"Imagistics can grow rapidly because there's risk--risk that I'm willing to take, " he says.

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Imagistics, say analysts, already sells its faxes to 70% of the nation's largest 500 companies--including IBM, Verizon and Citigroup.

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If the devices survive, they're sent back to the manufacturers for minor modifications before the "Imagistics" name is slapped on.

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Despite the industry's decline (e-mails are replacing faxes), fax sales, along with rentals and supplies, provide 70% of Imagistics' gross profits.

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As it did when it was part of Pitney Bowes, Imagistics reviews 80 products a year from manufacturers like Panasonic and Minolta, winnowing the list down to 10.

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