MEDIA RELEASE PR40294
eFax Expands Service in Japan with The Addition of 15 New Cities To its Network
LOS ANGELES, July 7 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
Japanese Expansion Highlights Continued Growth of eFax(R) Service in
Asia-Pacific Market
eFax(R), the leading global brand in online fax and the industry's
largest fax to email provider with more than 11 million customers worldwide,
today announced its continued Asia-Pacific expansion with the addition of 15
new cities in Japan. Having announced the launch of a Japanese language
website, Japanese-speaking customer service/sales teams and an office based
in Tokyo last month, the expansion broadens the network of available eFax
brand area codes for users.
The expanded network of area codes now provides further eFax number
options for Hiroshima, Kobe, Kyoto, Nagoya, Sapporo, Yokohama and nine other
cities throughout Japan, offering residents the ability to use eFax to send
and receive faxes via email. Using eFax brand Internet faxing greatly reduces
the reliance on dedicated fax machines and gives both desktop and laptop
computer owners the ability to send and receive faxes from any location that
has Wi-Fi or Internet access.
"The global business world is witnessing a shift towards an increasingly
mobile workforce, and organizations are seeking effective and cost-efficient
ways to provide technologies and services that support this trend," said Hemi
Zucker, CEO for j2 Global Communications, Inc. "Although Japan is the world's
second largest market for personal computers and the number one market in
facsimile machines per capita, it has been under-serviced as it relates to
online fax. eFax is a logical fit and invaluable service for individuals and
companies of all sizes, from sole proprietors with a single fax number to
large multinational corporations companies with thousands of fax numbers."
Japanese-speaking telesales and technical support personnel are now available
to help customers sign up for, and use, the eFax service.
About j2 Global Communications
Founded in 1995, j2 Global Communications, Inc. provides outsourced,
value-added messaging and communications services to individuals and
businesses around the world. With offices in eight cities worldwide, j2
Global's network spans more than 3,600 cities in 48 countries on six
continents. The company's websites appear in numerous languages, including
Dutch, French, German, Spanish, English and more. Payments are accepted in
currencies that include the U.S. Dollar, British Pound, Canadian Dollar,
Japanese Yen, Euro, Hong Kong Dollar and more. j2 Global provides live sales
and customer service support in multiple languages, including English,
Spanish, Dutch, German, French, Cantonese and more. j2 Global markets its
services principally under the brands eFax(R), eFax Corporate(R), Onebox(R),
eVoice(R) and Electric Mail(R). As of December 31, 2009, j2 Global had
achieved 14 consecutive fiscal years of revenue growth and eight consecutive
fiscal years of positive and growing operating earnings. For more information
"Safe Harbor" Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995: Certain statements in this Press Release are "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Act of
1995, particularly those announcing the Company's plans to continue to expand
to additional cities and add additional local eFax numbers in Japan. These
forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations and
the Company may decide to change, slow or abandon its plans to further expand
into the Japanese market. Although management's expectations may change after
the date of this press release, the Company undertakes no obligation to
revise or update these statements.
Press contact:
Bill Threlkeld
pr@j2global.com
Senior Manager, Public Relations
Twitter: @eFaxpr
SOURCE: eFax
CONTACT: Bill Threlkeld,
Senior Manager,
Public Relations,
pr@j2global.com,
Twitter: @eFaxpr,
for eFax
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