Interstar Introduces XMediusFAX™ 4.0 – Newest Version of the Industry's Only IP Fax Server

Company Extends Lead in IP Fax Market with SIP Support,
G4 Fax Compatibility

Montreal, QC, December 15, 2003

Interstar Technologies Inc., the pre-eminent developer of enterprise fax solutions for converged IP networks, today introduced the fourth version of its award-winning XMediusFAX™ Enterprise Fax Server. XMediusFAX 4.0 adds support for Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), Group 4 (G4) fax, and offers simultaneous support for fax boards and T.38 fax-over-IP gateways, among a host of new features and improvements.

"XMediusFAX 4.0 is a landmark release in the industry," said Martin Demers, Interstar's president and CEO.  "By supporting SIP, we're extending our technology to encompass the past, the present, and the future of IP telephony, and to work with a broader array of Voice-over-IP systems vendors. Now, more than ever, XMediusFAX provides our customers with immediate productivity gains and a measurable return on their VoIP investments."

Sebastien Boire-Lavigne, Interstar's VP of Research and Development, described the addition of SIP support as a key component of Interstar's technology strategy. "SIP is the most widely-used signaling protocol, and from a development perspective, it's much easier to implement. Now, the time required to support a given SIP gateway is down from weeks to days."

For Boire-Lavigne, SIP support means Interstar's enterprise customers will never have to worry about compatibility. "Most gateways today support both H.323 and SIP, but some newer products are SIP-only. By supporting both protocols, we promise that whatever technology our customers choose, XMediusFAX™ will integrate with it seamlessly, both today and for years to come."

Other New Features and Enhancements

  • XMediusFAX 4.0 now includes support for Group 4 (G4) fax. G4 fax digitally compresses fax transmissions up to 2000%, sending pages in seconds rather than minutes. G4 fax supports a choice of four resolutions ranging from Standard (150 dpi) to Ultrafine (400 dpi), preserving laser-sharp details in photographic images, legal documents and engineering drawings alike.
  • HTML Email Notification lets users preview the first page of a received fax directly in web-savvy email clients, eliminating the need to launch an external TIFF viewer.
  • XMediusFAX 4.0 can now automatically route received faxes to a designated Printer or Folder, creating more flexible document workflows and aiding integration with enterprise document management systems.
  • XMediusFAX 4.0 also includes the latest Brooktrout SDK 3.0.3 drivers for TR1000-series fax boards, and now supports Brooktrout TR1034 boards for both primary rate interface (PRI) and fractional T1 connections.

XMediusFAX 4.0 is available immediately. For more information, contact xmediusfax.sales@sagemcom.com

 

About XMediusFAX

XMediusFAX™ is the first enterprise fax server designed for 21st-century VoIP networks.   A single network carries voice, data, and fax traffic in real time, without requiring costly, hard-to-configure fax boards.   Users compose, send, and receive their faxes directly at their desktops and receive instant fax status notification.   It's fast, secure, and easy to use, making it the leading choice of Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and financial institutions.

About Interstar Technologies

Interstar Technologies started the fax server revolution in 1996 with LightningFAX™ and reinvented the fax server in 2002 with XMediusFAX™.   Interstar delivers the most advanced fax technology in the world to businesses, financial institutions, governments, and OEM partners through its innovative, multi-award-winning software and systems.

Interstar's major partners include Brooktrout Technology, Cisco Systems, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Intel, Lotus, Microsoft, Pitney Bowes, Quintum Technologies, and Groupe SAGEM.   Interstar's products are available for Microsoft Windows and IBM AIX and are distributed through a global network of resellers, system integrators, and OEM partners.   For more information, please visit Interstar's web site at xmediusfax.sagemcom.com.