EFax
Encyclopedia
eFax is an Internet fax
service of j2 Global Communications
(NASDAQ:JCOM) that enables sending and receiving of fax
document
s in digital
format via email
rather than a traditional paper
fax machine.
eFax has four basic service levels: eFax Free, eFax Plus, eFax Pro, and eFax Corporate.
, the company's stock shot up, but fell during the bust and it ran out of funds. In late 2000 eFax.com was acquired by rival JFAX.COM, which had offered a similar electronic fax service. Upon the purchase, the company changed its name to j2 Global Communications.
Initially a basic level of service was available free of charge. As of June 2011, eFax is only available at two service tiers for a fee, with a free, 30-day trial period.
' trademark “eFax” on the principal trademark register. The approval grants j2 Global (eFax's parent company) exclusive right in the U.S. to use eFax® in connection with Internet faxing services.
Internet fax
Internet fax uses the Internet to receive and send faxes.Internet faxing, "e-Fax" or "online faxing" is a general term which refers to sending a document facsimile using the Internet, rather than using only phone networks with a fax machine.Depending on the specific method/implementation ,...
service of j2 Global Communications
J2 Global Communications
j2 Global Communications, Inc. is a technology company based in Hollywood, California. Founded in 1995, the company provides messaging and communications services to individuals and businesses worldwide....
(NASDAQ:JCOM) that enables sending and receiving of fax
Fax
Fax , sometimes called telecopying, is the telephonic transmission of scanned printed material , normally to a telephone number connected to a printer or other output device...
document
Document
The term document has multiple meanings in ordinary language and in scholarship. WordNet 3.1. lists four meanings :* document, written document, papers...
s in digital
Digital
A digital system is a data technology that uses discrete values. By contrast, non-digital systems use a continuous range of values to represent information...
format via email
Email
Electronic mail, commonly known as email or e-mail, is a method of exchanging digital messages from an author to one or more recipients. Modern email operates across the Internet or other computer networks. Some early email systems required that the author and the recipient both be online at the...
rather than a traditional paper
Paper
Paper is a thin material mainly used for writing upon, printing upon, drawing or for packaging. It is produced by pressing together moist fibers, typically cellulose pulp derived from wood, rags or grasses, and drying them into flexible sheets....
fax machine.
eFax has four basic service levels: eFax Free, eFax Plus, eFax Pro, and eFax Corporate.
History
eFax, created by British-born entrepreneur Mark Oglesby, began in early 1997, providing a service to integrate email with existing fax technology. eFax (trading under the domain name efax.com) began as a service of JetFax, Inc., which in the 1980s and 1990s manufactured and sold JetFax fax machines. In early 1999, JetFax changed its name to eFax.com, Inc. and began to offer the eFax electronic fax service. During the dot-com bubbleDot-com bubble
The dot-com bubble was a speculative bubble covering roughly 1995–2000 during which stock markets in industrialized nations saw their equity value rise rapidly from growth in the more...
, the company's stock shot up, but fell during the bust and it ran out of funds. In late 2000 eFax.com was acquired by rival JFAX.COM, which had offered a similar electronic fax service. Upon the purchase, the company changed its name to j2 Global Communications.
Initially a basic level of service was available free of charge. As of June 2011, eFax is only available at two service tiers for a fee, with a free, 30-day trial period.
Trademark
On March 15, 2011 the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) placed j2 Global CommunicationsJ2 Global Communications
j2 Global Communications, Inc. is a technology company based in Hollywood, California. Founded in 1995, the company provides messaging and communications services to individuals and businesses worldwide....
' trademark “eFax” on the principal trademark register. The approval grants j2 Global (eFax's parent company) exclusive right in the U.S. to use eFax® in connection with Internet faxing services.
External links
- www.efax.com — eFax home page
- インターネットfax — eFax Japan home page