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StoneFax

StoneFax. The software IP Fax Server solution which increases savings and productivity. Efficiency and Economy for Everybody. StoneFax is a software-only IP Fax Server - web based – which virtualizes fax management

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StoneFax

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  1. StoneFax The software IP Fax Server solutionwhich increases savings and productivity

  2. Efficiency and Economy for Everybody • StoneFax is a software-only IP Fax Server - web based – which virtualizes fax management • It connects to the PBX natively through SIP or H.323 with T.38, no need for additional hardware • It offers Fax service to each user through everyday tools • directly from your PC, smartphone, tablet, multifunction printer • via E-mail, Web Browser, Print • Scalabe and reliable • licenced per channel (number of incoming/outgoing faxes at the same time) • suitable from small to large enterprises and public administration

  3. StoneFax: Faster, Smarter, Easier and Greener Save 90% of time thanks to fax management virtualization 0 learning time easy as printing a document or sending/receiving an e-mail Personal and confidential faxes are delivered to and sent from your personal email box and from the reserved web portal, no matter where you are • 0 paper, 0 toner • no more paper for printing and to be archieved, no consumables and fax machines to be mantained

  4. StoneFax: integration ImagicleAppSuite Server StoneFax PSTN T.38 with G711 fallback H.323 - SIP IP PBX 3G/Wi-Fi ScantoFax PRINT HTTP HTTPS ANY Mail Server SMTP-POP3-IMAP COMPATIBLEnetwork MFP ANYe-mail client ANYweb browser ANYdocument APPSfor Android, iPhone/iPad

  5. Imagicle FaxFax send & receive from mobile has never been so easy UC Imagicle Fax Imagicle Fax allows fax send & receivestraight from yoursmartphone or tablet, wherever and wheneveryou are • RequiresImagicle StoneFax • Free App avaliablefor Apple iOSand Android smartphones and tablets

  6. Main Features • Supports sending any document format • Word, PDF, Excel, JPG, TIFF, etc. • Works with any Email client • Microsoft Outlook integration • Works with any Email Server (POP3, POP3S, SMTP and IMAP) • Microsoft Exchange, Lotus, etc.. • Works with any Web Browser (http e https) • Works with Network Scanners, Digital Senders, network MF printers • Available in 6 languages • ENG, ITA, ESP, DEU, FRA and Arabic

  7. Special Features • Supports group/department and personal fax number • Supports sending the same fax to multiple recipients • Advanced cover page management • Cover page per group/department • High availability with server cluster • Local Fax archiving on the server, remote archiving on NAS • Protocol number feature • Send receipt by email • Integrated with the company existing system • user synchronization and authentication with Active directory – OpenLDAP • can be integrated with Customer and Document Management Systems (on a project basis) • API for SAP and other ERP/CRM • Microsoft SharePoint

  8. General Features • StoneFax is integrated into Imagicle Application Suite • web administration – no need to log onto server. MAM management including SNMP • can be installed on the same server with other Imagicle applications • offers advanced services if used together with the other applications • incoming/outgoing fax accounting (with Blue’s) • batch fax sending thanks to Speedy Enterprise directories • StoneFax can be installed on physical or virtual machines • Stonefax can be installed on Cisco UCS, co-residency mode available • It requires a Windows Server 2003, 2008 or 2012 server • 32 or 64 bit • Standard, Enterprise, Foundation • R2 version too

  9. Compatibility • Compatible with many IP-PBX via H.323 and SIP • T.38 fax relay • G711 if T.38 isnotavailable • More details on www.imagicle.com/go/stonefax • Cisco certified 9.1 • Eligible for Cisco SIP

  10. +2.500 Stonefax customers WW Rebecca CFO Enrico VP Sales Worldwide international coverage (special focus on EMEA)

  11. How to send and receive faxes from the users’ perspective

  12. How to Send a Fax with StoneFax • 5 easy ways from the office or whenyou’reaway PSTN Send a Fax: ImagicleAppSuite Server StoneFax Sending an e-mail tostonefax@mycompany.com – subject: 06123456 or 06123456@fax.mycompany.com Logginginto the web interface http://stonefax.mycompany.com Printing a document printer name: StoneFax Fax: 06.123456 Scanning a document Scan To Fax on a multifunction printer From a mobile App on iPhone-iPad and Android

  13. Sending a Fax with E-Mail 2 Fax • Easy as sending an e-mail to • stonefax@mycompany.com • Enter • recipient's name • recipient‘s number • fax subject • fax body • attachment • Return receipt • directly sent to myemail@mycompany.com StoneFax reserved email account Recipient’s name Fax subject Recipient’s number Fax body

  14. Email To Fax: Advanced Sending Options • You can also send the fax entering the recipient’s number in the TO: field • 123456789@stonefax.mycompany.com • In the Subject: field of the e-mail you can enter some special option • send the same fax to many recipients • 12345678; 222333444; 555222333 • Mary Smith ((12345678)); Giuseppe Rossi ((87654321)) • or use the name of a Speedy directory you created for a group of contacts ((nomerubrica)) • select one of the cover pages: CoverPage ((URGENT.COV)) • send the fax at a later time: SendAt ((14:30)) • add a subject for the fax (on the cover page): Subject((Invoice AF512))

  15. Microsoft Outlook Integration • StoneFax can be integrated with Outlook so you can • leverage the directory (business fax field) • enter the recipient/s in the “TO:” field • send multiple attachments • the attachments can be of any type since they are converted on the client

  16. Sending a Fax with Web 2 Fax • Directly from the web interface • http://stonefax.mycompany.com • Enter • recipient‘s • recipient‘s number • subject • a note for the cover page • attachment • Multiple recipients • from Speedy Enterprise directories also • Return receipt • directly into myemail@mycompany.com

  17. Sending a Fax with Imagicle Fax • Send a fax directly through your smartphone or tablet • Take a photo to a doc and send as fax • Send an email attachment or document • Send a simple text • Use the internal address book to select the recipients • Check the status of the fax in transmission • Free App avaliablefor Apple iOSand Android smartphones and tablets

  18. Sending a Fax with Print 2 Fax StoneFax virtual network printer • Directly from the program you are using on your Windows PC • print on the printer named: StoneFax • From the send fax wizard, select • recipient/s name and number (from the local Windows Address Book or from Outlook contacts) • the cover page with the fax subject • when to send the fax (now or at a specific time)

  19. How to Send Paper Documents with StoneFax • Network Scanners, Digital Senders, MultifFunction network printers allow you to send paper documents through StoneFax • integrate paper documents with the outgoing faxes workflow • store them in a unique archive • To send a fax just insert the sheet in the scanner, press the “Fax” button and enter the recipient number • the document is scanned and sent to StoneFax via email (Internet Fax feature) • StoneFax sends the return receipt to the email account previously associated to the device • if the device supports authentication the fax will be sent with your personal account and the return receipt will be received in your email box • On the models not yet verified you can use the Scan2Mail feature • the document is scanned by the device, then it is sent to stonefax@mycompany.com entering the recipient number in the Subject

  20. Digital Sender – MFP compatibility • HP M3035mfp or better • thanks to HP Digital Sending Software 4* • Ricoh Aficio MFP series • thanks to Ricoh GlobalScan NX software* • Xerox WorkCentre MFP – all models • thanks to Xerox SMARTsend software* • Fujitsu ScanSnapseries • no need for additional software • * Legacy software to be quoted apart

  21. How to Receive a Fax with StoneFax • 4 easy ways in your office or whenyouraway PSTN Receive a Fax Reading an e-mailmyemail@mycompany.it ImagicleAppSuite Server StoneFax Logging into the web interfacehttp://stonefax.mycompany.com Fax: 06.123456 Printing the faxesautomatically on a network printer Logging into the mobile apps on iPhone-iPadand Android devices

  22. Receiving a Fax with Fax 2 E-mail • Directly in your email as attachment • myemail@mycompany.it • Attachment format • PDF • MultipageTiff Sender’s number Fax Body

  23. Receiving a Fax with Fax 2 Web • Directly in the web interface • http://stonefax.mycompany.com • Received faxes archive • customizable duration of the fax in the archive • each archived fax uses about 100 Kb on disk

  24. Receiving Faxes Directly on a Printer • Beyond fax storage and emailing, StoneFax can print on network printers the faxes a it receives • to speed up the workflows which require the faxes to be printed anyway • to keep a copy on paper • You can associate a different printer to each user / fax number • you must map the printer on the server • you can also use usb printers directly connected to the server

  25. Receiving a Fax with Imagicle Fax • Access your fax box everywhere you are • Incoming Faxes (receiving and received) • Outgoing faxes (sending and sent) • Interface adapts automatically on smartphones with different display size and resolution • Free App avaliablefor Apple iOSand Android smartphones and tablets

  26. Architecture

  27. StoneFax: How it Works • It connects to the PBX natively and directly through IP • T.38 over H.323 o SIP with fallback on G.711 • it uses the PBX lines without dedicated or additional cards • it supports Least CostRouting for multi-sites environments PSTN ImagicleAppSuite Server StoneFax T.38 con G711 fallback H.323 gateway - SIP trunk IPBX

  28. StoneFax – Multisite Scenario with LCR • StoneFax does LCR based on the recipient’s number PSTN ImagicleAppSuite Server StoneFax IP-PBX 2 IP-PBX 1 T.38 con G711 fallback H.323 - SIP T.38 con G711 fallback H.323 - SIP

  29. StoneFax- CUCM Scenario with MGCP • Besidesconnections CUCM – voice gateway through H.323 or SIP, Stonefaxsupports Cisco multisitearchitectures with many voice gatewaysconnected to CuCMthrough MGCP PSTN MGCP MGCP ImagicleAppSuite Server StoneFax Voice Gateway 1 Voice Gateway 2 T.38 H.323 - SIP Cisco Unified Communication Manager

  30. Imagicle: your communications easier • Imagicle is an historical and loyal Cisco Preferred Solution Developer • A complete Application Suite empowering Cisco UC platforms • widely recognized for the ease of use and manage of its solutions and the quality of its support • with more than 20,000 customers EMEAR • Fully aligned with Cisco strategy and Go To Market • 3 Imagicle apps: Billing-IP Fax Server-Directory are available on Cisco GPL • Indirect, Light & Scalable business model • E-licensing 30 days fully featured Try&Buy free download • Advanced professional services

  31. StoneFax – Legacy PBX Scenario • To connect to traditional or legacy IP-PBX which do notsupport T.38, StoneFax can use a third party VoIP-ISDN Voice Gateway ISDN PSTN Voice Gateway ImagicleAppSuite Server StoneFax PBX T.38 con G711 fallback H.323 - SIP trunk

  32. Scalability and High Availability • StoneFax can scale indefinitely • up to 50 channels on a single server • For projects with more than 50 channels with twoservers or more, just add the optional clustering & loadbalancingmodule • the number of availablechannesisequal to the sum of the installedlicenses • Supportactive-activeredundancy to ensure high availability and loadbalancingwithoutmanualintervention • adding the optional clustering & loadbalancingmodule • automaticusers list synchonizationbetween the servers • supports the followingsending/receivingmodes • Email2Fax - Fax2Email • Print2Fax through a localvirtualprinter to be installed on the client • StoneFaxallows fax archiving on NAS • besideslocalstorage on the server, email notification and directprinting

  33. Unlimited scalability and high availability PSTN IP-PBX T.38 con G711 fallback H.323 - SIP T.38 con G711 fallback H.323 - SIP T.38 con G711 fallbackH.323 - SIP StoneFax - xxchannels StoneFax - xxchannels StoneFax - xxchannels + Loadbalancing & clusteringmodule + Loadbalancing & clusteringmodule + Loadbalancing & clusteringmodule

  34. Users Management • By the web interface • http://stonefax.mycompany.com • Three ways to configure • manually • with synchronization • Active Directory • Open LDAP • Cisco UCM • importing from file • Excel (csv) • Authentication • Local • Active Directory (domain credentials)

  35. Cover Pages Management • You can add a custom cover page to outgoingfaxes • with the company logo and information • unlimitednumber of cover pages, customizable per user, department... • centralized server side management with visual editor integrated in the operatingsystem • fast cover page selection • default cover page for allusers • Cover page for group • cover page can be selected • from a list whensending by Web To Fax and Print To Fax • adding the CoverPage ((CoverPageName)) parameter in the Subject, whensending by Email To Fax

  36. Standard PBX Configuration • Create a SIP trunk or H.323 gateway towards the Imagicle Application Suite Server – StoneFax • Enable T.38 • Create a route for incomingfaxes • e.g. with a 3 digitsnumberingplan: 4xx -> StoneFax IP • Create a route for outgoingfaxes PSTN ImagicleAppSuite Server StoneFax T.38 con G711 fallback H.323 gateway - SIP trunk IPBX

  37. CRM/ERP integration • CRM/ERP integration • sending and receiving emails from the CRM • running a command line executable • calling Microsoft Fax service API • through an additional service which in turn calls a web service • May require additional development from Imagicle

  38. Licensing and Size • StoneFax is licensed per channels • each channel can receive or send a fax indipendently from others and at the same time • size: 1, 2, 4, 8, 12, 20, 30, 50 channels • opzional “clustering & load balancing module” to increase the channels number beyond 50 and/or to provide active-active redundancy using more than one server • each node requires separate license • no limit on the number of users (the only limit is DID) • you can assign a personal fax number to each user • You can increase the number of channels later by buying an upgrade license • StoneFax is also bundled with other products • 1 year software maintenance and support with Imagicle Care Basic is included in the StoneFax license

  39. Hardware and Software Requirements • StoneFax requires Windows Server 32-64 bit systemsand can be installed on physical or virtual machines • VMWare, Microsoft HyperV, Citrix • * 100 KB for each fax youwant to archiveif the option isenabled • Supported Client O/S (Print To Fax): Microsoft XP, Vista, Windows 7, 8

  40. Placement Tips • Select the number of channels based on the number of faxes which the customer usually receives and sends instead of the number of users • when this information is missing pls follow these general guidelines: • evaluate the number of channels taking into account internal applications which perform batch fax sending to be integrated with StoneFax • you can always expand the number of channels later using upgrade license codes • ensure that the server hardware and software support the new number of channels

  41. www.imagicle.com

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