Java Programming

Hai,

There is a requirement in one of the projects i am currently working, to send fax from the application to any fax machine in the world. I am now assigned
the task of finding out how this can be done in java. I have been " googling " all day . All i could find are some vague comments on certain posts including this site:

1) This could be done using the javax comm package ( i could not find any detailed explanation as how it could be done or sample code)
2) Could be done by installing some certain software and using it.

By my requirement is to send fax from within my application , not any third party applications. I also cant use the online services which come as the search result
while i "googled".

So can sending faxes be done from a java application using the standard java packages or any extensions? Could any one point me to a sample implementation ?
Any pointers would be appreciated.

Thanking u in advance,
Martin Joseph