FaxNow! v5 – intelligent faxing for networks
Tuesday 23rd April 1999

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Popular network fax software offers exciting new features including internet faxing

FaxNow! v5 is the latest release of the award winning network fax software from RedRock Technologies Ltd., (Milton Keynes, UK). Combining all the virtues of previous versions, FaxNow! v5 offers improved technology and exciting new features such as Least Cost Routing, Internet Faxing, the ability to send faxes as email, and support for 2 fax lines now provided as standard.

Internet faxing is gaining rapid acceptance as an affordable way for organisations to send faxes at low cost, especially overseas. FaxNow! v5 provides internet fax support via NetCentric, a leading internet fax provider. User’s simply select ‘Internet Fax’ from the Send-Fax dialog when sending a fax, or ‘Internet Fax’ can be defined within a recipients phone book record. Internet Fax can also be defined as a carrier within the new Least Cost Routing module. This module allows FaxNow! v5 users to save money by sending their faxes via any 3rd party telephone carrier, or the internet. Least Cost Routing profiles can be created based upon time, destination or duration of calls.

ViewNow!, RedRock’s ‘email-as-fax’ utility is a unique new RedRock development that allows users to ‘wrap’ their fax in a self viewing file, is integrated within FaxNow! v5. This enables users to send faxes as a self viewing file, as an email attachment, without creating any additional dll’s or applications being resident on the recipients PC. The size of the ViewNow! utility is tiny, only 217kb, enabling ease of use and distribution, particularly welcome to anyone concerned about emailing large image files. ViewNow! is available via download from RedRock’s web site for anyone not yet using FaxNow!, but who wants to wrap their files effortlessly.

Andrew Anderson, Joint Managing Director of RedRock Technologies, stated; “FaxNow! v5 offers tremendous value if you look at the exciting new features we’ve added to complement an already comprehensive solution. The ability to send faxes as an emailable ViewNow! file will allow users to define a recipients ‘preferred’ method of receiving faxes, and compile mixed broadcast lists of email and fax addresses”.

RedRock’s research has indicated that most small networks require two fax lines. FaxNow! v5 is the first FaxNow! fax server to now be supplied as a 2 line fax server as standard, eliminating the previously chargeable option. Andrew Anderson continues, “ Each FaxNow! v5 fax server is expandable from one to 32 lines and in offering 2 lines as standard we’re encouraging organisations to leverage the power of FaxNow! v5 by being able to send and receive faxes, internet faxes or emails simultaneously”.

A full list of new features and enhancements of FaxNow! v5 is available from RedRock’s web site. FaxNow! v5 is also available for download and 30 day trial without license from RedRock’s web site: http://www.redrocktechnologies.com

FaxNow! v5 is sold via accredited dealers and distributors world-wide. Prices start at £95.00 for a single user, two line version, and £395.00 for a 5 user, two line version.

Notes to Editors
RedRock Technologies Ltd., a software publisher, develops fax and internet connectivity software. Founded in 1993, RedRock has grown to become a leading supplier of communications software with offices in United Kingdom and USA. RedRock’s software adheres to three guiding principles of Simplicity, Reliability and Performance. These qualities have recently established the company as a FAST 50 company; an index of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in the UK. RedRock markets it’s software via accredited distributors and dealers world-wide. All RedRock software is available for download and evaluation from Redrock’s web site: http://www.redrocktechnologies.com.

Technical information:
More detailed technical information and product evaluations are available on request from the contact numbers detailed below. Alternatively a copy can be downloaded from our web site. All product shots are available in electronic format from the web site or from the contact below.

Further Information or photography:
Mailto: stephen.anderson@redrock.co.uk