| Internet fax is the latest facsimile technology innovation | | | | Alert) Internet-Fax also come with advanced, |
| that employs a scanner to convert a paper document | | | | time-saving features that traditional fax machines |
| into digital format, and sends it to a fax machine in | | | | cannot match. For example, alerts can be set to pop |
| digital format so you can save it on a computer or | | | | up on the user's computer screen whenever a fax |
| print a paper copy. The operational advantage of | | | | message arrives. That means the user knows exactly |
| sending a digital document over the Internet, instead of | | | | when that important fax arrives, instead of indefinitely |
| over the phone line, is affordability and professionalism. | | | | waiting by the fax machine to ensure the document |
| By sending a digital copy to customers, you're giving | | | | does not reach the wrong hands. |
| them the option to save it on their computer or print a | | | | - A key benefit of Internet-fax is security. Internet fax |
| hardcopy to archive. | | | | allows you to send and receive sensitive documents |
| Other manifold advantages of using an Internet fax | | | | as the account management can be used to make |
| include: | | | | sure each document is seen only by its intended |
| - Eliminating the need to buy a fax machine that only | | | | recipient. |
| takes up space in your house, and requires ink | | | | - Companies that regularly send and receive a lot of |
| cartridges. | | | | non-standard sized documents may find using |
| - There can be significant savings here because you'll | | | | traditional fax machines challenging. But with an Internet |
| no longer need to keep purchasing consumables like | | | | fax service, electronic documents do not have to be |
| paper and toner. Cutting down on use of these | | | | converted to paper and there are no restrictions on |
| resources also contributes to environmental protection. | | | | sizes. |
| - Internet fax saves occupation of physical space as | | | | - You can receive your faxes at multiple email |
| the Internet fax is performed on the already present | | | | addresses simultaneously and send and receive faxes |
| desktop or laptop computers of the company. | | | | while traveling. |
| - Apart from the already known cost-cutting effects | | | | - Some virtual fax numbers are toll free so that no |
| of Internet fax, there are also indirect savings by | | | | matter where your customers are, they will not pay |
| making the office work more productive. Internet fax is | | | | any additional long distance charges. |
| more efficient because documents do not have to be | | | | - No software to download or hardware is necessary. |
| printed out and then sent through the fax machine; | | | | The other advantages of Internet faxing are: good-bye |
| they are sent in as-is from a computer document. | | | | to paper-jams, no buying extra phone lines, no |
| - Sending faxes directly from a computer also | | | | annoying busy signals, not having to deal with bulky fax |
| eliminates the cumbersome tasks, like feeding pages | | | | machines. |
| into the machine and dialing the receiver number. In | | | | Today's big question is - can your business continue to |
| fact, an Internet fax service even enables documents | | | | remain competitive without an Internet-fax facility? |
| to be sent from a Microsoft Office application, to | | | | There's no denying that those using Internet faxing |
| recipients in an Outlook address book. This obviates | | | | services have a competitive advantage over their |
| the need to maintain multiple address books or keep a | | | | business, especially if faxing is a critical element to your |
| manual record of numbers. | | | | business. |
| - Certain Internet fax services like RingCentral (News - | | | | |