While some people find the act of sending a fax outdated and unnecessary, there are many areas in which faxes are still an important part of everyday businesses practices. Insurance, finance, shipping and healthcare professionals all still rely on faxes to get the job done. The simplicity, security and traceability of faxes make them the best way for important documents to be sent.
While traditional faxes may be declining in use, using fax over IP to send faxes from a computer is beginning to grow in popularity as businesses reliant on the technology realize the benefits of modernizing an aging method of sending documents.
"There are still plenty of fax machines out there," declared Gartner analyst Ken Weilerstein in an interview with CNNMoney. "Something declining in this space doesn't mean disappearing by a long shot."
Cloud-based fax services, like FaxCore's etherFax, blend traditional fax technology with newer mobile-powered business practices. FoIP fax servers are an ideal alternative to landline faxes for many reasons:
Cost: FoIP services utilize the Internet to send faxes instead of a phone line, meaning there is no need to have a dedicated line just for the fax machine. Faxes can be sent over the Internet an office already uses for all other Web-based applications. Existing fax machines can be connected with a FaxScan device from FaxCore which allows them to become FoIP-capable, eliminating the need for a new machine.
Security: With etherFax, faxes are transmitted to a secure data center for processing, and information is never stored in the etherFax data center, but on a company's personalized server. EtherFax employs a security system with multi-level encryption that was created by professionals at the National Security Agency. All information in etherFax's system only exists for the life of the transmission and is then destroyed, allowing the system to meet all compliance standards.
Reliability: Because FoIP doesn't use phone lines, there is never any worry about busy signals or faxes not being able to go through. Sending a fax over the Internet is also faster than with a landline, allowing businesses to communicate more efficiently. FaxCore makes it possible to send and receive faxes as emails, eliminating the possibility faxes won't be received because of toner issues or paper jams.
As companies are modernize their technology, the fax often gets overlooked, even though it's the most important tool in many offices. Implementing FoIP ensures that a business maintains their competitive advantage and doesn't get left behind.
Enhance enterprise communication, collaboration and compliance efforts with a proven FoIP solution from FaxCore. Contact FaxCore today to learn more about their 'Partly-Cloudy' fax solutions.
