Fax July 1996. A major breakthrough in the development of the modern facsimile system was the result of digital technology, where the analog signal from scanners was digitized and then compressed, resulting in the ability to transmit high rates of data across standard phone lines. The first digital fax machine was the Dacom Rapidfax first sold in late 1960s, which incorporated digital data compression technology developed by Lockheed for transmission of images from satellites. Group 3 and 4 faxes are digital formats, and take advantage of digital compression methods to greatly reduce transmission times. Fax Over IP (FoIP) can transmit and
Matt Fax releases on smaller independent record labels until he been able to release a remix for Moguai on deadmau5's label mau5trap on November 7, 2011. He then changed his name to his actual pseudonym, Matt Fax. The first release under the Matt Fax alias was on May 9, 2012 on Balkan Connection. Throughout the year, he released most of his music on various small labels, until Jaytech and Above & Beyond among others started playing his music regularly. He signed with Silk Music later the year, where he released a couple of EPs and remixes through the multiples division for two