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- From: cgh018@tijc02.uucp (Calvin Hayden x2254)
- Subject: SUMMARY - Fax on Sparc
- Message-ID: <1992Jul27.143152.889@tijc02.uucp>
- Organization: Siemens Industrial Automation, Johnson City TN
- Distribution: usa
- Date: Mon, 27 Jul 92 14:31:52 GMT
- Lines: 48
-
- A while back, I posted a question about experiences and/or recommendations
- in regards to Fax software/modems on Sun Sparcs. I got several replies -
- all of them asking for a net summary of what I got. Well here it is... I
- got nothing. I did dig through several rags and came up with several packages.
- I called most of the vendors. Those listed below are the ones that looked most
- promising. I concentrated on the ads that mentioned email access to the
- package(s).
-
- Replix - Samsung Software America
- Many file formats (more than the others if the documentation I got on all
- was correct), email access, floating 2 user X GUI, unlimited command
- line users, includes Everex Fax modem, ability to route incoming faxes
- to files, users, printers, ability to send/receive (it looked like there
- were only certain formats it could send and others it could receive) - ~$2400
- 1 800 899 7724
-
- PerfectFax - Perfect Byte, Inc.
- Several file formats (PS, Ascii, etc... - but not as many as Replix - they
- said support for TIFF was not there, but was forthcoming), unlimited email
- access (but no command line interface - appeared to be focused around email),
- ability to send/receive, ability to route incoming faxes, includes Everex Fax
- modem - ~$2000
- 1 800 359 0704
-
- TruFax - DevCom Mid-America, Inc.
- Several file formats (PS, HP Laserjet), email access, send/receive, ability
- to do routing to users, files, printers, other computers, other fax machines,
- did not appear to come with modem - ~$2500, modem $499 (Everex Fax)
- 1 708 574 3600
-
- There were at least 2 more that I haven't checked into yet, as the ads I found
- did not mention email access. These were XpressFax by GNP Computers at
- 818 577 4252, and FaxLink by Intuitive Technology at 800 342 4415.
-
- All of the above seemed willing to do a demo with the appropriate forms. I
- have not talked indepth with them, other than some probing, and a fax copy of
- their information. One thing I have noticed is that the faxes I received
- from them (that were sent with the software in question) were much crisper
- than the ones I normally see coming across our fax.
-
- If anyone has experience with any of these products, I'd appreciate an email
- from you. Hope those that asked for this summary find it somewhat useful.
-
- Regards...
- --
- Calvin Hayden Uucp: uunet!tijc02!cgh018
- Siemens Industrial Automation Inet: cgh018%tijc02@uunet.uu.net
- -- My opinions and mine alone -- cgh018@tijc02.uucp
-