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About Interstar. Focused on fax since its 1996 inception, Montreal-based Interstar Technologies has a continuing commitment to R&D – a commitment that has produced an innovative, feature-rich, enterprise-reliable line of fax server and messaging integration products. About Interstar.
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About Interstar Focused on fax since its 1996 inception, Montreal-based Interstar Technologies has a continuing commitment to R&D – a commitment that has produced an innovative, feature-rich, enterprise-reliable line of fax server and messaging integration products.
About Interstar Every day, Interstar products streamline operating processes, help companies communicate more effectively, and save millions of dollars in time and telecommunications costs. Interstar products are trusted by Fortune 500, Government and financial services organizations for their legendary ease of use and enterprise reliability.
Strategic Partners Interstar is engaged in strategic partnerships with key IT vendors to ensure product and platform compatibility and to support the latest feature sets.
OEM Partnerships Interstar provides its technology to several companies for private-label resale or integration into their own product lines, for applications such as fax-enabled scanner/copier/printers, document management systems, and unified messaging.
1848 Scottish inventor Alexander Bain patents the “Recording Telegraph”. Eight decades of later experimenters try to perfect it. 1924 Drum Scanning Analog Facsimile Machines (1924-1966): expensive, slow, proprietary 1996 Fax server revolution starts with LightningFAX, designed to use CTI fax boards 2002 XMediusFAX launched, the world’s first T.38 Realtime Fax-over-IP Server The Fax: A History 1980 G3 digital fax standard: fax machine explosion 2000 LightningFAX incorporates T.37 store-and- forward Fax-over-IP technology
Why Fax Servers? • Saves up to 90% of time and labour vs. manual faxing • Saves 25 to 40% of phone bill spent on long distance faxing • Faster and more reliable than fax machines or fax modems • Fax directly from any application, as easily as printing • Can automate document handling & data entry • Leverages the power of existing e-mail systems to deliver a unified messaging solution
Fax Servers: from PBX to IP • Traditional fax servers use computer telephony boards to connect to corporate PBX systems and DID trunks • These boards are costly and prone to failure, and have a limited number of fax channels • Boards are hard to configure and troubleshoot • IP approach totally eliminates the need for fax boards • Leverages the existing IP infrastructure, reducing the need for extra equipment • Allows deployment of single VoIP-enabled network for voice, fax and data
With XMediusFAX, PC users send and receive faxes right at the desktop in Outlook or SMTP email
BRANCH OFFICE Fax Recipient PSTN via LCR WAN MFD Groupware Server SMTP/Web Internet UserAnywhere PC Users Routing Options COMPANY VoIP Gateway XMediusFAX gives fax anywhere, anytime connectivity
Faxing Via T.37 > IF address starts with“FAX=”route èXMediusFAX XMediusFAX extracts the number to dial from the address and sends the fax. Confirmation is sent to the originating SMTP address or MFD. The user enters the fax number either directly, or as an email addressin the format ‘FAX=<number>@company.com’. Using the Scan to Email mode, the MFD sends the TIFF file to the address ‘FAX=5283630@faxserver.com’. This is then auto-routed to XMediusFAX for processing.
PSTN DID=3630 LAN LDAP Lookup Table Inbound DID Routing ‘3630@company.com’ 3630@company.com=mary.m@company.com
PSTN XML Parser DesktopClients E-Mail Gateway Java& CORBA Rasterization Service VoIP Gateway T.38 EncodingFor VoIP Module Architecture Send/receive faxes via email client, send from T.37-compliant multifunction device Java/CORBA for easy software integration Automation via XML command files Faxing via desktop SendFAX Client XMF Server
PSTN Gatekeeper OTTAWA TORONTO LOS ANGELES WAN Dial PeerTable 613 Ottawa 613 Ottawa 905 Toronto 310 Los Angeles Least Cost Routing 5. The fax is sent to the destination as a local PSTN call 1. A fax message is sent to the XMediusFAX Server 2. The XMF Server sets up a VoIP call with the gateway 3. The gateway consults the dial peer table 4. The fax is routed to the gateway in that area code MONTREAL
Traditional Fax: Inefficient @#*! Worker walks to fax, waits, scans in document ŽWorker waits for job to spool and print ŒWorker sends a document to be printed Worker leaves desk to go to the printer Worker returns to desk, has missed 3 messages
Traditional Fax: Inefficient ’Worker returns to desk, as fax is still dialing ‘Worker must leave desk to check fax status
Traditional Fax: Inefficient @#*! “Fax transmission failed – must send again
PSTN XMediusFAX: Efficient LAN Fax sent directly from desktop via email or client T.38 provides high-reliability transmission, fewer errors XMediusFAX provides automatic confirmation directly to the sender Worker never leaves desk, or prints anything on paper
PSTN LightningFAX: Efficient LAN Fax received directly in worker’s inbox Confidential, sensitive information not left lying around by fax machine Easy archiving, searching, forwarding of faxes Faxes can be processed as text with OCR + Forms Software
T.38 Fax-Over-IP Technology Overview
What is T.38? • ITU protocol for T.30 fax over IP • XMediusFAX tunnels T.30 inside H.323 • Allows bypassing of long distance tolls • Interoperable with any T.38 compliant device, router, gateway • Permits faxing with no additional hardware
Why T.38? • The world’s first boardlessnetwork fax solution • Takes advantage of planned or existing VoIP infrastructure • 3rd piece of unified messaging • Saves up to 90% of time,resources and money over traditional faxing • Save up to 25% on long distance using Fax-over-IP & Least Cost Routing • Faxing in real time
VoIP Gateway PSTN Gatekeeper Outgoing Fax Scenario XMediusFAX Remote Fax IP Network The gateway establishes the least cost route for transmission XMediusFAX begins a session to the VoIP gateway The gateway transmits the fax over the PSTN
1 2 3 PSTN Gatekeeper WAN RemoteVoIP Gateway Dial PeerRouting Table 555-7000 to XMF 1, 2, 3 4 if 1,2,3 fail to XMF 4 555-9000 to Voice Inbound Fax Routing The gateway checks the routing table The gateway receives a PSTN fax The fax is routed to the XMediusFAX servers If one server fails, it routes to the others If local servers fail, it can route to a remote server VoIPGateway
XMediusFAX • Centralizes fax, email, and data communications in the same inbox, with optional voicemail • Integrates as business automation component for e-commerce solutions
Enterprise Features • Supports Windows 2000/NT • Fail-safe modular server/driver architecture • NT Cluster support • Designed to be redundant system with multiple servers, failover support and automatic load balancing
Enterprise Features • Seamlessly integrates with Exchange, Domino, GroupWise, SMTP/POP3, and SAP R/3* *(optional) • Least Cost Routing and Intelligent Number Recognition uses IP connections over the longest fax transmission paths, minimizing long distance costs
Administration Features • Simplified Windows Installer • NT Roaming Profiles support lets users access XMediusFAX data from any networked PC or remote terminal • LDAP support lets XMediusFAX administrator use a 3rd-party software directory (Active Directory, Domino, Exchange, etc.) • User administration directly through Domino and Exchange • MMC support via Snap-In
Administration Features • Billing code support for security & accounting • Password-protected server login (Unified NT login) • User, Superuser & Administrator access levels • Call Restriction to limit users’ access to long-distance or international faxes • Supports Thin Clients (NT Terminal Server, Citrix MetaFrame)
Administration Features • Graphical Fax Monitor provides real-time detailed status information on up to 120 lines of fax activity • Enterprise queue management through shared resources • Detailed, exportable transmission logs and reports • Fax priority transmission scheduling • Batch file faxing • Scheduled or immediate transmissions • Automatic archiving of faxes and logs • Extensive automatic fax notification, deletion, and printing options
Productivity Features • Easy-to-use, customizable interface • Drag-and-drop fax transmission • Send faxes directly from any Windows application • Fully unified inbox for faxes, email, and (optional) voicemail simplifies communications management • Fax to Mail lets users print documents directly to their email clients (automatic TIFF attachment) • Web-based fax status monitor (outgoing queue)
Productivity Features • Insert annotations, highlights, stamps • Broadcast faxes to both fax and emailrecipients automatically • Advanced search of all phone books directly from SendFAX client • Sophisticated grayscaling in fax viewer • View faxes at original, thumbnail or user-defined sizes • Rearrange & delete pages from SendFAX thumbnail bar • Cover Sheet Editor (Supports OLE objects)
Telecom & Routing Features • Line Support for: Analog, Direct Inward Dial (DDI in Europe), T1, North American ISDN, E1 and ISDN BRI • Automatic inbound fax routing option: channel routing, DID, DTMF, DNIS, ANI and CSID • Manual inbound routing option: Superuser routes faxes to user’s fax accounts (1st page view only for security) • Routes or copies users’ faxes directly from any workstation using a LAN, WAN or the Internet
API Toolkits & ActiveX • Native API Toolkits allow fax functionality to be added to any Windows program • Fully configurable command file API • ActiveX Control allows for extensive automation by scripts and other applications • Helps automate business processes by integrating with e-commerce systems, back-end database systems, call center applications, and more
Windows Technologies • MS Exchange Support • Support for both Exchange 5.x and Exchange 2000, ensuring a smooth transition between versions • Supported in mixed and native mode • Supports multiple active gateways with load balancing for fault tolerance (Exchange 2000 only) • Active Directory / MMC Support • Integrates seamlessly into Active Directory to allow centralized management of fax properties from the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) to simplify user administration
Outlook Integration • Users can select coversheets according to profiles • Preview faxes directly in application • Users can create private profiles • Fax button in Outlook Toolbar • Prints more than one document to the same mail message, and will use the faxing form if installed • Mail messages with RTF or HTML content will be faxed with formatting and objects intact, over as many pages as necessary, automatically
Native Client Integration • Improved SendFAX/Outlook Integration • SendFAX can compose faxes transparently within Outlook • New, advanced SendFAX interface lets users create faxes from multiple documents, preview and edit documents to be faxed, build distribution lists, and access the Exchange address book from within the Outlook interface • Exchange provides unified store for all incoming and outgoing faxes (Inbox/Sent Items) while retaining the unparalleled flexibility of the SendFAX interface
User Profiles • Profiles can contain fax headers, reference a cover sheet, and contain sender information, specify a Call Station ID (CSID), a callback number (CBN), a prefix, a suffix, the number of retries, the fax priority, and sender billing information. • A profile can be associated with an XMediusFAX resource or make use of Least Cost Routing and Load Balancing. • Can be applied through SendFAX or the XMediusFAX Forms for Microsoft Outlook.
User Profiles • Administrators can use a profile to specify universal user information only once • Allows users to send faxes on behalf of others • Profiles can be used to consistently apply a particular fax header and cover sheet to faxes, e.g. one cover sheet for intra-office and another for external communications • Allows for the creation of localized variant cover sheets, for example, in different languages
Convenience Features • Configurable Notifications • Administrator can now configure the content of the mail confirmation notification, adding either full or three-quarter size views of the faxes, plus a customizable quarter-page transaction report • Auto Import/Deletion of LDAP users • For organizations that don’t use Active Directory or Domino to manage users, LightningFAX canautomatically import users to the LF Directory based on filter criteria, and can be configured to delete non-matching temporary accounts daily
Fax Server ROI: Long Distance *With MMR compression. **Using Least Cost Routing, Scheduled Faxing & Fax-to-Mail. Excludes ISP costs.
XMediusFAX Benefits • Eliminates the need for fax boards • Leverages existing VoIP infrastructure • Allows deployment of single network for voice, fax and data • Saves up to 90% of time,resources and money over traditional faxing • Save 25 to 40% on long distance using Fax-over-IP, Scheduled Transmission & Least Cost Routing • Pays for itself