j2 Global Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:JCOM) is offering eFax online faxing service to the users of Sun Microsystems' StarOffice(TM), StarSuite(TM) software and the leading open-source productivity suite, OpenOffice.org.
eFax is conveniently located in the menu bar and enables both StarOffice and OpenOffice customers to activate an eFax-powered faxing solution directly from their word processing and spreadsheet programs. eFax allows the opportunity for customers to create documents within StarOffice and OpenOffice.org and fax them instantaneously. Whether users are creating legal agreements, advertising insertion orders, or just invoicing their customers, with eFax, they can quickly submit those documents for signature to their customers or clients. The integration makes faxing much faster, easier, and more convenient for professionals on the move. The link includes a fax send form and links to the eFax website for account management. Documents can be attached to the form, a cover page is automatically created and the fax is delivered with the click of a button.
Users get a 30 day free trial of eFax Plus® which allows them to receive faxes to 5 different email addresses, send up to 30 fax pages, and receive up to 130 fax pages subject to the customer agreement.
"This integration will garner access to Sun's more than one hundred million downloads as well as providing those users with an easy fax solution straight from the desktop," said Hemi Zucker, co-president and chief operating officer of j2 Global.
"The integration work we're doing with j2 Global will enable customers to quickly and easily send and receive faxes while using both StarOffice and OpenOffice.org productivity suites," said Mark Herring, senior director of Marketing, Sun Microsystems, Inc. "We are committed to helping partners like j2 extend the features around OpenOffice.org which will continue to expand the relevance and usage of the product. We are already seeing downloads of the product at more than 1 million per week and expect features like eFax to make the product even more compelling."
Downloads for the eFax service is located at these URLs:
- https://www.efax.com/downloads
- http://www.sun.com//staroffice/extensions.jsp#efax
About StarOffice, StarSuite and OpenOffice.org
OpenOffice.org® is the leading open-source productivity suite. It includes word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, drawing, database, and other modules; it uses the ODF as its native file format as well as fully supporting other common file formats (including Microsoft Office). The software runs on all major platforms, including Windows, Vista, Linux, Solaris, Mac OS X, and is available in over 100 languages. OpenOffice.org is fully interoperable with other popular suites and may be used free of charge for any purpose, private or commercial; the license is LGPL.
Based on OpenOffice.org software, StarOffice software suite is indemnified and supported by Sun Microsystems and StarSuite is StarOffice localized into Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese and Korean.
About j2 Global Communications
Founded in 1995, j2 Global Communications, Inc. provides outsourced, value-added messaging and communications services to individuals and businesses around the world. j2 Global's network spans greater than 2,900 cities in 42 countries on five continents. The Company offers faxing and voicemail solutions, document management solutions, Web-initiated conference calling, and unified-messaging and communications services. j2 Global markets its services principally under the brand names eFax®, j2®, jConnect®, JFAX, eFax Corporate®, Fax.com, Onebox®, Electric Mail®, jBlast®, eFax Broadcast, eVoice®, PaperMaster®, Consensus, M4 Internet® and Protofax®. As of December 31, 2006, j2 Global had achieved 11 consecutive fiscal years of revenue growth and 5 consecutive fiscal years of positive and growing operating earnings. For more information about j2 Global, please visit www.j2global.com.
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