We used to have lots of devices in our offices a few years ago: a fax machine, a computer, a phone, sometimes a copy machine, if you were lucky even a scanner and an answering machine for your phone. Well, you certainly needed a big office and desk to keep all of them close to you in case you needed one of them. In the meantime things evolved a lot and now we have everything we need connected to our laptop and doing the job for five other different devices.
Now you have the possibility to use a software application like VentaFax & Voice Home 6.5.114.310 and you will have everything you need with you, provided you have a fax modem attached to your computer. This is a fully featured software application that you can use as a complex fax machine that is able to get color faxes from the fax modem attached, also combined with an answering phone machine which can be controlled by remote control. The first function, that of a fax , is closely connected to the email service because now you can use your email account for sending and receiving fax messages.
VentaFax & Voice Home 6.5.114.310 is perfect to be used when you are not in the office, but you need to be able to control everything from the distance. For example you can use this software to retrieve your phone messages and faxes when you are away, by simply using a touch-tone phone. It will work as a remote control and you will have the faxes forwarded to you as email attachments.
The interface of this software application is very intuitive and easy to use, as it looks exactly like a normal fax machine, with all the appropriate buttons and lights that really work if you press them with your mouse. So, this way for example you can find the caller’s ID if you have this feature installed by simply pushing the right button.What’s even funnier and makes you think you are using a real fax machine is the fact that you are displayed a sheet of paper getting out of the virtual fax little by little, as if it were really happening when you are receiving a fax message.
Another important feature of VentaFax & Voice Home 6.5.114.310 is the Text to Speech, which can be really useful for the blind for example. This is based on the audio support , so you can also listen to your voice messages or even hear the ring sound of your fax when it’s being called. Of course when using this as a fax you will have to adjust the setting for that particular phone or fax line from the settings menu.
The software application was developed by Venta Association and can be downloaded as a free trial or purchased for $49.95 (home edition) or $99 (the business version).
Here are some other features of this application: it has text recognition (OCR), so I guess you can send and receive handwritten messages on the fax or email, as it will be able to “read” them; you can send or receive the email messages or faxes either manually or automatically – depending on your choice; built-in scheduler and customized cover page, scan and fax support, the possibility of converting the incoming email messages and faxes into PDF documents. Then there are some features when you use it as an answering machine: different modes for voice, data and fax recognition; remote DTMF control and voice mail support ,plus the funny ringing sound it can make when set. These and many others make this software a really pleasure to use and also a very effective way of dealing with things when away from work.
