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ExtraFax - in a nutshell
Category: groupware, document management, unified messaging
Target group: ordinary users
Producer: ExtraComm

part of our solution for Digital Imaging (digitisation and managed circulation of documents)
fax messages can be processed in a Lotus Notes client or an Internet browser
integration with other applications (such as office applications - Microsoft Office) via a virtual printer
easy-to-survey statistical outputs
operated on a Lotus Domino server or a Lotus Notes workstation
remote administration feature
delivering fax messages to a central database or to the respective users' mailboxes
licence coverage determined by the number of users sending faxes (unlimited incoming traffic)
 
Key benefits
Sending faxes by e-mail
Fax messages can be sent through the Lotus Notes client, taking the form of e-mail messages. E-mail messages and fax massages are differentiated by means of specific address formats. It is therefore possible to send one message both as a fax massage and an e-mail message to one or more users. As a result, communication gets more effective.

Receiving fax messages through e-mail
Fax messages are also received in the Lotus Notes system. The recipient receives a fax message taking the form of an e-mail message; the fax message is enclosed as an attachment.

Sending faxes from any application
Thanks to the virtual printer, the user can send faxes from any application enabling printing in the MS Windows environment. After a particular document is printed onto this “software printer” and the recipient address is entered, the document is sent as a fax message.

Supporting timed transmissions
Timing transmissions can save your telecom costs (postponing fax transmissions until a period with a cheaper tariff).

Easy-to-survey history and statistics of fax communication
The history of fax communication is available through the user's mailbox. The respective fax messages appear among e-mail messages. The ExtraFax product keeps its own history of fax communication and provides statistical outputs.

Possibility of integration with HP Digital Sender 9100
The whole solution cab be integrated with HP Digital Sender 9100 for digitisation and subsequent processing of paper documents. As a result, fax traffic is not limited to sending documents in digital form.
 
Technical description
ExtraFax server acts as another process of the Lotus Domino server
ExtraFax server can also be installed into a Lotus Notes station
ExtraFax server supports remote administration and remote access to a list of processed requirements
ExtraFax is an easy-to-configure system with profiles of the respective servers and users
ExtraFax is an open system that can be adapted with LotusScript to communicate with more complex applications
Using a user-rights-setting feature, it is possible to set up e.g. a group of users allowed to send faxes abroad, etc.
The system supports a wide range of faxmodem cards, including specific cards with multiple line inlets, such as Intel GammaLink