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What are the key benefits and feature highlights for latest RightFax release?

This release delivers exciting new features and enhancements that will further cement the position of Fax Server 9.4 as the best solution for easy-to-install, easy-to-use, and easy-to-manage enterprise fax and electronic document delivery. Whether an organization needs support for Fax over IP, integration with MFP's, desktop faxing, fax from email, or integration with ERP systems, Fax Server, RightFax Edition 9.4 is the proven and reliable fax solution to meet those needs.


Key benefits of Fax Server 9.4

  • Customer benefits
  • Reduces costs
  • Streamlines and simplifies installation, deployment, and adoption
  • Eases system management tasks for IT
  • Improved integration
  • More user-friendly fax management for end users
  • Enhances reporting for better control, audit trail, security, and compliance
  • Increases support for VoIP/FoIP fail over
  • Improves OCR performance

Key features/enhancements in Fax Server 9.4

This release provides significant administrative enhancements to make it easier and more efficient to deploy, upgrade, manage, and monitor the fax server.

  • Reduced costs: simplified installation, setup, and licensing, as well as improved configuration and administration tools
  • Integration and interoperability: updated server and system support
  • Secure DeliveryCompliance: enhanced reporting, auditing, and tracking

Installation and licensing enhancements

  • Single DVD installation
  • Option to install Administrative Utilities at setup
  • Enhanced setup options including: single setup step for RightFax service accounts, advanced database configuration page, Windows authentication defined at setup, and Port Reservations
  • Centralized Service Account Editor tool for service account configuration
  • New online product licensing replacing legacy 'bump' code

Reporting and auditing enhancements

  • New Enterprise Fax Reporter replaces legacy Fax Reporter program
  • Provides improved SQL query performance, a new interface, and new built-in reports

General administrative enhancements

  • New RightFax SQL connection string editor provide a simple and convenient tool for modifying the SQL connection string and changing the database authentication method (i.e., Windows or SQL authentication) for all services and applications
  • FaxUtil fail-over in Shared Service environment means servers are joined to a server collective and can be configured to allow client fail-over

Server and operating system support

  • The following RightFax 32-bit client applications are supported on the x64 editions of Windows XP and Windows Vista: FaxUtil, RightFax fax printer (i.e., print-to-fax), Outlook integration, Enterprise Fax Manager, SOAP fax printer (i.e., Web-based print-to-fax), and AutoReply
  • User synchronization with Active Directory 2008 is available with the Sync Module
  • Certified for Windows 2003
  • Works with Windows Vista
  • Supports VMware ESX server 3.0.1 or later
  • IPv6 support

Client and email enhancements

  • Drag and drop to create faxes and add fax attachments to outbound faxes in FaxUtil and the print-to-fax application
  • Email gateway notifications can include a copy of the outbound message
  • Improved language selection with Web access
  • New inbox searching and filtering in Web access

New OCR Engine

  • New robust RecoStar OCR engine is introduced for better accuracy

Improved FoIP fail-over via Fax Server RightFax dialing rules

  • Fax Server 9.4 includes a new configuration that allows multi-router environments to enable FoIP fail-over via RightFax dialing rules

SecureDocs enhancements

  • SecureDocs has been rebuilt on new Web platform (ASP.NET) and improved architecture (.NET remoting)

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