Originally developed by Xerox, the fax machine has been around for decades. Many people consider this legacy technology to have been usurped by the higher quality and virtually instantaneous speed of e-mail —in fact, the fax machine is still alive in well in offices throughout the world. But why? Laser Line, the leading copier and printer service in Linthicum Heights, MD, will answer that question below:

• Doctors Use Fax For Security: While email marks an incredible advancement in communications technology, it is not without its flaws —that is where the fax machine comes in. In the medical industry, because of the HIPAA laws, security and privacy are particularly important when transmitting documents; often it is actually more difficult to intercept a fax being sent over an analog line than it is to intercept an email. 

• Law Professionals Are Still Warming To Email: Not every lawyer and judge has an email address, and the ones who have embraced technology must accommodate in order avoid mistrials. It isn't all inertia, however; faxes and certified mail are still convenient ways of sending and confirming receipt of important documents. It's a lot of paper —but it's court approved.

• Sometimes Fax Is Genuinely Easier Than Email: Have you ever been frustrated at the amount of steps involved in printing a document, signing it, scanning it back in, and emailing it? For many people, faxing is still easier than dealing with all that. That's not to say they aren't working on it, though; ask Laser Line about printer-copiers that can email your scanned documents directly from the device.

Do you need help with your fax machine or need printer services? Laser Line will be glad to help out. Stop by their shop in Linthicum Heights, MD or give them a call at (410) 636-1700. They're also available online.