Zetafax fax software features

Utilising fax software direct from your office network not only eliminates the cost of stationery and fax consumables, but is 80% quicker than using a standard fax machine. The resulting time savings can save thousands per year. See how much you could save with a Zetafax fax server via our ROI calculator.

What's more, with the optional Fax Relay add-on, you can also ensure that any paper documents sent from fax machines or multi-functional devices can be directed through the Zetafax Server. This ensures that all documents are securely capture and logged in the Zetafax archive for quick and easy retrieval, regardless of the method sent. Read more about Fax Relay.

With more and more companies extending their IP infrastructure to include voice, adoption of FoIP is growing rapidly. By bringing traditional phone applications into the data network, data and communication resources can be consolidated by using the internet and company networks for cost-effective voice and fax communications. Zetafax fax software's advanced capabilities allow you to integrate your fax server into your IP network - simplifying your communications infrastructure. Read more about FoIP or download our white paper on FoIP.

Business class fax software such as Zetafax also provides integration with your IP phone system, saving the cost of installing separate phone lines for use by the fax server. Zetafax also supports a range of media gateways that will manage communication between the phone system and the IP network, and communication over the PSTN to enable compatibility with traditional fax machines. Read more about FoIP or download our white paper on FoIP..

Zetafax fax software increases user efficiency by allowing documents to be sent directly from the everyday business software that they use. You can therefore send and receive faxes from email clients such as Outlook® or Lotus® Notes out-of-the-box, or integrate with ERP, CRM and other applications. Learn more about Zetafax with Microsoft Outlook, or Zetafax with Lotus Notes.

Zetafax automatically archives documentation in a central electronic archive, improving productivity and supporting audit processes through fast retrieval of documents.

Where fax is not essential, Zetafax fax server software eliminates other costly manual processes by automating the delivery of content via email. Content held on paper and in different electronic formats can be merged into `print quality` electronic documents and delivered automatically by email and fax. It cuts stationery costs and speeds up processes like sending sales quotations, invoices and statements. Watch a video on Zetafax Duo (10MB download) or download the Zetafax Duo datasheet.

The specialist Zetafax FaxBroadcast solution is an option for businesses that send regular fax mail shots and need a cost effective solution. It provides a specialist client for importing data from ODBC databases and an enhanced server for delivering faster fax throughput. Read more about fax broadcasting.

The Zetafax SMS Gateway allows you to send text messages directly from the desktop to customers' mobile handsets, either immediately or at a pre-defined future time. Learn more about sending and receiving SMS from your PC.

Using the Zetafax fax software, faxes can be routed automatically to individuals' desktops in TIFF or PDF format, using DDI, DID and DTMF. They can also be routed to departments, network printers or standalone fax machines. Optionally, all inbound faxes can be converted to PDF for easy viewing by users without fax viewing software.

Businesses using virtualized server environments can enable the Zetafax server in the same environment to provide protection against computer hardware failure. The Zetafax server can be moved onto another physical computer quickly and easily, avoiding the need for a separate failover server just for fax.

Zetafax supports VMware® servers using VMware ESX or ESXi, the vSphere suite, or Microsoft Hyper-V. The full server feature set is supported, so users are unable to distinguish between a server running under VMware and one running on a native operating system. Read more about fax server virtualization.

Inbound faxes can be routed to a network folder based on the recipient's fax number, where faxes can be dropped as TIFF files, or automatically converted to PDFs. Network drop folders provide an easy method to integrate Zetafax with third party applications.

The Zetafax Automation Toolkit offers developers a rapid way of adding fax capability to in-house applications. Integrating Zetafax fax software with your CRM or accounting package, for example, could save your business significant time and money. The Zetafax Automation Toolkit can be used for integration by both non-programmers as well as Visual Basic and C++/COM programmers and is fully supported by our technical team to ensure the integration process goes smoothly. Read more about integrating Zetafax with specialized systems.

Zetafax fax software supports a wide range of hardware options ensuring there is a solution for every business, regardless of size and requirements. Options include analogue and digital intelligent fax boards from Cantata/Brooktrout and Dialogic/Eicon, most digital and analogue V.34 modems and fax over IP (FoIP) software.  Read more about Zetafax hardware and FoIP options.

Zetafax is highly scalable and can support up to 100 lines on a single server for network faxing or up to 200 lines for FaxBroadcast.