Interstar Technologies’ XMediusFAX™ T.38 Fax Over IP software fax-enables Nexus IS’ voice, video, data and convergence solutions offerings
Montreal, Canada, April 12, 2005
Interstar Technologies (xmediusfax.sagemcom.com), a leading developer of IP telephony technologies, and Nexus IS, a leading provider of communications convergence solutions, announced today they have teamed up to provide a truly comprehensive unified messaging solution that combines email, voice and fax messaging for VoIP networks. The concept of fax-enabling a VoIP network without legacy fax boards, hardware or POTS lines, is a market-first. Interstar’s XMediusFAX is the first to accomplish the boardless approach in fax-enabling VoIP networks, while still being capable of catering to organizations with legacy fax board deployments.
Under the new partnership, Nexus IS will offer a turn-key solution that consists of Interstar’s XMediusFAX T.38 Fax Over IP solutions interoperating with Cisco’s VoIP gateway and Cisco Unity, running Microsoft’s Exchange email messaging platform.
Nexus IS, a California-based company, is a Cisco and Microsoft Gold Certified partner. The company has earned specialization certifications in IP communications, wireless, VPN/security, and IPCC-enterprise call center technologies. Interstar, a Montreal-based company, holds technology partnerships in a number of major vendor programs, including the Cisco Technology Developer Partner program (formerly named AVVID).
“We are excited to team with Interstar Technologies,” says Deron Pearson, Nexus IS President and Chief Operating Officer, “Voice over IP is now a proven solution for many companies. Those companies are experiencing the benefits of converging their voice and data networks. By partnering with Interstar and Cisco Systems, we can offer companies an added feature: the ability to send and receive faxes using Voice over IP technology, anytime, anywhere.”
“Our XMediusFAX technology integrates seamlessly with Cisco’s IP telephony technologies and Microsoft’s Exchange platform,” says Martin Demers, President and CEO of Interstar Technologies. “Our entire XMediusFAX product suite has undergone rigorous interoperability testing with Cisco and Microsoft, and our happy customers are the perfect indicators of our success.”
About XMediusFAX and VoIP networks
About a decade ago, VoIP was introduced as a technology that would enable businesses to reap significant cost savings, while offering more features and capabilities, such as improved mobility. While VoIP has already accomplished that to a large degree, faxing in today’s VoIP-enabled organizations still remains a legacy technology requiring POTS phone lines and/or specialized equipment.
XMediusFAX is a boardless T.38 Fax Over IP fax server solution that integrates seamlessly with leading IP telephony technologies from companies such as Cisco, 3Com/AudioCodes, and Alcatel. It maximizes ROI, streamlines workflow, and solves analog fax problems by eliminating POTS lines, specialized hardware, paper, toner and maintenance costs.
Currently, fax server solutions on the market require both fax boards and VoIP gateways to operate, and are therefore more expensive and complicated to support. XMediusFAX differentiates itself from the competition by solely requiring either VoIP gateways or fax boards, not both.
XMediusFAX is an essential component of unified messaging. Faxes can now share a common inbox, along with email and voicemail. Users can send and receive faxes directly from Microsoft Outlook, an SMTP email client, or any T.37-compliant multifunction device (MFD). XMediusFAX, runs on Windows 2000 and 2003, and is available in Enterprise, Express and Service Provider (EE, X and SP) editions. Various email messaging platforms supported include Microsoft Exchange 2000 and 2003, Lotus Notes, SAP and Cisco Unity. Other key features include support for H.323 and SIP, SMTP/POP3, Least Cost Routing (LCR), G4 TIF file format, redundancy for mission critical applications, Active Directory synchronization, MMC Snap-in, HTML email notification, optional API modules, and a client for advanced fax functionalities.
The award-winning XMediusFAX truly completes and delivers on the VoIP promise of improved features/functionality and increased productivity and ROI.
About Nexus IS
Nexus IS, Inc., headquartered in Valencia, CA, is a leading national full-service provider of converged communications solutions. As a Cisco Gold Certified Partner and U.S. IP Communications Partner of the Year in 2004, Nexus IS also holds specialization certifications in IP Communications, Wireless, and VPN/Security; and is an Advanced Technology Partner for IPCC Enterprise contact center and MeetingPlace collaboration technologies. Strategically partnered with technology industry leaders Cisco Systems, NEC Unified Communications and Microsoft, Nexus IS offers an extensive list of integrated Voice, Video, Data and Convergence solutions throughout the United States. For more information, visit the Nexus IS website at www.nexusis.com.
About Interstar Technologies
Privately-held Interstar Technologies pioneered the fax server revolution in 1996 with its LightningFAX™ software. It then reinvented the fax server in 2002 with XMediusFAX™, the industry’s first boardless, T.38 IP fax server solution for enterprises and service providers. With thousands of systems installed in more than 40 countries, Interstar is committed to providing world-class, electronic messaging technology to enterprise markets of all sizes, financial institutions, and governments.
Headquartered in Montreal, Canada, Interstar Technologies maintains partnerships with Cisco Systems, Groupe SAGEM, Bell Canada, 3Com, Eicon Networks, Microsoft, Pitney Bowes, IBM, HP, Lotus, SAP, Onset Technology, Brooktrout and Artisoft. Its award-winning solutions for Microsoft Windows are distributed worldwide through a global network of resellers, system integrators and OEM partners. For more information, visit the Interstar website at xmediusfax.sagemcom.com.
Media Contacts:
Gisèle Seto
Interstar Technologies
Phone: (514) 422-4323
gisele.seto@sagemcom.com
Brian Castillo
Nexus IS
Phone: (661) 775-2810
Brian.Castillo@NexusIS.com
