Power supply shortages and blackouts continue to have a major impact on business development, economic growth and trade. It is a company`s digital communication that is often hardest hit.
An important factor to keep in mind is that in the event of a blackout, your ability to digitally interact is in jeopardy - unless you have been proactive and have taken the necessary steps to do backups.
One solution can ensure that your fax is never lost in the realms of cyber space when load-shedding occurs.
Integr8 FAX is the platform owner of Fax M8, an established fax-to-email solution that will ensure your fax to e-mail transmission remains unaffected by power cuts.
This can be done because this solution runs off multiple redundant fax and messaging servers that are hosted in the majority of Africa`s (and soon to be United Kingdom) Tier-1 core collocation facilities. These centres are not solely reliant on any electricity service provider and run off generators.
Let us put this into context. If there is a power failure in your area and you are using a traditional fax machine or any other device, you will not receive your faxes at all - those documents are lost forever.
Under the same conditions, though, the Integr8 FAX solution will still receive and deliver your faxes.
If you are an Integr8 Fax client, faxes are stored for 30 days. This allows us to re-send, store and forward faxes to our clients.
If you have no electricity to check your e-mail inbox for faxes - our fax server will store the faxes that were sent to you and will release them at a later time when you are up and running again.
This solution has captured the attention of the market thanks to its low impact on the environment and the eco-friendly consideration in its design and application.
Fax machines are usually left on 24/7 to enable them to receive incoming faxes; the majority of this time is spent in standby mode.
It is worth noting that a growing tree absorbs 13.5kg of carbon dioxide per year, and felling the trees required to make enough paper for the operation of fax machines in South Africa results in an additional 19 343 tons of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
The average power consumption of these fax machines when in standby is 8.15W2.
Requests for more information can be sent through to the company`s help desk at support@integr8fax.com.
By Walter Bredell, CEO of Integr8 FAX
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Integr8 IT is South Africa`s largest privately owned national BEE ICT network integration and infrastructure management specialist.
A renowned leader in the field of system integration, infrastructure management and support services, the company employs over 350 full-time highly skilled professionals.
Integr8 IT is the innovator, founder and operator of the only South African-based Nerve Centre (www.nervecentre.co.za), providing a digital hub to manage and regulate many of the country`s leading corporations.
The company`s core focus is on network infrastructures specialising in design, planning, deployment, management and maintenance. Integr8 IT has offices in South Africa, Botswana, the United States of America and the United Kingdom. The South African offices are found in Gauteng, Cape Town, Durban and it has representation in Port Elizabeth, East London, and across the southern Africa region.
Integr8 IT is a Microsoft Certified Gold Partner for Advanced Infrastructure Solutions, Network Infrastructure Solutions, Information Worker Solutions, and OEM Solutions.
It has been acknowledged and accredited with many awards, namely: Microsoft Gold Partner of the Year, African ICT Achievers - CIO of the Year for Africa, Best Customer Experience of the Year, Network Infrastructure Solution of the Year, Security Solution of the Year for Middle-East, Africa, & Eastern Europe, Advanced Infrastructure Solutions, and many others, every year, since its inception.
Named as one of the country`s Top ICT Companies and honoured with a position among South Africa`s Technology Top 100 Companies, Integr8 IT has established itself as a strategic partner with numerous internationally-recognised technology vendors and industry leaders.
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