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Company Press Release
Omtool and GTE Internetworking to Provide Comprehensive IP Network Faxing Solution
Integrates LAN Fax Server and IP Fax Delivery Service to Reduce
Telecommunication Costs and Provide Centralized Document Management
LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 10, 1999--Omtool Ltd. (Nasdaq: OMTL - news), a leading provider of network and Internet fax server solutions, and GTE Internetworking, a division of GTE Corp., today announced an agreement to enable corporate customers to send and receive faxes from Omtool's Fax Sr. software, combined with GTE's managed Internet Protocol (IP) network. This comprehensive IP faxing solution will significantly reduce the cost of faxing, while simultaneously increasing employee productivity and providing central management of fax traffic.
The solution comprises a software component, Omtool's Fax Sr., and a network component, GTE's IP Fax service. Omtool's Fax Sr. is integrated into an organization's existing infrastructure and acts as the consolidation platform, enabling users to submit fax documents from any fax machine, desktop or back office system. The collected documents are then routed over an IP connection to GTE's fax distribution and delivery service to be sent to their final destination, whether it be a legacy fax machine, virtual fax inbox or email account.
By routing faxes over its IP network, GTE manages documents end-to-end through a single, secure infrastructure, eliminating the need for fax boards, dedicated fax lines, and substantially reducing the cost of sending documents over the public switched telephone network (PSTN).
''Businesses are turning to network faxing solutions to provide end user flexibility and management of fax communications,'' said Mark Overington, senior vice president, Marketing and Business Development, Omtool. ''This venture between Omtool and GTE Internetworking allows companies to reap the benefits of a network fax solution, while reducing office equipment and telecommunications costs by utilizing an IP network rather than PSTN lines.''
''This partnership seamlessly integrates the benefits of a LAN fax server and a managed, carrier-class fax delivery service in one solution,'' said Paul O'Brien, vice president of GTE Internetworking and general manager of IP telecom. ''We will provide Omtool's network fax users with a single, efficient IP connection that can handle large volumes of fax communications and distribute them globally over our network, enhancing the GTE IP Fax offer.''
This combined, comprehensive solution provides key benefits throughout the enterprise, including:
-- For the end-user: The ability to send and receive faxes from any
desktop as quickly and easily as printing a document or sending
an e-mail.
-- For the systems administrator: The ability to manage the flow of
fax traffic in and out of the organization on a unified
network-based infrastructure, enabling them to identify overall
fax usage and manage costs.
-- For the CFO: The ability to significantly reduce the cost of
faxing. Cost reductions result from both the productivity gains
of desktop faxing and the hard-dollar savings compared to the
traditional methods of faxing.
About GTE Internetworking
GTE Internetworking, a unit of GTE Corporation (NYSE:GTE - news) offers customers, from consumers to Fortune 500 companies, a full spectrum of integrated Internet services using IP networking technologies. GTE Internetworking delivers complete network solutions, including dial-up and dedicated Internet access, high-performance Web hosting, virtual private networks, managed Internet security, network management, systems integration, and Web-based application development for integrating the Internet into business operations. GTE Internetworking draws upon its expertise in funded research and development of advanced technologies, including satellite networks, packet radio networks, multi-gigabit routers, network and information security, and speech recognition, and GTE's strong existing telecommunications services, including local and long distance, wireless, paging, video, and Internet. With 1998 revenues of more than $25 billion, GTE is one the world's largest telecommunications companies and a leading provider of integrated voice, video and data services. Additional information about GTE Internetworking and GTE Corp. can be found on the Internet at gte.com.
About Omtool
Omtool, headquartered in Salem, N.H. (and with offices in the UK, France, and Germany), designs, develops, markets and supports open, client/server software, delivering solutions that automate and integrate communication throughout the enterprise. Omtool's Fax Sr., LegalFax and FAX/400 product families provide users with an extensive, flexible feature set for transmitting and receiving faxes, and improve an organization's management of its fax communications processes by providing a suite of utility and control functions.
With thousands of customers worldwide, Omtool's Fax Sr. is recognized as the leading enterprise fax solution. Fax Sr. has received 11 awards from industry publications and associations, including Call Center Solutions Editor's Choice for 1999, Network Magazine Product of the Year for 1998 and 1999, CTI Magazine Product of the Year for 1998, the 1998 Decision Micro Recommended Fax Server, the 1998 Info PC Connectivity Award and the 1998 Best of Fax Award from American Fax Association. For additional information, please visit the Omtool, Ltd. World Wide Web home page at www.omtool.com. For more information on Fax Sr., contact Omtool at 800/886-7845.
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