The software from Canon Australia will begin shipping next month.

Dubbed Secure Fax for MEAP (Multi-functional Embedded Application Platform) it works via an internal address book held on the fax server where scanned documents for faxing are sent by corporate network users.

The fax server then checks against integrated policies and addresses. The product has been designed for Canon ImageRunner devices.

Secure Fax is only one of the security applications developed by Canon, the other being Secure Print for MEAP and a product called Right Fax.

Secure print for MEAP is a mixture of procedures and software applications which are "typical in offices where people forget they have printed things" according to Canon Australia marketing manager David Gradwell.