Symantec launches WinFax PRO 10.0

The most advanced, easy-to-use professional fax software that allows fax and e-mail integration

MUMBAI -- March 14, 2000 -- Symantec has announced the launch of WinFax PRO 10.0, the leading software for sending, receiving and managing faxes. WinFax PRO 10.0 provides complete fax capabilities to Windows 95/98/NT/2000 PCs, giving small businesses, home offices and mobile workers the most advanced, easy-to-use professional fax software for communicating with customers and partners.

WinFax PRO 10.0 offers photo-quality faxes that can be sent to email addresses in a self-viewing format. It also integrates with key business applications and is easy to set up, learn and use. Together, these capabilities make WinFax PRO 10.0 the most effective tool for managing both sent and received faxes.

Fast Facts WinFax PRO 10.0 provides: A professional image for small/home businesses and mobile workers from the most advanced, easy-to-use fax software; Effective management of both sent and received faxes; Integration with key email and business applications; Auto-configure feature that automatically checks the configurations with associated applications; Discarding of unwanted junk faxes and generation of detailed reports.

"Since WinFax PRO was introduced in 1990, it has been widely regarded as the fax solution of choice for mobile and small business professionals. More than that, it has consistently kept pace with the changing needs of increasingly sophisticated users," said Joy Ghosh, Country Manager, Symantec India. "Like its predecessors, WinFax PRO 10.0 raises the bar for desktop fax solutions by offering the productivity-enhancing features that users need to thrive in today's demanding business environments."

WinFax PRO 10.0 includes a number of new features that will help businesses to improve their productivity and professional image. With WinFax PRO 10.0, users can fax to an email address in a self-viewing format and forward a received fax as a self-viewing email attachment. Rather than experience incompatibility issues common in other solutions, recipients of these emails can open and view the self-viewing attachments with or without WinFax PRO installed on their PCs. WinFax PRO also includes a new feature that automatically sends faxes with photo-quality images, enabling users to place their signature on the cover or body pages of outgoing faxes.

In contrast to the limited flexibility offered by stand-alone fax machines and other software packages, WinFax PRO 10.0 integrates with today's most popular business applications, enabling small businesses to maximise their computing investment. To ensure that all integration components function on first launch, a new auto configure feature performs an automatic check for all applications that integrate with WinFax PRO 10.0.

In addition to continued support of ACT! 4.0/2000 and Outlook 98/2000, WinFax PRO 10.0 integrates with Outlook Express 98/2000 and Goldmine 4.0 and up. WinFax PRO 10.0 provides a link to the Outlook Express contact list within WinFax PRO's send screen, for use as a source of fax numbers. Similarly, Goldmine customers can use contacts as a phonebook within WinFax PRO 10.0, through a link to the GoldMine contact list within the WinFax PRO send screen.

A unique characteristic of WinFax PRO 10.0 is its intuitive interface which is updated to minimise the learning curve for small, growing businesses. In addition to extending support to Windows 2000 environments, WinFax PRO 10.0 features drag-and-drop faxing whereby users simply drag a document to a desktop icon to have it automatically faxed. WinFax PRO 10.0 also includes enhanced dialling rules that handle multiple, split and overlaid area codes and enable the configuration for multiple local area codes.

Making it easier for small businesses to maintain clear and accurate communications records, WinFax PRO 10.0 enables users to store faxes in standard Windows folders rather than inside WinFax. A new component works with CallerID features and/or CSID to automatically discard unwanted junk faxes. In addition, an innovative and flexible reporting module generates printable reports that detail sent and received faxes based on a date range and/or recipients.

Pricing
WinFax PRO 10.0 is now available in Australia for Rs 4400. Customers can purchase WinFax PRO 10.0 at Symantec's online store at www.SymantecStore.com and from retailers.

About Symantec
Symantec Corporation helps make computer users productive and keep their systems safe and reliable anywhere, anytime. A world leader in Internet security technology, Symantec provides a broad range of content security solutions to individuals and companies. The company is a leading provider of anti-virus protection, Internet content and e-mail filtering, and mobile code detection technologies to enterprise customers. Headquartered in Cupertino, California, Symantec has worldwide operations in more than 24 countries.