Ending the Fax Tyranny

Here's a humorous post (End the Fax Tyranny) with a bit of a rant about the challenges of faxing - traditional faxing, that is. To summarize (without the humor): it's expensive; a waste of space and paper; and they are a pain in the ass to send. (You should read the funnier version here.)

Internet fax services like MyFax are cheaper, paperless and as easy to use as email. If you never need to communicate with a fax machine then MyFax isn't for you; but otherwise - it's a lot cheaper and easier.

MyFax Winter '07: Free webinar for customers

MyFax Winter '07 will be introduced early next week. It includes a number of great new enhancements that customers have asked for.

Want a sneak preview? Want to learn how to take advantage of the new MyFax features?

Join us tomorrow (Wednesday, December 13) for a FREE web seminar with Wendy Lowe.
Wendy will highlight what's coming, and where to find more information. You can register here.

We'll record the session so that you can in case you can't attend.

MyFax Internet Fax - Fax Internationally for Free

MyFax lets you send 100 free faxes each month with our popular $10 package. Now, you can use these free faxes when you fax internationally to any of 29 major countries. Any extra pages to these countries cost just $0.10 per page - just like faxing in the U.S.

Why the changes? We are committed to delivering 'value for money' and eliminating any surprise or hidden fees. Making international faxing easier and cheaper helps meet both goals.

All MyFax subscribers get this benefit automatically - there's no need to do anything.

Here's the current list of countries that are included in the MyFax free fax allocation. (It will continue to grow, so feel free to check here for a current list. )

Australia
Austria
Belgium
Canada
China
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Hong Kong
Ireland
Italy
Japan
South Korea
Luxembourg
Malaysia
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Singapore
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
United Kingdom
United States

Replacing Fax Servers with MyFax

Over the last 10 years, organizations have often deployed fax servers to provide centralized, network based faxing to their employees. We are now seeing a surge of interest in replacing these fax servers with internet fax services like MyFax. Why the interest?

There are three common drivers:

First, like all systems, there are ongoing costs to supporting fax servers - for maintenance, telecommunications, and upgrades. While these costs are sometimes hidden in operating budgets, the onset of Microsoft Windows and Office upgrades, which trigger upgrades to fax server software, databases, etc., also trigger a search for cost effective fax server alternatives.

Second, fax server deployments don't provide the flexibility corporate customers require. As companies consolidate or expand data centers, acquire and divest business units, and assess redundancy and disaster recovery plans, the on-demand capacity of internet fax services is appealing.

Third, IT departments have better things to do, and faxing isn't always high on the list of sexy projects! Working with a reliable internet fax service provider eliminates headaches, frees up time, and provides better support for end users.

Ultimately, of course, costs matter. We've just completed a detailed study comparing the TCO for fax servers to MyFax. What really matters is how much you can save, and we're happy to tailor this assessment to your environment - just ask!

Welcome to MyFax Central - Online Fax

We recently introduced a new web interface called MyFax Central, responding to lots of great ideas from our customers. You can visit MyFax Central here, and check out our tours.

Why login?

Make MyFax work for you:

• add another email address to send faxes from,
• have faxes sent to additional email addresses automatically
• upload your own cover page, or customize one of the existing designs

Easy Account Administration:

• update your credit card
• check your current usage, and account statements
• add another fax number or user.

Send and Receive Faxes Online

• send from email, or login to send online
• your last 31 days of received faxes are stored in MyFax Central

Let me know what you think!

Steve

Learn about MyFax Features - Free Web Seminar

One of my colleagues is hosting a free web seminar next week (July 19) - it will highlight some of the new MyFax features. If you can't make the live seminar we'll also post a recording so you can review at your leisure. Wendy's a great speaker - you can register here.

MyFax directly from Microsoft Office

I promised that I'd highlight some of the new features recently added to MyFax. Today, let's talk about Microsoft Office Integration.

MyFax already includes a free Outlook plugin that lets you send faxes directly within Outlook. It gives you access to your Outlook Contact list, and lets you easily set cover page options for each fax. You can download the plugin here. (Of course, you can always fax directly from any email system by addressing the email to faxnumber@myfax.com .)

Now, you can also fax with MyFax from within the Microsoft Office 2003 applications (Word, Excel, Powerpoint). Just choose File/Send To/Recipient using Internet Fax Service and fill in the blanks! This method also allows integration with your Outlook contacts, and use of Microsoft's standard fax cover pages.

If you're already a MyFax customer, first login and activate the Microsoft Office Integration (under Send Preferences).