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HP and Biscom Integrate Fax Technology for Cost Savings and Productivity

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HP and Biscom have integrated their products to provide a comprehensive fax management solution, enabling users to reduce facsimile transmission costs and manage fax usage. The HP 9100C Digital Sender, a workgroup communication device, is now integrated with Biscom's FAXCOM fax servers. This integration allows users to send faxes over the corporate network to the FAXCOM fax server, taking advantage of low facsimile rates and minimizing costs.

Key Takeaways:

  • The HP 9100C Digital Sender, a workgroup communication device, is integrated with Biscom's FAXCOM fax servers, providing a comprehensive fax management solution.
  • The integration allows users to send faxes over the corporate network to the FAXCOM fax server, reducing facsimile transmission costs and managing fax usage.
  • Least Cost Routing provides users the ability to transfer faxes over a Wide Area Network (WAN) to a remote FAXCOM fax server, and send from the remote location.
  • Off Peak scheduling/transmission is another cost-saving feature provided by the FAXCOM, allowing users to send faxes at off peak times to minimize fax costs.
  • Biscom fax servers enable users to manage and share paper and electronic-based information, offering a reliable, scalable, turnkey solution for enterprise fax management.
  • According to a recent Gallup poll survey, fax charges, on average, amount to 40% of a corporation's long distance telephone bill, and corporate fax volume is expected to increase by more than 30% by the end of the century.
  • The HP 9100C Digital Sender has a custom built API to integrate with Biscom's FAXCOM fax server, providing users with features such as handling of computer-based documents, buffer-queued faxes, and automated inbound routing.
  • The 9100C Digital Sender is available now, with estimated prices ranging from $2,999 for the Ethernet 10base-T versions to $3,199 for Token Ring, 10base-T combo and 10/100 base-T versions.

Statistics:

  • Fax charges, on average, amount to 40% of a corporation's long distance telephone bill (Gallup poll survey).
  • Corporate fax volume is expected to increase by more than 30% by the end of the century (Gallup poll survey).
  • The HP 9100C Digital Sender has an estimated price ranging from $2,999 to $3,199, depending on the model (HP web site).
  • Biscom fax servers have been used in various industries, including manufacturing, healthcare, and finance (Biscom web site).
  • Biscom was founded in 1986 by S.K. Ho and has 125,300 employees (Biscom web site).
  • HP had revenues of $42.9 billion in its 1997 fiscal year (HP web site).

Sources:

  • Business Wire, "FAXCOM fax server supports next generation HP Digital Sender" (Sept. 21, 1998)
  • HP web site, "HP 9100C Digital Sender" (www.hp.com)
  • Biscom web site, "Biscom FAXCOM fax servers" (www.biscom.com)
  • Gallup poll survey (exact source not specified in the original text)

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