FACSys, the publisher of emFAST Inc., has announcedits FACSys Fax Messaging Suite of products is now compliant with the Aura Communication Manager 5.2.1 and Aura Session Manager 5.2.1 from Avaya (News - Alert).

The FACSys fax messaging suite encompasses the FACSys EZ appliance and FACSys Foundation as well as the FACSys Enterprise software packages which allow users to send and receive faxes through a desktop client, browser, e-mail interface, MFP device or a fax-enabled application.

Supplanting legacy fax machines, the FACSys family of products trims operating costs by making use of telecommunications infrastructure for voice and fax.

The FACSys Fax Messaging Suite of products already received the Avaya DevConnect (News - Alert) Compliant Award for successful compliance testing with Avaya IP Office version 5.

'Business customers value Avaya compliance when looking for solutions that integrate with their telephony environment,' said Peter Valier, FACSys product manager, emFAST (News - Alert) Inc.

'Avaya's adoption of the T.38 FoIP protocol has allowed customers to leverage their investment in their communications infrastructure to deploy fax as well as voice - more quickly, more easily and more cost-effectively than ever before.'

emFAST Inc.is also a Gold member of the Avaya DevConnect program and  is entitled to submit products for compatibility testing by the Avaya Solution Interoperability and Test Lab in Lincroft, N.J. 

'By offering compliance testing to the many innovative companies like emFAST Inc., Avaya promotes fully interoperable solutions that help businesses unleash powerful new possibilities,' said Eric Rossman (News - Alert), vice president, Developer Relations, Avaya. 'They are able to use Unified Communications to connect employees and customers to information from wherever they are, over whatever device they have available - getting more out of their multivendor network and delivering new value to their bottom line.'