Award Winning JetFax M5 Now Offers 33.6Kbps Support; Acclaimed multifunction office system jumps ahead of competition, allows users to fax at highest speeds possible.

MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 28, 1996--JetFax, Inc. -- faster than others in the industry to bring a 33.6Kbps modem to market, is announcing the new 33.6Kbps Modem Option for its award winning, laser-class multifunction office system, the JetFax M5.

A 33.6Kbps modem will be available as an optional feature for the already shipping JetFax M5, or as an upgrade for users who currently own JetFax M5 machines equipped with 14.4Kbps modems. This new option will be available as of late June 1996.

With this new modem option, the M5 will provide a top transfer speed of 33.6Kbps in a proprietary mode, while supporting the newly approved standards for V.34 fax and V.8 fast hand-shaking protocols at 28.8Kbps. This new modem standard will largely increase throughputs while lowering charges for long distance and international calls.

"Currently, more than one-third of international telephone traffic is fax," stated Rudy Prince, President of JetFax. "By faxing at 33.6Kbps, telephone charges can be cut 60-80%, representing billions of dollars in potential cost savings. We believe this will enable heavy fax users to justify investing in 33.6Kbps fax capabilities as soon as it becomes available."

The JetFax M5 combines 33.6Kbps faxing with complete multifunctionality, including its operations as a laser-quality plain-paper fax machine, a powerful office copier, a laser-quality LED printer, a 300 dpi PC scanner, and a PC fax modem. Its compact footprint and affordable price also make the M5 suitable for both desktop and workgroup applications. -0- Plain Paper Fax Features

-- 33.6Kbps support (optional) -- Full dual access -- 3 second/page scanning -- Crisp LED page printing -- High resolution 300x300 dpi superfine mode -- Less than 3 seconds per page transmission using a 33.6Kbps

modem (based on industry standard Slerex letter) -- 72 page battery-protected memory (576 page memory

upgrade optional) -- 200 speed dials -- 50 page automatic document feeder -- DoubleFax (optional) two 14.4Kbps modems hooked to separate

phone lines allowing it to send and receive faxes simultaneously

(Not available for use with the 33.6Kbps Modem Option) -- Serial Port supports Class 2 fax modem protocols

allowing stand-alone and network PC faxing from

off-the-shelf fax software packages

Laser Quality LED Printer Features

-- 300x300 dpi -- Printing from Windows 3.1, Windows for Workgroups 3.11,

Windows 95 and Windows NT -- Host-based PCL4 printer emulation utility available for

DOS applications -- Prints envelops, transparencies and labels -- Networkable via external print server

Copy Machine Features

-- 300x300 dpi -- Multiple copies (1-99 with collated/uncollated option) -- Enlarges and reduces between 50% - 200% -- Halftone: Error diffusion scanning, 128+ levels of

grey for photos & graphics

Scanner Features

-- 300x300 dpi -- High speed serial port (115Kbps) and compressed format

scans at 2-3 pages-per-minute -- TWAIN and ISIS compatible, allowing scanning into most

Windows applications -0-

Driven by user demand for products that save desk space and money, the market for multifunction devices has exploded. According to Norwell, Mass. based BIS Strategic Decisions, multifunction fax machines are predicted to surpass standalone units by 1998. In fact, BIS predicts that by 1998 more than 3 million multifunction products will be sold in the U.S. alone, making them the leader of all fax machines sold.

"More than 80 percent of our survey respondents indicated that they will buy a multifunctional device instead of a stand-alone device or to replace an existing stand-alone device," according to Judith Pirani, director of the Multifunctional Products Service at BIS.

JetFax products are available in the U.S. through dealers who belong to the Business Technology Association (BTA -- formerly NOMDA). The suggested retail price for the 33.6Kbps Modem upgrade option is $595. The suggested retail price for the JetFax M5 unit is $2,995.

For sales information, contact JetFax, Inc. by calling 800-7-JETFAX or 415/324-0600. JetFax information can also be obtained via the Internet, by sending an e-mail to [e-mail] or by accessing JetFax's home page at http://www.jetfax.com.

Based in Menlo Park, Calif., JetFax, Inc. was established in 1988 as one of the first multifunction product suppliers with its industry standard fax interface for laser printers. Over the past several years, JetFax has become known for its innovative products, including the JetFax 4 inkjet multifunction office system; the JetFax II and JetFax MIO printer-based fax servers; and the JetFax Concorde high-volume laser fax receiver.

CONTACT: JetFax, Inc.

Janice Roberts, 415/324-0600

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EBS Public Relations, Inc.

Barbara Adler/Ron Morrill, 847/714-8600

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