November
15, 2011 - eFax(R), the provider of cloud-based fax services since 1995 and a
brand of j2 Global Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: JCOM) today announced the
launch of the eFax app for Android. The internet fax service's mobile
capabilities allow business professionals to manage and move important
documents anytime, anywhere, keeping productivity on the fast track.
The availability
of the new eFax mobile app coincides with a recent subscriber survey conducted
by j2 Global Communications, Inc. of individuals and small business
professionals on the changing nature of fax*.
According to the survey, 70% of
respondents stated that mobile faxing will be an important or very important
part of their business processes over the next five years. Nearly two-thirds of
survey respondents have been in a situation where sending or receiving a mobile
fax would have benefited their business.
"eFax
continues to evolve right along with changes in the workplace," said Mike
Pugh, vice president, marketing of j2 Communications. "People that were
once bound to their offices now do business on the move. Activities that were
once limited to business hours are now done around the clock. The new eFax
Android appaalong with our iPhone(R) and iPad(R) appsalets people close deals,
place orders, get paid, and perform other common fax activities anywhere, any
time."
The eFax
Android(R) App enables eFax account holders to conduct business on the go, and
is essential for mobile professionals. The App which can be downloaded here
includes the following fax and document management features:
*
Create and send faxesatake photos of
documents and the app will enhance the images, attach multiple pages, and fax
them out just like a fax machine.
*
View and search faxesaquickly view and
search all received faxes. Faxes are converted to searchable documents using
optical character recognition technology, allowing them to be acted upon
anywhere, anytime.
*
Use cover sheets and contact
listsacreate customized fax cover sheets and use the Android app (or device)
contact list to easily populate them.
*
Tag and archive faxesaadd search tags
to individual faxes and archive them for convenient access later.
*
Forward capabilitiesaforward fax
messages from your inbox as emails or faxes to anyone from anywhere.
"The
new eFax Android app is fantastic. Not only do I save money, but I never have
to worry about where I am because eFax allows me to receive and send faxes
right from my smart phone. It makes my life so much easier and gives me the
freedom to be efficient in my position when I'm on the go," said eFax
customer, Robert Weller, Purchasing and Estimating, CEDC Construction.
A pioneer
in the fax business, eFax remains an important communications tool for
individuals and companies of all sizes, from sole proprietors with a single fax
number to Fortune 500 companies with thousands of fax numbers.
For a video
on the Android App please visit YouTube.
*About the
Survey
eFax
conducted an email survey of more than 9,000 of its paid subscribers between
September 1, 2011 to September 7, 2011. Survey results related to the data
referenced in this release can be accessed at
http://home.efax.com/s/r/pdf/FaxoftheFuture.pdf .
About eFax
eFax is a
brand and registered trademark of j2 Global Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: JCOM)
and is online at http://www.efax.com.
About j2
Global Communications, Inc.
Founded in
1995, j2 Global Communications, Inc. provides outsourced, value-added messaging
and communications services to individuals and businesses around the world. With
offices in eight cities worldwide, j2 Global's network spans more than 4,600
cities in 49 countries on six continents. The Company's websites appear in
numerous languages, including Dutch, French, German, Spanish, English and more.
Payments are accepted in currencies that include the U.S. Dollar, British
Pound, Canadian Dollar, Japanese Yen, Euro, Hong Kong Dollar and more. j2
Global provides live sales and customer service support in multiple languages,
including English, Spanish, Dutch, German, French, Cantonese and more. j2
Global markets its services principally under the brands eFax(R), MyFax(R),
eFax Corporate(R), Onebox(R), eVoice(R), Campaigner(R), Electric Mail(R), and
KeepItSafe[TM]. As of December 31, 2010, j2 Global had achieved 15 consecutive
fiscal years of revenue growth. For more information about j2 Global, please
visit http://www.j2global.com.
Android is
a trademark of Google(R) Inc and is registered in the U.S. and other countries.
iPad and
iPhone are trademarks of Apple, Inc.
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