IBM Corporation® to include LightningFAXT in OnDemandT and InfoPrint Manager™
Montreal, Quebec, July 28, 1998
Interstar Technologies Inc.® (Interstar Technologies), a leading developer of advanced fax solutions, signed a major deal on June 30th with IBM Corporation® to include its LightningFAXT product in IBM's highly acclaimed printing solutions: OnDemandT and the newly released InfoPrint ManagerT. The integration of LightningFAX with these two applications, which are specifically targeted to the needs of the Global 500, secures Interstar Technologies' position as the strategic player in fax solutions and provides worldwide exposure and support.
LightningFAX is a powerful and scalable cross-platform true client/server application that addresses the needs of organizations seeking high-volume, mission-critical and enterprise-wide fax solutions. LightningFAX has already received recognition as the 'solution of choice' by industry leaders by having both Microsoft® NT BackOfficeT Certification and IBM NetFinityT ServerProven Certification.
Since this formalized relationship with Interstar Technologies began, IBM has already conducted a successful pilot project using their InfoPrint Manager Application for their IBM Worldwide Marketing Division, whose fax output is estimated at 60 million faxes per year. Other organizations using InfoPrint Manager include The Wall Street Journal® and the Royal Bank of Canada®.
For IBM, the seamless integration of LightningFAX and its powerful engine has fax enabled its applications and made them much more attractive. "They fit in beautifully," says Mark Stevens, project director at IBM. "We recognized the strength of its engine and knew that it would become a critical feature in our printing applications."
This latest accomplishment is highly regarded by Eric Melka, Interstar Technologies' senior vice-president of Sales and Business Development. "This deal is very much in keeping with Interstar's corporate mission," says Melka. "It is our intention to become the clear and definitive leader in the fax software market worldwide, by providing premium, innovative, and advanced thinking infrastructure products to the industry leaders. This is just the next step in meeting that goal."
Interstar Technologies is recognized as the innovative leader in the fax server industry. Strategic partnerships include IBM Corporation, Microsoft Corporation®, Sun Microsystems Inc.®, Ericsson®, Dialogic Corporation®, and Brooktrout Technology Inc.® These alliances have enabled the company to develop the most powerful, integrated fax messaging solutions available today. Serving as the superior platform in desktop faxing, Interstar Technologies' scalable and robust enterprise solutions have been implemented by organizations worldwide.
Interstar Technologies is a privately held company based in Montreal and can be reached at + 1 (514) 766-1668.
For more information, please contact:
Peter Godber
Interstar Technologies Inc.
Phone: (514) 732-4317
xmediusfax.info@sagemcom.com
