26 - Sunday, August 30, 1992 - North Shore News

A good techno-marriage: fax and computers

THE FAX machine and the computer are an obvious _ technological marriage.

NEWS photo iaike Wakefield

FAXIMUM SOFTWARE Inc. president George Pajari signs a copy of his new book, Writing UNIX - Device Drivers, for Capitane-Howe Sound MP Mary Collins, who recently visited the offices of the "West Vancouver-based computer company.

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On Aug. 18 West Yancouver- based Faaimum Software and comouter giant Hewlett-Packard announced an agreement to co- develop a next-generation fax product for UNIX network users.

High Tech caught up with Fax-

imum Software president George .

Pajari while he was in Santa Cruz, California, at the SCO Forum °92 computer show.

Pajari is a recognized expert on UNIX systems and software. He is a specialist trained in data com- munications, operating systems and artificial intelligence.

His most recent publication is a book, Writing Unix Device Drivers.

On Tuesday night in San Jose, Pajari was signing copies of his book at the Computer Literacy Book Store, the largest computer book store on the West Coast.

He gave a little talk on Zen and the Art of Device Driver Writing. High Tech: What was seme of the motivation for Hewlett-Packard to choose Faximum for joint devel- opment?

Pajari: ‘‘Because of the speed of development. First of all, gaining speed to market and secondly, because we have had a product out on the market for some time we've thought about the issues for some time. So not only do they licence our technology, we’ve got the know-how for the approach on design issues.””

High Tech: How does this next- generation product differ from the product you've already got cut there?

Pajari: ‘‘It differs radically from what everyone else has got out : there. The difference is that in the beginning with most computer- based fax systems, the person who was using the fax was on the. computer with the fax modem.

“You had very direct com- munications, but the modem was limited io essentially one user and then they started to go to the

Michael Becker

HIGH TECH

network fax. . ,

. “What this is, is a true client- - server application in which all: of the administrative data bases are centralized, ‘so that it is very easy to administer.

**The client talks very. closely to : the server, so not only can you. send a fax, you can watch what’: happens while the server lines up. your fax, you can watch it go out, you can cancel it. Certainly with . UNIX it’s the first true client- server fax we know of.”” aa

High Tech: What does it mean for

your company to connect with —

Hewlett-Packard? Pajari: “‘The biggest advantage this provides to our company is . the prestige in. being linked up with Hewlett-Packard. It ‘gives credibility. For. them. to select us,.. given their high standards, gives « other companies | confi dence i in ovr: products. : : “The agreement ‘does’ involve’ technology exchange. - Hewlett-: Packard is . particularly: weil- known for graphic user. interfaces... We'll get the rights for graphic

user interfaces on the client.side. —

We'll be able to take that and add it to our product.’’’. ©

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