Despite the ubiquity of Internet-based communication, fax machines are still a common fixture in the modern office environment. The U.S. has 55 fax machines per 1,000 people, while in the U.K. and Canada the figure is closer to 25 (as reported by NationMaster). Reduce monthly operational costs by thousands of dollars by moving to a computer-based fax management solution.

Significant Savings

Texaco Benelux is one of many enterprises that has benefited from implementing PC-based faxing. According to Texaco, the investment paid for itself within the first 10 months of implementation. The rapid ROI was primarily due to cost savings in the following areas:

• Paper. Traditional fax machines always output to hard copy. With computer-based faxes, printouts are an option that can be omitted from the process. Texaco Benelux has cut hard copy fax output by 80%.
• Equipment. PC-based faxing reduces (or sometimes eliminates) the need to maintain, service, and replace fax machines and their components.
• Consumables. With a reduction in traditional fax equipment...