Fenestrae Communication Server
Fenestrae Communication Server 2010 (FCS) is more than just a Windows fax server. It allows you to send and receive faxes from virtually any business application or multifunction peripheral (MFP), whether you use a traditional PBX with fax boards or Fax over IP. In addition however, FCS allows you to do the same with SMS, MMS and telex messages.
FCS benefits your business
Fenestrae Communication Server offers multiple benefits over the use of standalone fax machines. Employees become more productive because they don’t have to leave their desk or even their favorite applications and they can integrate faxing more easily into business processes. The company can save on the number of fax lines and fax appliances needed. Communications become more secure because no paper is needed, and more compliant because authorizations can be set and archiving is automatic.
Fax over IP
With the increased adoption of Voice over IP, extending the IP telephony environment to include faxing delivers even more benefits as it enables a software-only infrastructure. Using FCS with Fax over IP (FoIP) enables virtualization of the entire fax environment with all the usual related cost and energy savings.
Unified Communications
Companies that have already adopted Unified Communications can use Fenestrae Communication Server 2008 to extend their UC environment with fax, SMS and MMS – widely adopted and useful messaging technologies that currently none of the large UC vendors offer.
Scalable and reliable
FCS 2010 is an extremely scalable fax server that supports network load balancing and active/passive clustering. Whether you have to support tens of thousands of distributed users, a large volume of SMS messages or large scale production fax, Fenestrae Communication Server is up to the task.
Key Benefits of Fenestrae Communication Server 2010
- Uses zero client software for easy deployment and maintenance
- Hardly any user training required; a 5-minute video tutorial is sufficient
- Offers secure and compliant fax, SMS and MMS messaging
- Integrates with existing workflows or business processes
- Highly scalable and available solution
- Seamless integration with virtually any business application through standard SMTP and web services connectors
- Save transmission costs through least cost routing
Key Features
- Certified for Microsoft Exchange 2010
- Certified for Windows 2003 and Windows 2008 Standard and Enterprise Editions
- Server-based, clientless solution
- Integrates with Windows Active Directory for centralized user management
- Supports Digital signing of fax messages
- Fenestrae Reporting module for management overviews
- Converts attachments from MS Office, ODF, PDF, HTML, JPEG, plain text, PostScript and more than 500 other format types into faxable images
- Supports both Microsoft and VMWare virtual environments. FCS 2010 is Microsoft Windows Hyper-V certified
- Universal Message Routing, Outbound Service Routing, and Remote Device Concepts support least cost routing scenarios
- Send SMS from MS Outlook, the Office Communicator client (OCS) or any other client.
- The MFP connector (multifunctional printer/scanner) has out-of-the-box support for any MFP device.
- Extended OCR(optical character recognition) module allows users
treating incoming faxes like extended pdf's and integrating them directly into your workflow - Preview your fax before sending.
- The Fenestrae Monitoring Service detects possible network issues to assure faultless connections
Optional Application Connectors and Transport Services
Fenestrae Communication Server is delivered standard with Microsoft Exchange, SMTP, Print Queue, and web services Connectors. In addition, Connectors for integration with SharePoint, SAP, and MFP’s are available.
For those who want to send SMS messages via a Short Message Service Center (SMSC), Fenestrae Communication Server supports the OIS, UCP, SMPP, and CIMD protocols.
Choosing the fax server software that’s right for you
In addition to the Standard, Corporate, Enterprise, and MMS editions of Fenestrae Communication Server 2010, Fenestrae offers an entry-level, fax-only product: Fenestrae Faxination Server 2010. The table below shows the main differences between these two Windows fax servers.
| FCS 2010 Standard Edition | FCS 2010 Corporate Edition | FCS 2010 Enterprise Edition | Fenestrae Faxination Server | |
| CPU Licence | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Max. number of users | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | 250 |
| Max. number of fax channels | 16 | Unlimited | Unlimited | 8 |
| Supports Network Load Balancing | No | No | Yes | No |
| Send & receive SMS | Yes – via GSM only | Yes – GSM included, SMSC optional | Yes – GSM included, SMSC optional | No |
| Send & receive MMS | Optional | Optional | Optional | No |
| Send & receive telex | No | Optional | Optional | No |
| Remote device support | 1 | Unlimited | Unlimited | No |
| Supports SCOM | No | No | Yes | No |
Find out more
Download the FCS 2008 whitepaper to learn more about the product's capabilities. In addition, you may watch the Fenestrae Communication Server video that shows how easy to use the product is for end users.
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