Xref: utzoo comp.sys.novell:192 comp.dcom.fax:40 Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!mit-eddie!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!att!news.cs.indiana.edu!msi.umn.edu!cs.umn.edu!dmshq!com50!craig From: craig@com50.c2s.mn.org (Craig Wilson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell,comp.dcom.fax Subject: Re: FAX servers, anyone? Message-ID: <1990Dec22.142518.22396@com50.c2s.mn.org> Date: 22 Dec 90 14:25:18 GMT References: <19817@drilex.UUCP> Distribution: usa Organization: Com Squared Systems, Inc. Lines: 26 In article kusumoto@chsun1.uchicago.edu (Bob Kusumoto) writes: >I know of three products and can tell you a bit about each of them: >3) OAZ Fax Manager. I'm trying to get an eval for this. I saw demos and >was pretty impressed. It's a dedicated FAX server and it can handle up >to 4 cards (cost around $800 per card). The current cost of one card plus >software is roughly $3k. It handles conversion of ASCII, PCL, and one other >format (probably Epson or something popular like it), and the normal G3 Fax >format. Like the other products, it probably includes some way of handling >incoming faxes via mail. Like I said before, the more powerful and more >memory you give to the dedicated PC, the better the performance. Apart from >that, it's sounds good although I heard some horror stories about getting it >up and working, although I've equally heard some success stories about getting >it working so I'm going to try this before resorting to the Castelle product. I am not familiar with OAZ's network fax manager, but I am familiar with the OAZ cards and their software for running multiple cards in a machine. Both the hardware and the software work and are easily configured. We build our own multi-line fax servers (adding our own controlling software) from the OAZ components and it isn't too difficult to do. We have one installation receiving over 2100 fax messages a day. Anyway, I don't work for OAZ, but I wanted to put in a plug for them since they aren't mentioned too often on the net. I just use their products and am satisfied with them. /craig