Rank Xerox (UK) Ltd, Uxbridge, Middlesex, is saying it has combined photocopying, printing, scanning and facsimile services into a single IBM personal computer-compatible product: designed to operate on the Xerox 7021 facsimile machine, the Xerox Faxmaster 21 software can scan paper-based documents and send them to a word processing or desktop publishing file for further manipulation – conversely, documents sourced from a personal computer can be directly transmitted by facsimile to up to 999 different locations; store-and-forward and job reservation features allow documents to be pre-programmed for transfer at off-peak rates, while remote users can retrieve documents by dialing a private access code; the complete package, including the 7021 transceiver, the new software and RS232 cable comes in at a hefty UKP3,650, although existing Xerox 7021 users can buy the Faxmaster 21 software as a separate add-on feature for UKP500.
