| Today, most small to medium sized organizations | | | | |
| understand outbound fax automation as the ability to | | | | Automated Desktop FaxingMost office |
| send faxes with their computers using the email or | | | | administrators or office managers are involved in the |
| internet. This is only the tip of the business | | | | mailing or faxing of documents. These documents |
| productivity iceberg. Outbound fax automation is | | | | typically include reports, newsletters, invoices, |
| about saving time and money by eliminating manual | | | | announcements and marketing literature. The manual |
| fax creation and submission. It is the use of a | | | | mailing and faxing of these types of documents is |
| computer based faxing solution in a specific manner | | | | labor intensive, cost prohibitive and significantly time |
| for sending outbound faxes. All computer based fax | | | | consuming. Automated desktop faxing eliminates |
| solutions ARE NOT created equal. The selection of | | | | printing, mailing and faxing of reports, form letters, |
| the best solution will depend on budget, fax volume, | | | | newsletters, announcements etc by hand. Automated |
| identified fax workflow inefficiencies and future | | | | desktop faxing happens directly from your computer. |
| eDocument Delivery initiatives.For outbound faxing, | | | | Faxing tools are installed within your document |
| the top 5 ways to increase the productivity are: | | | | processing applications Microsoft Word, Crystal |
| | | | Reports etc as well as your contact database |
| Automated Desktop Faxing | | | | applications (Microsoft Excel, Access, Goldmine, |
| Fax Broadcasting | | | | Maximizer, etc).Fax BroadcastingFax broadcasting is |
| Sending Faxes using Email Distribution Groups | | | | another form of automated outbound fax |
| Fax-Enabling Billing and Invoicing Applications | | | | automation. It significantly reduces repetitive steps |
| Outbound Fax Management | | | | and increases the speed of delivery of documents. |