RE: best windows fax app?

2010-05-11 Thread Raper, Jonathan - Eagle 
$400 is cheap compared to a dual T1/PRI digital fax board @ $9,000!

Everything is relative.

I will agree that you'll possibly have better success with a traditional fax 
board than a generic or OEM fax modem. However, (In addition to our 
ridiculously expensive fax server) we are also using a US Robotics USB Fax 
Modem with one specific application (it is what the vendor recommends) and it 
seems to work great sending very high resolution faxes - the end result looks 
like a document printed off of an HP LaserJet.

So, as with anything, it all depends. I would try a USR Fax Modem and see if 
the hardware makes the difference for you. $50 is hard to beat as a trial

Jonathan L. Raper, A+, MCSA, MCSE
Technology Coordinator
Eagle Physicians & Associates, PA
jra...@eaglemds.com
www.eaglemds.com


-Original Message-
From: Phil Brutsche [mailto:p...@optimumdata.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 3:34 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: best windows fax app?

A couple ideas:

A) Use a real fax board instead of some random piece of s$&* modem.
Common cards are:
 Mainpine IQ Express (http://www.mainpine.com/products_IQE.html)
 Dialogic (formerly Eicon) DIVA analog boards:
  http://preview.tinyurl.com/2wq9g3o
 Brooktrout TRUFAX, made by the current Dialogic:
  http://preview.tinyurl.com/36g7cme

None of them are cheap, though - typically $400+ for a single-port fax
board.

B) Most MFP devices have faxing abilities and some can integrate with
Windows Fax for sending & receiving. I know Brother MFP printers can,
it's likely others can too.

On 5/11/2010 2:14 PM, Greg Farber wrote:
> Hello. Sort of a low-tech question here...
>
> We have a need to deliver pdf documents to some of our customers' fax
> machines.
>
> We are testing Windows Fax on a Dell Optiplex with an OEM fax board:
>
> Broadcom BCMv.92 56k modem
>
> the drivers have been updated recently.
>
> The problem is that when we fax a pdf of an invoice, only the company
> logo (a graphic) gets faxed through, and not the text content. So we get
> a big white page with only the graphic showing.
>
> I am thinking that there might be a better fax app out there..? Any
> suggestions?

--

Phil Brutsche
p...@optimumdata.com

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Re: best windows fax app?

2010-05-11 Thread Don Kuhlman 
Right - brooktrout boards with Rightfax software in a server box...



- Original Message 
From: Phil Brutsche 
To: NT System Admin Issues 
Sent: Tue, May 11, 2010 2:34:29 PM
Subject: Re: best windows fax app?

A couple ideas:

A) Use a real fax board instead of some random piece of s$&* modem.
Common cards are:
Mainpine IQ Express (http://www.mainpine.com/products_IQE.html)
Dialogic (formerly Eicon) DIVA analog boards:
  http://preview.tinyurl.com/2wq9g3o
Brooktrout TRUFAX, made by the current Dialogic:
  http://preview.tinyurl.com/36g7cme

None of them are cheap, though - typically $400+ for a single-port fax
board.

B) Most MFP devices have faxing abilities and some can integrate with
Windows Fax for sending & receiving. I know Brother MFP printers can,
it's likely others can too.

On 5/11/2010 2:14 PM, Greg Farber wrote:
> Hello. Sort of a low-tech question here...
> 
> We have a need to deliver pdf documents to some of our customers' fax
> machines.
> 
> We are testing Windows Fax on a Dell Optiplex with an OEM fax board:
> 
> Broadcom BCMv.92 56k modem
> 
> the drivers have been updated recently.
> 
> The problem is that when we fax a pdf of an invoice, only the company
> logo (a graphic) gets faxed through, and not the text content. So we get
> a big white page with only the graphic showing.
> 
> I am thinking that there might be a better fax app out there..? Any
> suggestions?

-- 

Phil Brutsche
p...@optimumdata.com

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~



  


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Re: best windows fax app?

2010-05-11 Thread Phil Brutsche 
A couple ideas:

A) Use a real fax board instead of some random piece of s$&* modem.
Common cards are:
 Mainpine IQ Express (http://www.mainpine.com/products_IQE.html)
 Dialogic (formerly Eicon) DIVA analog boards:
  http://preview.tinyurl.com/2wq9g3o
 Brooktrout TRUFAX, made by the current Dialogic:
  http://preview.tinyurl.com/36g7cme

None of them are cheap, though - typically $400+ for a single-port fax
board.

B) Most MFP devices have faxing abilities and some can integrate with
Windows Fax for sending & receiving. I know Brother MFP printers can,
it's likely others can too.

On 5/11/2010 2:14 PM, Greg Farber wrote:
> Hello. Sort of a low-tech question here...
> 
> We have a need to deliver pdf documents to some of our customers' fax
> machines.
> 
> We are testing Windows Fax on a Dell Optiplex with an OEM fax board:
> 
> Broadcom BCMv.92 56k modem
> 
> the drivers have been updated recently.
> 
> The problem is that when we fax a pdf of an invoice, only the company
> logo (a graphic) gets faxed through, and not the text content. So we get
> a big white page with only the graphic showing.
> 
> I am thinking that there might be a better fax app out there..? Any
> suggestions?

-- 

Phil Brutsche
p...@optimumdata.com

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

RE: best windows fax app?

2010-05-11 Thread John Aldrich 
Agreed. We're using a Kyocera MFP here with a fax board installed. Works
great! J

 

John-AldrichTile-Tools

 

From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca...@rollouts.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 3:16 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: best windows fax app?

 

How about a real fax machine with Desktop Integration.

I think Dell sells a MFP for like $300 that can do this.

 

Or eFax.

 

Sam

 

 

 

From: Greg Farber [mailto:gregfar...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 2:14 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: best windows fax app?

 

Hello. Sort of a low-tech question here...

 

We have a need to deliver pdf documents to some of our customers' fax
machines.

 

We are testing Windows Fax on a Dell Optiplex with an OEM fax board:

 

Broadcom BCMv.92 56k modem

 

the drivers have been updated recently.

 

The problem is that when we fax a pdf of an invoice, only the company logo
(a graphic) gets faxed through, and not the text content. So we get a big
white page with only the graphic showing.

 

I am thinking that there might be a better fax app out there..? Any
suggestions?

 

Thank you !

 

Greg Farber

 

 

 

 

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~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~<><>

RE: best windows fax app?

2010-05-11 Thread Rod Trent 
Best.is probably just to utilize Fax.com.

 

From: Greg Farber [mailto:gregfar...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 3:14 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: best windows fax app?

 

Hello. Sort of a low-tech question here...

 

We have a need to deliver pdf documents to some of our customers' fax
machines.

 

We are testing Windows Fax on a Dell Optiplex with an OEM fax board:

 

Broadcom BCMv.92 56k modem

 

the drivers have been updated recently.

 

The problem is that when we fax a pdf of an invoice, only the company logo
(a graphic) gets faxed through, and not the text content. So we get a big
white page with only the graphic showing.

 

I am thinking that there might be a better fax app out there..? Any
suggestions?

 

Thank you !

 

Greg Farber

 

 

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

RE: best windows fax app?

2010-05-11 Thread Sam Cayze 
How about a real fax machine with Desktop Integration.

I think Dell sells a MFP for like $300 that can do this.

 

Or eFax.

 

Sam

 

 

 

From: Greg Farber [mailto:gregfar...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 2:14 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: best windows fax app?

 

Hello. Sort of a low-tech question here...

 

We have a need to deliver pdf documents to some of our customers' fax
machines.

 

We are testing Windows Fax on a Dell Optiplex with an OEM fax board:

 

Broadcom BCMv.92 56k modem

 

the drivers have been updated recently.

 

The problem is that when we fax a pdf of an invoice, only the company
logo (a graphic) gets faxed through, and not the text content. So we get
a big white page with only the graphic showing.

 

I am thinking that there might be a better fax app out there..? Any
suggestions?

 

Thank you !

 

Greg Farber

 

 

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