CapiFax: ISDN Fax Server

Server-based - Only the server requires an ISDN card Network clients - Allows private fax numbers for persons or divisions Fax to e-mail - Forward received fax documents as TIF or PDF e-mails Mail merge - Supports the mailing function of most Office programs Fax polling - Up to 1000 documents can be retrieved with DDI numbers Up to 60 channels - Two versions for up to 8 (Pro) or 60 (S2M) channels LAN or terminal server - For normal workstations or terminal server clients Check it out! - Demo version with full functionality: Download

Price excl. VAT: CapiFax-Pro (up to 8 channels) 193.28 €, -S2M (up to 60 ch.) 800 € [Order] - Shamrock Software, +49 8137 5882

Network fax software for Windows

CapiFax runs with all 32-bit and 64-bit Windows versions, including Windows Server 2003 and 2008/R2. Suitable ISDN adapters, depending on the OS and the required channels, are e.g. AVM-Fritz PCI or -USB (2 channels), Primux 1/2/4 S0 (2 to 8 channels) or Primux S2M (30 channels, requires CapiFax S2M). Alternatively a fax-enabled ISDN router can be used, e.g. models from Lancom or Bintec.

Clients: Each person or division can have a private fax number (MSN/DDI). For transmitted fax documents a private outgoing number is possible. Automatic printing of received and/or transmitted faxes is supported. Besides normal network workstations, even terminal server clients can be used.

Fax to mail: Depending on the called number or the caller's number you can easily define if and to which address received faxes are forwarded by e-mail as PDF or TIF attachment, e.g. to Microsoft Exchange or any other SMTP server.

Fax polling: Offer multiple documents for fax polling, one per number (MSN/DDI). In addition it is also possible to deliver different documents depending on the CLIP number or fax ID of the caller, e.g. for offering regional information based on area codes or countries. Fax polling documents can quickly be created using the fax printer driver.

Best price-performance ratio

• Unlimited network users without expensive additional licenses - transmission, reception, fax polling, fax to mail for your complete network.
• ISDN facilities like logging of calling numbers (CLIP) or suppressing the local outgoing number (CLIR) are supported.
• Create PDF files from received or sent fax documents without any additional third-party software (Fax to PDF).
• Up to 8 or 60 channels for reception and transmission with affordable hardware (e.g. Primux 2 S0, 4 S0, 1 S2M, 2 S2M).
• Mailings can easily be sent using the standard mail-merge function of common office programs like Word or OpenOffice.
• Delayed transmission by entering a transmit time in the printer driver dialogue, e.g. during the night for using cheap tariffs.
• LCR (Least-cost router) for using different telephone provider depending on the area code or country code.
• Robinson list for numbers to which faxes should never be sent.
• Address book with up to 32 groups; a fax can easily be sent to one or several groups or to selected addresses.
• Anti-spam function optionally allows rejecting faxes which do not have a proper ID, or coming from blacklisted numbers.
• Server-based - all fax and log files are kept on the server so that a centralized backup is easy
• Application interface with documented file formats, e.g. for interfacing with a web server or for customer-specified applications.
• Can be run as a service - so the fax server works even if no Windows user is logged in.
• Excellent support by e-mail or by telephone (+49 8137 5882). No call center but direct and competent answers from the developers!
• Best price-performance ratio for fax server software says PC Professionell, a reputable German PC magazine.

Demo download

The CapiFax demo is equivalent to CapiFax Pro and can transmit or receive on up to 8 channels at one time. It runs for two hours after each program start, or for up to 20 sent or received faxes. After this, you simply have to restart the fax server program. The fax ID is always "Shamrock CapiFax" and cannot be changed in the demo version.

On the fax server PC, please unpack the file CFAXDEMO.ZIP (2 MB) into an empty temporary folder like C:\Temp and then launch SETUP in it. Please answer "Yes" if Windows asks if you really want to install the software. You will need administrative privileges for the installation. The temporary folder can be deleted later.

The printer driver and client software is installed by launching SETUP from the CLIENTS subfolder below the CapiFax folder on the server (via the network neighbourhood on other workstations). The software can be switched between English and German at any time using Configuration/Language in the client menu.

Software and manual can be found in the Windows Start menu after installation. The required ISDN MSN as your local fax number is displayed at the bottom of the fax server window (Last call) after a test call.