The buzz on Internet-based unified messaging services is reaching a fever pitch. The vendor has not set pricing on its premium services.
Subscribers send voice-mail in a compressed .WAV file format and faxes in .GIF files.
The vendor's EMC, Oracle and Sun Microsystems servers are hosted by Exodus Communications and MCI WorldCom. Farris said the company plans to announce today a strategic partnership with a major portal as well. Meanwhile, competition is fierce among vendors in the Internet fax and Internet voice-mail markets. New York-based Internet fax company Comfax, for example, last week launched a similar free service called MessageClick. Since the services eliminate the need for fax hardware or separate fax lines, telecommuters and small office owners can use the services to enhance their businesses on the cheap.