ETHERFAX and Carahsoft Technology Corp. have announced a partnership to bring secure and compliant data exchange solutions to the public sector. Under the agreement, Carahsoft will serve as one of ETHERFAX's public sector distributors, making the company's cloud-based, secure communications and capture platform available through Carahsoft's reseller partners and National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO) ValuePoint, The Interlocal Purchasing System (TIPS), OMNIA Partners, E&I Cooperative Services Contract and The Quilt contracts.

"Many government organizations face the challenge of modernizing legacy systems without disrupting existing processes," said Paul Banco, CEO and co-founder, ETHERFAX. "We're proud to partner with Carahsoft to ensure government agencies can integrate secure cloud faxing into their current environments seamlessly. With our many integration partners, there's no rip-and-replace required to implement a modern, cloud fax solution."

ETHERFAX's secure document exchange solutions have been certified to meet and exceed the federal government's rigorous Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) High baseline requirements, including Department of Defense (DoD) Impact Level 5 (IL5) security standards. Listed as authorized to operate in the FedRAMP Marketplace, ETHERFAX GovCloud gives government agencies the flexibility to adopt a fully cloud-based or hybrid-cloud faxing model, enabling seamless integration with existing enterprise applications or a complete transition to the cloud. Using an adaptable integration approach, ETHERFAX minimizes disruption to existing processes while accelerating agencies' modernization initiatives.

"Government agencies need solutions that balance innovation with the highest levels of security and compliance," said Michael Shrader, vice president of intelligence and innovative solutions, Carahsoft. "By adding ETHERFAX to our portfolio, Carahsoft and our reseller partners are enabling our joint customers to modernize legacy fax workflows with a FedRAMP-certified, cloud-based solution that protects sensitive data while improving efficiency."

Through this partnership, Carahsoft and its reseller partners offer ETHERFAX's suite of solutions purpose-built for exchanging mission-critical documents and data throughout the government. Public sector organizations can utilize ETHERFAX's patented cloud architecture, AI-driven capabilities and intelligent data extraction to simplify workflows, reduce operational costs and boost overall efficiency.