Montreal, Canada – (Marketwire – March 18, 2009) – Sagem-Interstar Inc. (Sagem Communications), the global leader* in advanced fax solutions for IP networks (www.sagem-interstar.com), is launching to the North American market this week new “plug and play” server appliances for secure routing, cost-effective faxing, document management and archiving. Corresponding well to requirements spurred by the global economic crisis, the new SAGEM OpenLine™ and OpenScribe™ are complementary appliances that leverage existing IT investments through open compatibility with multifunction peripherals (MFPs) and information systems.

The SAGEM “plug and play” appliance solutions are being showcased at the Information Technology Education & Exposition (ITEX 09), Booth # 125, March 18-19, Las Vegas Convention Center.

OpenLine: SME-optimized fax management server for total security & audit traceability

• Secure fax communications: routing, search & retrieval directly from the desktop to boost productivity and save time
• Scalability, redundancy, disks using RAID technology, secure authentication
• Reduced business risks because documents are backed-up electronically
• Compatible with MFPs so users can send, receive, scan, index, and automatically archive incoming and outgoing faxes
• More than 4,000 SAGEM fax server appliances sold in Europe with proven ROI
• Rack-mount server appliance

OpenScribe: Smart, purpose-built appliance for SME secure document management & archiving.

• Facilitates regulatory compliance through audit traceability, since the lifecycle of every document is recorded
• Increased productivity: automatic inbound document processing and routing
• Easy & friendly: third-party and office application integration
• Interoperability: plugs into any endpoint and peripheral
• Quality: approval system, document versioning
• All-in-one appliance that uses advanced business rules for secure document routing, indexing, version management, full-text search, and document archival with access rights management
• Rack-mount server appliance

Features & benefits of OpenLine and OpenScribe combined

• Web interface – No additional software to install on desktops. Send and receive faxes from Windows applications. Unlimited users.
• Network integration – Connects to all MFPs for secure routing. Integrates with networked fax machines – Boarded or boardless. Consolidates and archives all faxes and documents.
• Archiving solution – For faxes, emails, desktop documents, business application files. Track all inbound and outbound business data for audit. Full-text and multi-criteria search.
• Green-optimized solution: reduces energy, telecom and printing costs.
• Increases productivity and saves money by streamlining processes.
• Further details at: http://www.sagem-interstar.com/bundled-solutions/index.htm

Sagem-Interstar will also be showcasing the SAGEM FAX Analog Terminal Adaptor (ATA) 101S, an economical and compact device that connects to fax machines such as multifunction peripherals (MFPs), enabling secure and reliable fax communications over an IP network.

The SAGEM FAX ATA 101S allows customers to continue using their traditional fax equipment and reduces the cost of analog lines, as they transition to a converged IP network environment. By simply connecting the SAGEM FAX ATA 101S to an MFP, users can reap the advantages of seamless and real-time T.38 Fax over IP (FoIP) and SIP communications.
Further details at: http://www.sagem-interstar.com/mfp-integration/ata/index.htm