Digital Fax Has Benefits You May Be Ignoring

fax machine in office on table closeup on a background of office cabinet3 ways to maximize your system.

By Roman H. Kepczyk
Quantum of Paperless

Accounting firms striving to capture all data in a digital format need to go beyond paper and include fax and voicemail systems as well.

At leading firms today, 66 percent of firms have a digital fax system that integrates with email for digital delivery, 37 percent are using video calling, and 27 percent use instant messaging.

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Traditional inbound faxes are usually printed from a fax machine and then hand delivered to the recipient’s desk. In some cases this image is actually re-scanned and emailed to the recipient. While this is a step toward digital delivery, today’s digital fax systems deliver a digital image to the recipient via email so they can access them within their email.

To maximize your systems, consider: