August 6, 2007 – (HOSTSEARCH.COM) – Web hosting provider Hostopia (http://.www.hostopia.com) has licensed digital fax patents from j2 Global Communications, Inc. (http://www.j2global.com) for the next 10 years, it was announced recently. j2 Global provides messaging and communication services and under the agreement, Hostopia receives a worldwide license to j2 Global's digital fax patent portfolio in exchange for an “upfront payment plus ongoing quarterly royalty payments”.
"j2 Global licenses its patents to leading companies worldwide. We are especially delighted to add Hostopia as a licensee because they have a demonstrated ability to successfully sell IP-based business solutions on a large scale basis to telecommunications and Internet service providers," explained j2 Global’s Vice President and General Counsel, Mr. Jeffrey D. Adelman. "This
agreement is a great opportunity to expand the market for digital faxing
services by delivering these patented solutions into the hands of a leading
service provider."
"Hostopia seeks to provide communications providers with the means to offer their small business customers a high-performance fax-to-email service," added CEO & COO of Hostopia, Mr. Colin Campbell. "In order to deliver a superior service we sought out the global leader in patented digital faxing technology and formed an agreement that we believe will enable us to compete on a superior footing with respect to features and price while giving our service provider customers the intellectual property assurances they need to offer these services."
Established in 1995, j2 Global Communications, Inc. offers faxing and voicemail solutions, document management solutions, web-initiated conference calling, and unified-messaging and communications services. The company maintains a network that spans around 2,800 cities in 40 countries on five continents. Hostopia provides web services focusing on small- and medium-sized businesses.
