Technology Marketing Corporation's (TMC®) INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine has named MyFax, the fastest growing Internet fax service and my1voice, the cost-effective, feature-rich virtual phone service for small business as recipients of the 2009 Product of the Year Award.
Being recognized for outstanding innovation by INTERNET TELEPHONY aligns with customers’ perception of the Protus business communications products. The company is consistently rated highly in both user and professional reviews for its attention to customer needs and personalized service.
“INTERNET TELEPHONY is proud to grant Protus a 2009 Product of the Year Award for MyFax and my1voice. Protus has proven its commitment to quality and excellence while addressing real needs in the marketplace,” said Rich Tehrani, CEO, TMC. “We’re happy to recognize and honor Protus for their development of IP communications technology. We look forward to more innovative solutions from them in the future.”
A complete list of Product of the Year winners is published in the February 2010 issue of INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine. INTERNET TELEPHONY has been the authority in IP communication since 1998™, providing unbiased views of the complicated converged communications space. For more information, please visit www.itmag.com.
Monday, March 08, 2010
Friday, February 26, 2010
MyFax now has local numbers available in 34 Canadian cities
While we talk a lot here on the blog and in other places about the value of having a toll-free fax number – especially how it can make a small company look larger – it’s not necessarily right for everybody.
There are lots of good reasons you might want to have a local number instead, such as a small company wanting to emphasize its local ties or a large company wanting to localize its service.
That’s why the fact that MyFax has expanded our local fax number availability in Canada is such warm news on an otherwise chilly day. In fact, we now have local numbers available for our Internet fax service in 34 cities throughout the Great White North, which is 28 more than we used to have. It’s enough to cover virtually every major city in Canada, whether they’re located in the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec and Saskatchewan.
By the way, if you’ve been using a toll-free fax number in Canada and want to change it over to a local number, contact MyFax customer service via phone, email or online chat and they’ll take care of it for you.
There are lots of good reasons you might want to have a local number instead, such as a small company wanting to emphasize its local ties or a large company wanting to localize its service.
That’s why the fact that MyFax has expanded our local fax number availability in Canada is such warm news on an otherwise chilly day. In fact, we now have local numbers available for our Internet fax service in 34 cities throughout the Great White North, which is 28 more than we used to have. It’s enough to cover virtually every major city in Canada, whether they’re located in the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec and Saskatchewan.
By the way, if you’ve been using a toll-free fax number in Canada and want to change it over to a local number, contact MyFax customer service via phone, email or online chat and they’ll take care of it for you.
Friday, February 19, 2010
MyFax to Exhibit at the National Real Estate CyberConvention & Expo
MyFax Product Marketing Manager Sam Wehbe will present “Technology for Realtors The New Way - The Web Way” at the National Real Estate CyberConvention & Expo.
Sam will discuss the new breed of solutions that deliver technology through the Internet and make workplace IT easier and less expensive for real estate offices and individual realtors.
Details for the event:
What: National Real Estate CyberConvention & Expo
The CyberConvention is expected to attract more than 10,000 real estate professionals during its seven days, and is completely virtual open to the real estate community worldwide.
When: February 21-27, 2010
Where: http://recyber.cyberconventions.com/
Presentation: Sam’s presentation will be accessible all day Tuesday, February 23 and Friday, February 26. Attendees can visit the Speaker Center inside the convention and click on Sam’s session.
Sam will discuss the new breed of solutions that deliver technology through the Internet and make workplace IT easier and less expensive for real estate offices and individual realtors.
Details for the event:
What: National Real Estate CyberConvention & Expo
The CyberConvention is expected to attract more than 10,000 real estate professionals during its seven days, and is completely virtual open to the real estate community worldwide.
When: February 21-27, 2010
Where: http://recyber.cyberconventions.com/
Presentation: Sam’s presentation will be accessible all day Tuesday, February 23 and Friday, February 26. Attendees can visit the Speaker Center inside the convention and click on Sam’s session.
Friday, February 12, 2010
Faxing helps athletes deliver signed Letters of Intent
Wednesday, February 3 was a big day for high school athletes and the colleges that have worked so hard to get them to come to their schools. It was national signing day, the day that those athletes can sign National Letters of Intent that commit them to a particular college.
It’s also a big day for fans of those schools, which is what makes the whole process so newsworthy. That’s why I was delighted to see this photo of an athlete from Plano, Texas signing his National Letter of Intent. Not so much for the athlete or the sport itself – I’m not a big follower of Texas high school football – but for the delivery method of the signed letter.
That’s right, you guessed it. When he was done signing the letter, he faxed it. As with so many areas in the business world, when a signed legal document needs to be transmitted quickly, faxing is the method of choice – sometimes the only allowable method.
If the school has MyFax they’ll be able to file it electronically for safekeeping instead of having to store a piece of paper in some file cabinet somewhere in the bowels of the athletic facility. They can add the letter to the player’s general electronic files, making it easy to keep everything about him together throughout his time at the school.
Readers, what about you? Have you ever had to fax an unusual or interesting document like this one?
It’s also a big day for fans of those schools, which is what makes the whole process so newsworthy. That’s why I was delighted to see this photo of an athlete from Plano, Texas signing his National Letter of Intent. Not so much for the athlete or the sport itself – I’m not a big follower of Texas high school football – but for the delivery method of the signed letter.
That’s right, you guessed it. When he was done signing the letter, he faxed it. As with so many areas in the business world, when a signed legal document needs to be transmitted quickly, faxing is the method of choice – sometimes the only allowable method.
If the school has MyFax they’ll be able to file it electronically for safekeeping instead of having to store a piece of paper in some file cabinet somewhere in the bowels of the athletic facility. They can add the letter to the player’s general electronic files, making it easy to keep everything about him together throughout his time at the school.
Readers, what about you? Have you ever had to fax an unusual or interesting document like this one?
Friday, February 05, 2010
Test Your Faxing IQ
Before email, before instant messaging, before texting and smart phones, there was the fax. While it’s normal to think that faxing has gone the way of the typewriter, the truth is faxing is still very much alive. In fact, it’s a big part of many industries and even required by some.
So to make sure you have the most current information – and a good store of knowledge should you appear as a contestant on Jeopardy! and the Daily Double is a fax-related question – we offer a couple quiz questions.
1. Some advantages of an Internet fax service over a fax machine are:
A. No need to go back to the office to read your faxes
B. Internet fax accounts never have busy signals on inbound faxes
C. Because they’re electronic, your faxes can travel with you more easily
D. All of the above
All of the above. Since Internet fax services are tied to your email account, you can receive faxes anywhere you can get email. That also means you can store your faxes on your laptop or other device so they’re always handy. And if multiple people send you faxes at one time, your Internet fax service will never return a busy signal.
2. The monthly cost for an Internet fax service is roughly the same as using a fax machine.
A. True
B. False
False. It’s actually a lot less. With a fax machine you have the cost of the machine, plus a dedicated phone line, toner, paper and electricity. The only cost for an Internet fax service is the service itself. You’re really looking at pennies per day for 24x7x365 access to your important faxes.
So to make sure you have the most current information – and a good store of knowledge should you appear as a contestant on Jeopardy! and the Daily Double is a fax-related question – we offer a couple quiz questions.
1. Some advantages of an Internet fax service over a fax machine are:
A. No need to go back to the office to read your faxes
B. Internet fax accounts never have busy signals on inbound faxes
C. Because they’re electronic, your faxes can travel with you more easily
D. All of the above
All of the above. Since Internet fax services are tied to your email account, you can receive faxes anywhere you can get email. That also means you can store your faxes on your laptop or other device so they’re always handy. And if multiple people send you faxes at one time, your Internet fax service will never return a busy signal.
2. The monthly cost for an Internet fax service is roughly the same as using a fax machine.
A. True
B. False
False. It’s actually a lot less. With a fax machine you have the cost of the machine, plus a dedicated phone line, toner, paper and electricity. The only cost for an Internet fax service is the service itself. You’re really looking at pennies per day for 24x7x365 access to your important faxes.
Friday, January 29, 2010
MyFax expands local fax number coverage by 78 area codes in the U.S.
While we talk a lot here on the blog and in other places about the value of having a toll-free fax number – especially how it can make a small company look larger – it’s not necessarily right for everybody.
There are lots of good reasons you might want to have a local number instead, such as a small company wanting to emphasize its local ties or a large company wanting to localize its service.
That’s why the fact that MyFax has expanded our local fax number availability in the U.S. is such warm news on an otherwise chilly day. In fact, we now have local numbers available for our Internet fax service in 78 additional area codes throughout the country. That’s a 46 percent increase in total U.S. coverage in just one year!
What that means to you is you can obtain a local number no matter where your office happens to be located – or where you want it to look like it’s located since you don’t have to live in that area code to receive a number for it.
By the way, if you’ve been using a toll-free fax number and want to change it over to a local number, contact MyFax customer service via phone, email or online chat and they’ll take care of it for you.
So what do you think? Do you prefer to use a toll-free or local fax number? And why?
There are lots of good reasons you might want to have a local number instead, such as a small company wanting to emphasize its local ties or a large company wanting to localize its service.
That’s why the fact that MyFax has expanded our local fax number availability in the U.S. is such warm news on an otherwise chilly day. In fact, we now have local numbers available for our Internet fax service in 78 additional area codes throughout the country. That’s a 46 percent increase in total U.S. coverage in just one year!
What that means to you is you can obtain a local number no matter where your office happens to be located – or where you want it to look like it’s located since you don’t have to live in that area code to receive a number for it.
By the way, if you’ve been using a toll-free fax number and want to change it over to a local number, contact MyFax customer service via phone, email or online chat and they’ll take care of it for you.
So what do you think? Do you prefer to use a toll-free or local fax number? And why?
Friday, January 22, 2010
Faxing saves the day for vacationer
Saw this story this morning and just had to pass it along. It’s one I think we can all relate to – that sinking feeling when you realize you’re in deep trouble and you’re not sure how you’re going to get out of it.
The story involves a journalist who was taking an international vacation over the holidays, traveling from Marin County, California to the island of Malta. Potentially a dream vacation, right? Well it was, until she got to the airport and was told her tickets listed her married name but her passport listed her maiden name. In these days of heightened security that wasn’t going to work.
She needed proof that both identities were the same and was told by British Airways that a copy of her marriage license would work. That’s not something you normally carry with you on vacation. Fortunately, though, she was able to have someone fax a copy of it to the airport, it was accepted, and her vacation went off as planned. So basically the fax saved the day!
You may never face that issue, but at some point we all forget something of importance – usually at the most inconvenient time. Maybe it’s your notes for a presentation. Maybe it’s a contract for an important client. Whatever it is, it’s good to know you can have it delivered quickly and right to you computer or smartphone with MyFax. It’s a good little safety net.
The story involves a journalist who was taking an international vacation over the holidays, traveling from Marin County, California to the island of Malta. Potentially a dream vacation, right? Well it was, until she got to the airport and was told her tickets listed her married name but her passport listed her maiden name. In these days of heightened security that wasn’t going to work.
She needed proof that both identities were the same and was told by British Airways that a copy of her marriage license would work. That’s not something you normally carry with you on vacation. Fortunately, though, she was able to have someone fax a copy of it to the airport, it was accepted, and her vacation went off as planned. So basically the fax saved the day!
You may never face that issue, but at some point we all forget something of importance – usually at the most inconvenient time. Maybe it’s your notes for a presentation. Maybe it’s a contract for an important client. Whatever it is, it’s good to know you can have it delivered quickly and right to you computer or smartphone with MyFax. It’s a good little safety net.
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