Most fax software offers many tools for you to send and receive faxes from your desktop. By means of fax software, people can communicate with one another in and around the world without using fax machines. Nowadays, a large number of companies provide fax software services. It is a better and more effective way to manage your business needs. The fax software saves you the fax equipment, paper, and toner, and you are also relieved of the irritation of using fax machines.

Some of the common advantages include are reliability, lower cost and integration of e-mail. Most fax software are compatible with all versions of Windows. The installation procedure is easy and simple. Some of the fax programs available in the market are 32 bit Internet Fax, Faxmail for Windows, Faxmail Network for Windows, and Faxamatic. The 32 bit Internet Fax and Faxmail for Windows allow the user to send and receive fax with the help of a single modem and computer. A single computer and multiple modems are used for receiving and sending fax messages in Faxamatic.

Some of the prerequisites for implementing fax software are a Pentium class PC, any of the Windows versions such as Windows 95, Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, 2000 Server, 2003 Server, a fax capable modem, 20 MB disk space (actually this depends on the volume of fax), and 64 MB RAM. If the user wishes to scan paper documents and notes, a scanner is necessary.

A wide selection of fax software packages are available, so the user must always check the actual features before choosing a fax software solution. It is advisable to run a trial version before purchasing the software.