API for Fax/Voice Server Engine

The Fax Server engine API was designed for System Integrators to rapidly build a custom user interface for a fax server or integrate the fax server with existing systems. This simple but powerful API is based on Black Ice Software’s uniquely designed MAPI transport layer. The fax API is licensed and shipped with the fax server engine. It includes the source code for the "stand alone" client software. The client software integrates with the printer drivers and comes with a viewer. The fax server engine is fully compatible with the Impact Fax™ Server and has the same feature set as the Impact Fax Server.

Server Features:

•Inbound Routing with DID, DTMF, and Subaddressing.
•Supports BICOM, Brooktrout, Commetrex, Dialogic, and GammaLink Fax Boards, and any Class 1, Class 2, and Class 2.0 modem.
•Analog, DID, Digital T-1, E-1 and ISDN lines are supported
•The server is scaleable from a single line (port) to 255 lines (ports or channels).
•Remote administration, no maintenance staff is required.
•Fully integrates through MS Exchange with other vendors' E-Mail, Voice-Mail and Pager.
•Impact Fax Server is a Windows NT Service.
•Fax to E-Mail
•Active monitoring: Able to send E-mail

or fax if there is a system failure or send E-mail messages periodically about the System status.
•Prints every received fax automatically.

•User activity report, such as the number of faxes that have been sent by Users, cost and transmission time statistics.
•NT Domain User Import

•Export/Import Users by comma separated text file.
•Automatically forward faxes to Users
•Automatically forward faxes to E-mail address.

•Billing. Export out billing information.

Annotation SDK/OCX

The Annotation SDK now has an Active X control interface and a Visual Basic sample application. The Active X control enables Microsoft Visual Basic and Borland Delphi developers to combine other Black Ice Software products and build complex Image Document Management or fax applications.

Fax & Voice C++/OCX New Features and Enhancements

The Computer Telephony Magazine’s 1998 Product of the Year Award winning Fax C++/OCX SDK and Voice C++/OCX now supports Natural MicroSystems AG Series Fax Boards (please see our Web Page for a complete listing). NMS boards are a critical addition to the Fax C++ and Voice C++ to satisfy developers demand to provide a simple integration for a variety of Fax and Voice boards. The open Fax and Voice architecture with the addition of the NMS to the Fax C++ further extended its reach to developers. With the addition of the Natural MicroSystems support, we have increased the options for developers and we have extended our open Fax & Voice architecture. Natural MicroSystems, a leader in the high-density voice board market, will make a major contribution to the fax industry. NMS high quality fax technology further increases the competition between fax and voice hardware manufacturers and the gives additional choices for integrators and developers.

New Enhancement:

• Dialogic DNA driver 3.0 support is added.
• GammaLink driver 3.1 support is added. No more configurations file!
• Added multi-document sending with Class 2 modems. This feature allows you to send cover page on low resolution 100 DPI and the rest of the fax on high resolution 200 DPI.
• Call Switching for Voice C++. Indispensable feature for PC based PBX’s and Voice Mail.

Cover Page Generator now with OCX

The Cover Page Generator is updated with an Active X custom control and Visual Basic Sample code. The Cover Page Generator is one of the last products to receive an Active X interface. The ActiveX control enables Microsoft Visual Basic and Borland Delphi developers to combine other Black Ice Software products and build complex fax applications. The cover page generator is currently shipped as part of the TIFF SDK. The TIFF SDK received an Active X control interface in November of 1998.

NT 4.0 Driver

There is a new feature to launch an application directly from the driver. Until now, it was only possible to launch an application through an NT service. In some instances, this approach is unacceptable.