With the growing prevalence of technology in business, many companies are beginning to realize the benefit of systems that enable an increase in communication and collaboration among employees. Unified communication systems are becoming a popular option for enterprises interested in streamlining their email, instant messaging and voicemail services.
A new report by Grand View Research projects that the global unified communications market will reach $75 billion by 2020. According to the study, North America currently accounts for nearly 35 percent of the UC market, due to businesses experiencing the benefits offered by the technology.
"Increase in mobile workforce as well as enterprise mobility is expected to favorably impact the global market over the next six years," stated the release. "Growing demand and proliferation of smartphones is also expected to fuel market growth over the forecast period."
An important addition to any UC platform that is sometimes overlooked is faxing. With fax-over-IP, a company's faxing capabilities can be integrated into the same centralized messaging platform as existing forms of business communication. While FoIP adds many valuable benefits to UC platforms, as well as embraces the best qualities unified communications already offers, below are the top three advantages of FoIP.
1) Cost-effective:
Because fax-over-IP utilizes the Internet to send messages, it eliminates the need to pay for a dedicated fax line and creates dramatic savings on phone services. The price of communicating with clients and employees overseas is also reduced as faxes can be sent for a low, flat rate and no international phone calls are needed. Small businesses can level the playing field with large companies and offer the same type of global services without having to worry about finding space in the budget.
Fax-over-IP is also incredibly scalable. This allows businesses to pay only for what they need, when they need it, based on their current amount of users. FoIP services can grow with a company without straining the IT department or the budget. Providers like FaxCore make plans that fit an organization's specific needs and take care of all maintenance and software upgrades themselves, allowing in-house IT professionals to focus on more business-critical projects.
2) Security:
Fax-over-IP is one of the most secure forms of business communication available. FoIP is resistant to malware that can easily infect email messages and is much more difficult to corrupt than other forms of electronic communication. When faxes are sent with FoIP, their contents are stored on an organization's dedicated server and are encrypted. A message's intended recipient is the only person with access to the decryption code, dramatically increasing security and privacy.
3) Low Maintenance:
Third-party FoIP providers like FaxCore maintain an organization's dedicated servers and software for them off-site. Whenever upgrades are required or there is a service issue, FaxCore's maintenance team is able to quickly resolve problems. This allows FaxCore to provide reliable, up-to-date service without taking in-house IT staff away from more pressing projects.
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