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Article: Faxes are evolving.(trends in the usage of fax machines)
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- March 16, 2006
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Karen Prema
The market for fax machines is dropping due to increased use of both multifunctional products (MFPs) and e-mail attachments in place of faxes. But there are still strong arguments for use of stand-alone fax machines in many companies and fax manufacturers continue to push the technology envelope.
According to David Haueter, principal research analyst for Gartner in Stamford, Conn., the number of stand-alone fax units sold will drop 12% annually through 2009. There are two primary reasons for that drop: More buyers are looking into MFPs instead of stand-alone faxes and increased use of e-mail attachments and instant messaging is reducing the ...
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