Faximum Product Overview

Faximum Software is the developer of fax software for UNIX systems. Faximum's software has consistently been the choice of magazine reviewers and has been licensed by Hewlett-Packard and Sun Microsystems for resale under their own brand names.

No other fax software product has been selected by either UNIX REVIEW or UNIX WORLD magazine.

No other fax software has been chosen by a major UNIX OEM.

No other fax software can provide the ease of use or power that Faximum delivers.

Faximum is simply the best fax software you can buy!

Faximum's product line consists of three major products:

• Faximum ELS
• Faximum PLUS
• Faximum Client/Server.

Faximum ELS

Faximum ELS is an entry-level character-based product for companies that do not require all of the features of Faximum PLUS. Faximum ELS is available for Intel-based UNIX systems.

Key features of Faximum ELS include:

• easy-to-use interface designed for non-technical users
• custom cover sheets, letterhead overlay, and signatures for professional appearances
• WordPerfect and WORD integration for direct faxing from within WP and WORD
• console, Wyse 160, and X Window display support for previewing outgoing faxes and viewing received faxes
• PCL-4, PCL-5, and/or PostScript emulation (with dozens of fonts) for laser-quality faxes
• command line interface for simple faxing or shell script integration
• line printer intercept for effortless integration with existing applications
• support for most Class 2 fax modems (call for list)

and for additional functionality, there is Faximum PLUS and Faximum Client/Server (for workstations)...

Faximum PLUS

Faximum PLUS is a high-end character-based product for companies with demanding requirements for fax software on Intel UNIX or AIX/6000 platforms.

• intelligent dialling and least-cost routing for automatic long-distance savings
• multiple individual and shared dialling directories plus unlimited broadcast for efficient faxing to customers and other regular contacts
• detailed accounting by user and project for cost control and disbursement accounting (including PBX call detail recording or third-party long distance carrier billing)
• full-featured applications program interface for access to all Faximum features from custom software
• support for multiple phone lines for higher-volume applications
• data/fax sharing for incoming and outgoing data (uucp and cu) as well as fax on the same modem and phone line

Faximum Client/Server

Faximum Client/Server represents the current state-of-the-art for true client/server UNIX fax software. This product is currently available for Hewlett-Packard 9000 Series 700 and 800 systems running HP-UX and Sun SPARC Solaris 2.x systems. A beta version of the software for Data General DG-UX is also available.

In addition to all of the features listed above, Faximum Client/Server has a full X/Motif user interface plus a true distributed client/server architecture.

Faximum Benefits

Faximum cuts costs:

• Less staff time is needed to send faxes (reductions of 80% and more).
• The automatic delay and least-cost routing cut the phone bill by 60% or more.
• Failed faxes are programmed to retry only from the failed page rather than from the beginning, further reducing phone charges.
• Invoices and statements arrive immediately improving cash flow without the overhead of printed forms, stuffing, or postage.

Faximum saves time:

• Faxes are sent directly from your terminal without having to print first and nurse document through fax machine.
• No need to make up a cover sheet.
• Failed faxes are automatically retried without intervention.

For more information on particular Faximum Products, please see the specifications or Questions and Answers documents.

To obtain a free evaluation copy of Faximum's software, please see the page on evaluation software.