gone are the days of receiving a phone call from | | | | fax will be delivered right to the recipient's email |
| a client notifying you that a fax is on its way. | | | | inbox or online control panel where the fax can be |
| Similarly, gone are the days of waiting by the fax | | | | opened, reviewed, and forwarded. |
| machine on the other end to make sure the | | | | The effectiveness of Internet fax services goes |
| important document arrives safely...and that the | | | | beyond simple business efficiency. With concerns |
| fax machine is full of paper during the | | | | about the environment and global warming, these |
| transmission. | | | | services offer a green alternative that increases |
| With the advent of virtual offices and global | | | | efficiency while improving a company's carbon |
| communications, a company's hardware fax | | | | footprint and reputation to green-conscious |
| machine would need to grow wings to go | | | | consumers. Internet fax services eliminate the |
| everywhere that business can go. This makes it | | | | extra expense of purchasing costly ink, fax paper, |
| essential for businesses to stay mindful of fax | | | | fax machine maintenance fees, as well as |
| communications needs when evaluating current | | | | downtime when fax machines are out of |
| office communications procedures and considering | | | | commission. Internet fax services offer a higher |
| a conversion to virtual office systems. Faxing | | | | degree of confidentiality with secure encryption, |
| over the Internet is an inexpensive, convenient, | | | | reducing the risk of a private or sensitive fax |
| and reasonable means by which to convert | | | | falling into unauthorized hands after sitting for too |
| fax-based communications to virtual office | | | | long on the office fax machine. |
| settings. Today's satisfied Internet fax customers | | | | Additionally, Internet fax services offer the option |
| include such companies as Yellow Pages, the Red | | | | of establishing a toll free fax line or multiple fax |
| Cross, Dell, FedEx, and other Fortune 500 | | | | numbers associated with different states, regions, |
| companies. | | | | or even countries. Sophisticated yet affordable |
| For business owners who are used to traditional | | | | fax software allows for bells and whistles such as |
| fax machines for conducting business, it may be | | | | automatic conversion of documents to |
| challenging to visualize how faxing over the | | | | fax-friendly formats, compatibility with Microsoft |
| Internet works. What about hard copy | | | | Outlook and other email service programs, and |
| documents that need to be faxed? What to do | | | | the ability to use digital signatures. Integrated |
| about the cover page? Such systems assume a | | | | online management ensures that fax activities are |
| basic knowledge of a computer - any employee | | | | easily monitored in real-time. The only equipment |
| who knows how to use a mouse will be up and | | | | that is necessary to install an Internet fax service |
| running with Internet faxing in short order. | | | | is a computer that has Internet access. |
| Different providers can have different means to | | | | |