February 01, 1996 12:00 AM

Fax Servers

John Enck

Windows IT Pro

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TABLE 1:
	FaxFacts 5.0	FaxWorks Pro LAN Windows NT 3.0h	RightFAX-NT 4.0	Zetafax 4.5	Fax Sr. Enterprise Server for Windows NT 4.0.6	FACSys 4.01a
Contact:	Copia International, Ltd.	Global Village Communication	RightFAX	Zetafax	Omtool	Optus Software, Inc.
Phone:	708-682-8898	800-736-4821	520-327-1357	770-457-0630	603-898-8900	908-271-9568
Fax:	708-665-9841	408-523-2407	520-321-7459	770-457-5225	603-890-6756	908-271-1044
FOD:	708-924-3030	408-523-2402
Server Attributes
FOD	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Runs under	NT Workstation &	NT Workstation &	NT Server	NT Workstation &	NT Workstation &	NT Workstation &
	NT Server	NT Server		NT Server	NT Server	NT Server
Runs as	Application	Application	Service	Application or service	Service	Service
Route determination	DID, DTMF	DID, DTMF, Manual	DID, DTMF, Manual,	DID, DTMF, Sender	DID, DTMF, Manual	DID, DTMF, Manual
			OCR (optional)	Identification, Manual
Broadcast	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Fax adapters	Brooktrout, GammaLink,	Brooktrout	Brooktrout, GammaLink
	Comwave			Brooktrout	Brooktrout, GammaLink	Brooktrout, GammaLink
Client Attributes
OCR	No	Yes	Optional (server-based)	Optional (via Xerox Text Bridge)	Optional	No
Send/receive via email	No (Q1,1996)	Optional	Optional	Receive (requires manual routing)	Send only	Both
Integrated scanner support	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Embed fax codes in document	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Utilities for	DOS, 16-bit Windows	DOS, 16-bit Windows,	DOS, 16-bit Windows,	16-bit Windows	DOS, 16-bit Windows, 32-bit	16-bit Windows, 32-bit
		32-bit Windows	32-bit Windows, OS/2		Windows, Macintosh	Windows
Print drivers for	16-bit Windows	DOS, Windows,	Windows (doesn't need	Windows, Windows 95,	DOS, Windows, Windows	Windows, Windows 95,
		Windows 95, NT	print drivers to receive	& NT	95, Windows NT, Macintosh	& NT
			fax data streams from	Simple, easy-to-	Server monitoring, least-	Easy to install, configure,
			supported clients)
Pros	Full-featured FOD	Polished easy-to-use	Add-on module for
	system	GUI for all modules from	server-based OCR to	implement client print	cost routing, and email	and use
		installation to operation	enable client-side OCR	interface	capabilities; a sophisticated
			and routing based on		enterprise-wide solution
			cover-page contents
	Optional IVR software	Well-rounded product	Optional gateway for fax	Good set of core	Comprehensive support for	Supports variety of methods
		with scanner support,	send/receive operations	features	range of client environments	for generating faxes,
		cover-sheet designer,	via email			including email and DDE
		OCR capabilities, and
		optional email gateway
Cons	Unfriendly installation	No support for	Runs only on NT Server	Awkward to configure	Difficult to recover from	Runs only on NT Server
	and configuration	embedded codes		advanced fax adapter	errors that occur during
				(i.e., Brooktrout adapter)	automated installation/
					configuration/test process
	Designed primarily for		Lack of print drivers that	Feature set not as broad	Fax Sr.'s sophistication	No scanner or OCR support
	FOD; shared send/receive		prompt for route information--	as competitive products	complicates product
	fax secondary		may be confusing to DOS,		troubleshooting
			Windows 95, NT, and
			OS/2 users
Price	$2200	$2495	$1495
		$ 999 (email option)	$1295 (OCR option)	$ 525	$2495	$995 (server)
			$1295 (email option)			$449 (10 client licenses)

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