Despite the rise of e-mail and the Internet as alternative ways of
communicating data, fax continues to be important for business
communications. Fax server systems such as network fax or LAN fax products
provide small, medium-size, and enterprise businesses with a solution that
automates the delivery and receipt of fax documents in electronic format, and
provides direct integration with e-mail or other office productivity tools.
Fax servers provide a means of integrating fax with these other electronic
data delivery systems. Businesses can save significantly on long distance
costs, increase worker productivity, and streamline their business processes
by simply connecting a fax server to their local area network.
One recent trend in the network fax market is the growth of Linux-based fax
server applications. This growth is being driven primarily by end users who
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