- Microsoft Exchange Server 2003
- Paperless Faxing Solutions
Excerpts from the Exchange Server Section of www.microsoft.com
© 2005 Microsoft Corporation All rights reserved.
What Is Exchange Server?
Exchange Server, the Microsoft messaging and collaboration server, is software
that runs on servers that enables you to send and receive electronic mail
and other forms of interactive communication through computer networks. Designed
to interoperate with a software client application such as Microsoft Outlook,
Exchange Server also interoperates with Outlook Express and other e-mail
client applications.
Meet the requirements for small and large organizations and get easy administration,
support, and reliability with Exchange Server. Readily available deployment
and support tools also make Exchange Server easy to manage.
E-mail messages are sent and received through what is commonly referred to
as a client device such as a personal computer, workstation, or a mobile device
including mobile phones or Pocket PCs. The client typically connects to a network
of centralized computer systems comprised of servers or mainframe computers
where the e-mail mailboxes are stored. The centralized e-mail servers connect
to the Internet and private networks where e-mail messages are sent to and
received from other e-mail users.
Client access functionality. Exchange Server offers you integrated
collaborative messaging features such as scheduling, contact, and task management
capabilities. Exchange Server 2003 runs on Microsoft Windows Server 2003
and Microsoft Windows 2000 Server operating systems. Microsoft Office Outlook
2003 runs on Windows-based computers and communicates with the server running
Exchange Server through the MAPI protocol that includes powerful messaging
and rich collaboration capabilities. Exchange Server also accommodates other
client access through its support for Post Office Protocol 3 (POP3) and
Internet Message Access Protocol 4 (IMAP4) protocols as well as support
for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP). Microsoft Outlook Web Access, a service
in Exchange Server, accommodates what are known as thin clients (Web browser–based
access clients).
Mobile access functionality. Exchange Server 2003 supports
mobile devices such as Pocket PC and Smartphones and enables you to synchronize
your Inbox, Calendar, and Contacts and Tasks lists so you can remotely check
your appointments and other important information. Mobile device browsers are
also supported through Exchange Outlook Mobile Access, which enables HTML,
compressed HTML (CHTML), and Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) browser–based
devices to access Exchange Server.
The Exchange Server collaboration features help you to share information quickly
and efficiently. Typical collaborative scenarios include maintaining shared
address lists that everyone can view and edit, scheduling meetings that include
people and conference rooms by viewing associated free or busy schedules, the
ability to grant other people, such as administrators, access to your mailbox
on your behalf. You can also manage "rules" for processing messages
on Exchange Server, giving you the flexibility to create auto-responses and
automatic filing of incoming messages. For maximum collaboration productivity,
choose the combination of Exchange Server 2003 and Outlook 2003.
Features of Exchange Server 2003
Excerpts from the Exchange Server Section of www.microsoft.com
© 2005 Microsoft Corporation All rights reserved.
Exchange Server 2003 is the Microsoft messaging and collaboration server
designed to help you communicate more effectively. Along with the rich client
functionality provided by Microsoft Office Outlook 2003, Exchange Server 2003
offers:
Ø Mobile, remote, and desktop e-mail access with state-of-the-art security
and privacy
Ø Lower cost of ownership through the services provided by Microsoft
Windows Server 2003
Ø High reliability and outstanding performance
Ø E-mail-based collaboration
Ø Easy upgrading, deployment, and administration
Discover how you can benefit from Exchange Server 2003 with the new and
enhanced abilities and features described on this page. For related information,
see:
Security and Privacy
To uphold the tenets of the Microsoft Trustworthy Computing initiative, Exchange
Server 2003, along with Windows Server 2003, is committed to be secure
by design, secure by default, and secure in deployment. Exchange Server 2003
protects your messaging environment as well as your privacy with:
Ø Distribution lists restricted to authenticated users. You
can allow sending only from authenticated users or specify which users can
or cannot send mail to specified distribution lists.
Ø Support of real-time Safe and Block lists. Reduce
the amount of unsolicited junk e-mail messages delivered to your organization
with connection filtering.
Ø Inbound recipient filtering. Reduce
unsolicited junk e-mail messages by filtering inbound messages based on the
recipient. Messages that are addressed to users who are not found, or to whom
the sender does not have the permissions to send, are rejected. This applies
only to messages sent by anonymously authenticated users.
Ø Kerberos authentication between a front-end and back-end server. To
help ensure that credentials are secure, Exchange Server 2003 uses Kerberos
delegation when sending user credentials between a front-end server, running
services such as Microsoft Office Outlook Web Access or Microsoft Outlook Mobile
Access, and a back-end server such as the mailbox store.
Ø Privacy protection in Outlook and Outlook Web Access. By
default, content from outside your network is blocked in Outlook 2003
and Outlook Web Access. This feature helps prevent spammers from identifying
valid e-mail addresses through links to external content. You can, however,
override this feature to view external content.
Ø Antispam integration with Outlook 2003 and Outlook Web
Access. You can upload the Safe and Block Senders
List to Exchange Server 2003 for filtering.
Ø Microsoft Exchange Intelligent Message Filter. Integrated
in Exchange Server 2003 for server-side filtering of unsolicited junk
e-mail messages and also in Outlook 2003 for client-side filtering, Exchange
Intelligent Message Filter uses Microsoft SmartScreen technology to help reduce
cost and boost productivity by unsolicited junk e-mail messages.
Ø Virus Scanning API 2.5. Non-Microsoft antivirus
products can run on servers running Exchange Server 2003 that do not have
resident Exchange Server mailboxes and are allowed to delete and send messages
to the sender.
Ø Clustering security. Exchange Server 2003
clustering supports Kerberos authentication against an Exchange Server virtual
server. Exchange Server 2003 also supports Internet Protocol security
(IPSec) between front-end servers and clustered back-end servers running Exchange
Server.
Ø Administrative permissions. Cross-forest
support and the ability to administer both Exchange 2000 Server and Exchange
Server 2003 helps organizations that have segmented the administration
of their Microsoft Windows–based environment and Exchange Server environment
into two unique groups and are concerned about security.
Ø Restricted relaying. You can restrict
relaying to a limited number of security principles through the standard Windows 2000
discretionary access control list (DACL). The ability to grant relaying to
an IP address is still present.
Ø Restricted submissions. You can
restrict submissions to a limited number of security principles through the
standard Windows 2000 DACL. This feature helps prevent blocked senders
from sending to internal-only distribution lists by spoofing, which is the
practice of tricking users into providing passwords and other information to
allow unauthorized access into a system.
Ø Public folder permissions for unknown users. Folders
with distinguished names in access control lists that cannot be resolved to
security identifiers drop the unresolvable distinguished names.
Ø Public folder store replication. Public
folder servers replicate with local servers for updates even if the local servers
do not have the full set of replication content that they need. You can use
a registry key to identify the first server that is used for backfilling.
Ø Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA). Download
an easy, streamlined method of identifying common security misconfigurations
for Microsoft products including Exchange Server and Windows Server 2003.
Ø IPSec encryption. Traffic between
front-end and back-end servers, including back-end cluster servers, is more
secure.
Reliability
Exchange Server 2003 is deeply integrated with Windows Server 2003
for enhanced reliability of the IT environment. These capabilities include:
Ø Support for up to eight-node clusters. Get
up to eight-node clustering with a minimum of one passive node on Windows Server 2003,
Enterprise Edition.
Ø MailboxRecoveryCenter. Get bulk
reconnection of mailboxes to the appropriate user in Active Directory directory
service to support disaster recovery scenarios. You can scan the mailbox database
and determine all disconnected mailboxes, automatically match user mailboxes
to user accounts in Active Directory, recover individual or multiple mailboxes,
and identify conflicts.
Ø Automatic error reporting. Easily
report errors to Microsoft to help improve future product functionality.
Ø Cluster failover time. The dependency
hierarchy of Exchange Server services has been flattened so that the Exchange
Server protocol services are no longer dependent on the Microsoft Exchange
Server Information Store service. You can bring the Exchange Server store online
and offline in parallel with the protocols.
Ø Virtual memory usage and monitoring. The
virtual memory usage in Windows Server 2003 in conjunction with the Exchange
Server Information Store service reduces fragmentation and enables higher-end
servers with a large number of users to achieve greater availability.
Ø Integration with Dr. Watson 2.0. Get
error reporting for the Exchange Server System Manager, System Attendant, Directory
Services Management, Exchange Server Management Service, Exchange Server Setup,
and Exchange Server Information Store service.
Performance
Consolidate and centralize your messaging servers and realize a greater return
on your IT investments with the performance gains in Exchange Server 2003.
Ø Blocking Out of Office messages from distribution lists. Out
of Office messages are not sent to the entire membership of a distribution
list that is listed in the To or Cc boxes.
Ø Outlook synchronization performance. Client
performance is improved by reducing the number of change notifications when
a client is working in the cached Exchange Server mode. In addition, the server
detects and sends only the native format of messages to the client. Clients
using a cached Exchange Server mode also receive the number and size of messages
to be downloaded.
Ø Distribution list member caching. The
redesigned cache helps you complete lookups, insertions, and expirations more
efficiently, resulting in a 60 percent reduction of Active Directory queries.
Ø Enhanced DNS-based Internet mail delivery. Get
load balancing, better performance, and better tolerance of problems associated
with network or host unavailability and external Domain Name System (DNS) server
responsiveness.
Administration
Save time and increase productivity with:
Ø Volume Shadow Copy service. Exchange
Server 2003 supports the Volume Shadow Copy service implemented in Windows
Server 2003. The copy service functionality gives you a nearly instantaneous
backup and restore because a mirrored copy of the database exists at any time
and can be used for restore processes.
Ø Dynamic distribution lists. Reduce
the time you spend managing distribution lists with the new query-based distribution
group. These groups achieve the same functionality as standard distribution
lists, but instead of specifying static user memberships, they allow the use
of a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) query to specify the members
of the distribution lists (for example, "All full timers in my company").
Ø Exchange Server System Manager. In
earlier versions of Exchange Server, you had to move log files yourself with
directory modification tools and with the information gained from studying
Microsoft Knowledge Base articles. In Exchange Server 2003, message tracking
log files, as well as X.400 message transfer agent (MTA) queue data and Simple
Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) queue data, are moved by using Exchange Server
System Manager. Other Exchange Server System Manager improvements include:
Ø A user interface (UI) that offers simplified search filter, improved
sorting by columns, and the ability to select multiple queues and messages
for manipulation.
Ø Improved setup for remote procedure call/Hypertext Transfer Protocol
(RPC/HTTP) access for Outlook 2003 clients.
Ø Queues that are centralized on a per-server basis as opposed to a
per-virtual server basis so that all queues on a server can be viewed in one
location.
Ø Increased performance in queue enumeration, and all queues are initially
displayed in Exchange Server System Manager. Control of Exchange Server System
Manager is returned to you before all queues are displayed.
Ø All system queues are exposed to help you troubleshoot. Exchange Server
System Manager includes the Enable Forms Based Authentication feature on the
virtual servers so authentication cookies can be enabled or disabled easily
through the UI.
Ø More exposed cluster action. In a cluster, status can be viewed for
virtual servers and failover.
Ø The addition of Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) classes as
well as many other new features.
Ø Auto Accept Agent. This tool enables
Exchange Server to automatically handle initial meeting scheduling requests,
cancellations, and updates and generates responses to the meeting organizer.
Ø Public folder management. Improvements
in the UI for public folders include several new tabs:
Ø Details, which shows the folder name and the date
created.
Ø Content, which shows the content that is using Outlook
Web Access.
Ø Find, for using the new search capabilities.
Ø Status, which provides the folder''s server name,
the folder''s public store name, folder size, the number of items in the folder,
and the last time the folder was accessed.
Ø Replication, which provides statistical data on replicas
Ø Public folder referral. You can
specify a public folder referral through a new list in Exchange Server System
Manager.
Ø Inter-organization Replication tool. Replicate
free and busy information and public folder content between Exchange Server
organizations (requires Exchange Server 2003 SP1).
Ø Move Mailbox tool. Ease mailbox
movement from one server to another or to a different Exchange Server store
by selecting multiple mailboxes. Make your mixed-mode, cross-site moves during
site consolidation and migration easier.
Deployment
Upgrading, migrating, and deploying Exchange Server 2003 is easier and
faster with:
Ø Deployment tools and Help files. This
set of new deployment tools and documentation helps you deploy Exchange Server 2003
easily into an existing Exchange Server 5.5 topology. The deployment tools
provide a step-by-step approach by providing detailed information, analyzing
the existing topology, checking for prerequisites, recommending a configuration
setting, and validating each step.
Ø New cross-site migration tools. These
tools ease cross-site mailbox migrations from Exchange Server 5.5 to Exchange
Server 2003. (Requires Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 1 [SP1]).
Ø Public Folder Migration tool (pfMigrate). Migrate
public folders from Exchange Server 5.5 to Exchange Server 2003 with
ease.
Ø Active Directory Connector tools. As
an extension of the Active Directory Connector manager snap-in, the Active
Directory Connector Wizard helps your deployment by analyzing an existing Exchange
Server 5.5 topology, automatically preparing the Exchange Server 5.5 directory,
and creating the needed connection agreements to ensure successful deployment.
Ø Internet Mail Wizard. This wizard
helps you configure Internet mail connectivity more quickly.
Ø Active Directory Connector. Active
Directory Connector is updated in Exchange Server 2003 SP1 and includes
many customer-requested features.
Ø Active Directory Schema. Changing permissions when
performing forest preparation means that only Active Directory permissions
are needed. With single-schema update, regardless of the deployment path, the
Active Directory Schema only needs to be updated once.
Ø Exchange Server 2003 Connectors. Get
co-existence and migration for IBM Lotus Notes R5 and R6 and Novell GroupWise 5.x (requires
Exchange Server 2003 SP1).
Increased Mobility
Exchange Server 2003 has built-in mobile features to help drive greater worker
productivity by facilitating mobile and remote computing scenarios. New and
enhanced mobile and remote access features in Exchange Server 2003 include:
Outlook 2003
Mobile and remote workers can communicate and collaborate on the go, and coupled
with the new user interface and security and support features, can communicate
and collaborate more productively.
Ø Cached Exchange Mode. Outlook 2003
clients using Cached Exchange Mode perform most e-mail-related tasks from the
local client computer, reducing the number of requests to the server for data.
After the full copy of a user mailbox is downloaded, Cached Exchange Mode significantly
reduces network bandwidth consumption between the client and server and removes
the need to restart Outlook to an offline profile when network interruptions
occur.
Ø HTTP access from Outlook. When used
with the Windows Server 2003 RPC Proxy Service and Exchange Server 2003, Outlook
2003 clients can connect simply using HTTP or HTTPS, thereby reducing the need
for Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) or dial-up remote access service (RAS).
If your remote users only need to access corporate messaging information, you
may not need to deploy VPN infrastructure.
Ø Performance enhancements. Enhancements
like MAPI compression and buffer packing reduce the number of requests to and
from the Exchange servers. Overall lower bandwidth consumption can lead to
site consolidation and render savings for the IT department.
Outlook Web Access
Microsoft Office Outlook Web Access 2003 has been improved for easier use
and a closer look-and-feel to Outlook 2003.
Ø Usability improvements in the user interface. Outlook
Web Access has been greatly improved with Exchange Server 2003, providing a
new user interface and features such as a spelling checker, additional views,
S/MIME encrypted e-mail messages, auto signatures, right-click mouse functionality,
quick flagging, the ability to create e-mail message rules, and junk e-mail
folder capabilities.
Ø Performance improvements to accommodate low-bandwidth situations. These
improvements are linked to a better user interface design, reduced bandwidth
requirements, and gzip compression between Internet Information Server (an
underlying component of Exchange Server 2003) and the browser client. Core
changes in Outlook Web Access greatly improve the performance of managing e-mail
by reducing the traffic needed to refresh views after the most common operations.
Ø Enhanced security when connecting over the Internet. New
features include:
Session inactivity timeout using forms-based authentication provides support
for secure logoff and timed logoff after a period of inactivity, even if the
browser is left open with a current session to the server. S/MIME support (Internet
Explorer 6.0 and Windows 2000 or later is required).Web beacon blocking makes
it more difficult for senders of spam to confirm e-mail addresses. When a user
clicks a hyperlink in the body of an e-mail message, Outlook Web Access helps
protect private information from being revealed to the visited Web site. Customers
can block access to all attachments or specific file types and can allow attachment
access only through specific servers. Additional security and deployment improvements
can be offered when using Exchange Server 2003 with Microsoft Internet Security
and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2004. For more information, see the Better Together:
Using ISA Server 2004 with Exchange Server 2003 page.
Exchange ActiveSync
Mobile and remote workers can also stay connected while on the move. With
ActiveSync built into Exchange Server 2003, Windows Mobile 2002 and later–based
devices can synchronize with an Exchange Server mailbox with very little configuration.
Synchronization is over-the-air, can be on demand or scheduled, and provides
rich access to e-mail messages, schedules, and contacts. New devices that are
not Windows Mobile–based and are from companies that have licensed Exchange
ActiveSync also provide this capability.
Easier Development
The portal enhancements in Exchange Server 2003 include:
Ø Exchange 2003 Software Development Kit (SDK).
Get tools for application development.
Ø Workflow Designer for Exchange. Use
the Workflow Designer for Exchange Server to design workflow applications that
run on Exchange 2000 Server, Exchange Server 2003, and Microsoft
SharePoint Portal Server.
Ø New Web Parts. Exchange Server 2003
includes specific Outlook Web Access customizations to enable Outlook Web Access
Web Parts to be embedded in portals. These services enable you to embed specific
mail, calendar, contact, Outlook Today, and public folder information into
a Web portal. Two specific enhancements include the introduction of an Outlook
Web Access Today Web Part, which summarizes your agenda, and support for cascading
style sheets on the Outlook Web Access page.
Ø Redirection support. Portal designers
now have a simple way to present the special folders of an authenticated user.
Outlook Web Access supports a new URL query string that sends an HTTP/1.x 302
redirect where Module is one of the special folders (Inbox, Calendar, Contacts,
or Tasks).
GFiFAXmaker for Exchange
Excerpts from the GFiFAXmaker for Exchange section of www.gfi.com
Email-to-fax gateway for Exchange, Notes & SMTP servers
GFI FAXmaker for Exchange/SMTP excels in its seamless integration with your
mail server. This allows users to send and receive faxes and SMS/text messages
directly from their email client, making GFI FAXmaker easy to use and learn.
Leveraging your email infrastructure and Active Directory also allows for unparalleled
scalability, reliability and hassle-free administration.
Ø Active Directory integration reduces
administration: GFI
FAXmaker for
Exchange/SMTP
was designed from the ground up
to
minimize its administration. It integrates with
Active
Directory and therefore does not require
the
administration of a separate fax user
database.
User-related settings can be applied to
Windows
users or groups directly.
Ø Supports Microsoft Exchange 2000/2003/5.5: GFI FAXmaker
integrates with Exchange Server 2000/2003 via a standard Exchange SMTP connector.
There are no schema updates to Active Directory. This makes FAXmaker scalable
and indifferent to new Exchange service packs and versions. Microsoft Exchange
5.5 is supported by creating a routing rule on the Exchange 5.5 SMTP connector.
GFI FAXmaker can be installed on the Exchange server (if using 2000/2003),
or on a separate machine, in which case no software has to be installed on
the Exchange server itself!
Ø Supports Lotus Notes & SMTP/POP3 servers: GFI
FAXmaker integrates via the SMTP/POP3 protocol with Lotus Notes and any SMTP/POP3
server. It can be installed on the mail server itself or on a separate machine.
In the case of Lotus Notes, @FAX addressing is supported.
Ø Automated fax delivery/inbound fax routing: GFI
FAXmaker can automatically route incoming faxes to the user's mailbox or to
a particular printer based on a DID/DDI/DTMF number or the line on which the
fax was received. Faxes can also be forwarded to a public folder or assigned
to a network printer per installed fax port.
Ø SMS/texting gateway allows users to send SMS/text messages
from their desktop: GFI FAXmaker's SMS gateway enables network users
to send SMS messages from their desktop; this allows them to easily contact
business colleagues and associates who are on the road or away from their
desk. Using the SMS gateway rather than a mobile phone is faster (no need
to use the phone pad) and saves users the cost of the SMS message. SMS messages
can either be sent via an Internet-based SMS service or through a mobile
phone or PCMCIA mobile card. The SMS gateway can also be used for administrative
alerts, for example, to notify an administrator of critical system outages
or application problems. Any email-enabled application can send SMS messages
via the GFI FAXmaker SMS gateway. A central log of SMS messages permits the
control of SMS use.
Ø Supports multiple mail servers & clustering: Because
of its flexible infrastructure, GFI FAXmaker can send and receive faxes for
users on different mail servers. It can also support a mix of Exchange 5.5,
Exchange 2000/2003 servers or even SMTP/POP3 servers. Active and passive clustering
is fully supported because GFI FAXmaker does not require any software to be
installed on the mail server itself; simply configure both mail servers in
the cluster to be able to send and receive faxes via GFI FAXmaker.
Ø Robust & scalable multi-line fax server: GFI
FAXmaker includes a robust fax server, which can scale up to 32 lines per fax
server using fax boards or active ISDN cards. For smaller installations, Fax
modems can be used as well. GFI FAXmaker also supports the use of the Windows
2000/XP/2003 fax drivers for wider hardware support.
Ø Native ISDN support: GFI FAXmaker
natively supports ISDN, allowing you to use inexpensive active ISDN cards and
get multi-line faxing and inbound routing at a fraction of the price of using
multi-line fax boards.
Ø Archive faxes to GFI MailArchiver, to SQL, or other archiving
solution: GFI FAXmaker allows you to archive all
faxes to GFI MailArchiver, a SQL database or to an email address. GFI MailArchiver
is an email archiving solution that stores all mails in a SQL database and
allows users to easily search for past emails and faxes. GFI FAXmaker can
be configured to forward all faxes to GFI MailArchiver, allowing users to
search for past faxes in the same way as emails. With the OCR module, faxes
can also be searched based on what text they contained.
Ø Optional OCR module: The optional
OCR module can be used to convert all faxes to a readable text format. This
feature is especially handy if you plan to archive all faxes, since it makes
searching for a particular fax much easier.
Ø Junk fax filter: GFI FAXmaker includes
a ‘junk fax filter’ that can auto-delete spam faxes on the basis
of sender number.
Ø Send faxes from any application: To
send a fax, users print from their word processor to the GFI FAXmaker printer,
or create a new message in their email client (e.g., Outlook or Outlook Web
Access). The user then selects the recipient(s) of the fax from the Outlook
Contacts list (address book) or enters the fax number directly. After clicking
on the "Send" button, the fax is sent and the user receives a transmission
report in his/her inbox.
Ø Receive faxes in your email client – in fax or PDF
format: GFI FAXmaker delivers faxes to the user’s
inbox in TIF – fax – format or Adobe PDF format. This enables
users to check faxes from anywhere in the world, using either a normal desktop
email client (for example, Outlook) or a web-based email client (for example,
Outlook Web Access). Receiving faxes in PDF format means the fax can be forwarded
to anybody, and it also allows for easy integration with document archiving
systems or workflow software/procedures.
Ø Allows you to send/receive faxes via your handheld or mobile: Via
GFI FAXmaker''''s Email2Fax Gateway, the email clients of handhelds like the
Blackberry and Pocket PC (2003 upwards) can be used to send faxes. The Blackberry
and Pocket PC email clients can also receive faxes and fax reports as emails.
The Blackberry devices have built-in PDF viewer that seamlessly integrate with
GFI FAXmaker''''s PDF capabilities; most Pocket PC 2003 also ship with built-in
PDF viewers. As long as they have image-viewing capabilities to view received
faxes, GPRS mobile (cell) phones that are email-compliant can use GFI FAXmaker
in the same way as handhelds.
Ø Supports Outlook Contacts: There
is no need to keep a separate fax address book - just select the recipient''''s "Business
Fax" entry from the Outlook Contacts list or the Global Address Book:
No need to duplicate address entries.
Ø Attach Office documents, PDF, HTML and other files: Users
can attach Microsoft Office, PDF, HTML and other files to their fax. These
are rendered to fax format on the fax server. The ‘Send to Mail Recipient’ command,
available in Microsoft Office and other applications, can therefore also be
used to quickly send a document as a fax.
Ø Automatic application integration & mail merges with
NetPrintQueue2FAX: GFI FAXmaker''''s NetPrintQueue2FAX
feature allows you to embed a fax number in a document and ''''print to fax''''
from almost any application, from anywhere in the network - without having
to enter the fax number separately. This feature is especially handy for
accounting applications; an invoice can be faxed simply by embedding the
fax number in the document. No application integration or development is
required.
Ø Fax broadcasting using Microsoft Office mail merge: Using
the mail merge facility of Microsoft Word/Office, you can send personalized
fax broadcasts. Because Microsoft Office supports ODBC, the recipient list
can be retrieved from any data source, including Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft
Access and many more.
Ø Support for Citrix: The GFI FAXmaker
client can run on a Citrix terminal server. That way Citrix users can send
faxes when logged on Citrix.
ØReal time fax over IP using Brooktrout TR1034 cards
ØHP Digital Sender support: Easily fax paper documents via
GFI FAXmaker
ØFax annotation
ØAutomatically print transmission reports including miniatures
of the fax
ØPreview a fax
ØText API allows for easy application integration
ØSupports rendering of HTML format messages
Ø No schema updates
ØAuto-print faxes on different network printers based on routing
rules
ØCall accounting: Analyze fax costs using Microsoft Excel
ØRouting of faxes to other FAXmaker server for least cost routing
(LCR) by
means of SMTP
ØSupport for Windows 2000/XP/2003 fax drivers
ØDesign coversheets in HTML or in RTF (Microsoft Word) format
ØRemote fax server monitoring.
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