Alcom Corporation (Mountain View, California) was the industry pioneer and the leader of the LAN fax server technology. Alcom ... designed and marketed robust, full-featured fax server software for business-critical applications. Alcom's fax server products have been recognized in the industry for their technical superiority, ease of use and sophisticated administration functions. Alcom Corporation and its partners have installed worldwide more than 50,000 LAN fax servers. Alcom's corporate headquarters were located at 1616 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View, CA. Tel (650) 694-7000. Fax (650) 694-7070. Alcom had European sales and support offices in UK and Germany. Alcom pioneered network fax server software in 1987. The company had an nstalled base of over 50,000 servers, the first LAN fax vendor to achieve this significant milestone. Alcom's product line included Alcom LanFax NT 5.5 fax server software and Alcom IntraFax, an HTML interface to Alcom LanFax NT for intranet and Internet users. The company's products have won numerous awards, most recently being recognized as a CTI Magazine 1998 Product Of The Year. Alcom's products were sold worldwide through systems integrators, value-added resellers and value-added distributors. Major customers include Management Recruiters International, Bank of America, Pacific Telesis, Allen & Overy, Standard Chartered, and Hannover Rückversicherung. Alcom was acquired by Esker SA (1998) Esker is a worldwide leader in AI-driven process automation software, helping financial and customer service departments digitally transform their procure-to-pay (P2P) and order-to-cash (O2C) cycles. Used by more than 6,000 companies worldwide, Esker’s solutions incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) technology to drive increased productivity, enhanced visibility, reduced fraud risk, and improved collaboration with customers, suppliers and internally. Founded in 1985, Esker operates in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia Pacific. read more