Virtual Offices
This section covers all things related to virtual offices, such as virtual assistants, virtual receptionists, phone answering, telecommuting, mail reception, call forwarding and other virtual programs.
When Biometrics Meets Virtual Office Space
Published September 3rd, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
Once seen only in government buildings and James Bond movies, biometrics is getting new opportunities in less likely settings. Indeed, if you thought Regus’ telepresence systems were cutting edge, how about biometrics in virtual offices? This afternoon I stumbled upon a company called BioTraits, biometric company that offers solutions for biometric ...
Davinci Virtual Recognized as an Emerging Eight
Published September 2nd, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
Davinci Virtual is racking up the recognition. The virtual office space and virtual offices solutions company was named one of the “Emerging Eight” in Utah Business magazine's 2009 Fast 50. The award is a repeat performance for Davinci Virtual. The company won also an award in this class in 2008. The ...
Davinci Virtual Nominated in BCA Industry Awards 2009
Published August 26th, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
The executive office suites industry celebrated this week when two of its major players -- Sunshine Realty Management and Corporate Suites Business Centers landed on the Inc. 5000 list. Now, the virtual office industry has reason of its own to celebrate: Davinci Virtual has been nominated for a Business Centre ...
The Evolving 21st Century Virtual Office
Published August 18th, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
I came across an interesting find this morning -- and it's just around the corner. Citrix Online is offering a free, live Webcast on August 26 at 2 p.m. EST. Here's an overview: "The evolving workplace definitely has people talking. Terms like 'workshifting,' 'Web commuting' and the 'virtual office' are making ...
Serviced Offices International Pushes Bleeding Edge Technology
Published August 17th, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
I just wrote about Serviced Offices International’s two new initiatives on Friday. Lo and behold, the Australian serviced office and virtual office provider has stringed together a trio of new programs in what appears to be a major push for customers in its home market. On Monday, the Sydney, New South ...
Making A Virtual Company More than Talk
Published August 7th, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
Two of the biggest challenges any new company faces are finding the right talent and controlling overhead. No one doubts that it’s important to get the right people with the right skill sets and mindset if the company is to succeed and grow. At the same time, keeping expenses as low ...
RingCentral Office Wins Kudos from Clients, Analysts
Published August 4th, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
In case you missed it, RingCentral is getting aggressive with its pricing through a new program called RingCentral Office. RingCentral is offering a four-line business phone package for $99 via a cloud computing based system. For that price, you get four unlimited phone lines with local numbers, unlimited virtual extensions and ...
Bradenton Gets New Virtual Office Provider
Published July 24th, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
How bad is the commercial real estate market in Florida? Perhaps bad enough to spur the Manatee Association of Realtors to convert 2,500 square feet of its property into virtual offices in Bradenton. With a down economy, it seems the association couldn’t rent the space to a permanent tenant, so ...
Should You Return to the Home Office?
Published July 14th, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
Returning to the home office. That's the subject of a Q&A style Inc. magazine article. The article features an independent consultant who wonders if she should trade in her office space for a virtual home office. The first line of the Inc. staff's answer: "Office buildings are so 1990s." Then the ...
FreedomVoice Launches “Educational” Web Site
Published July 8th, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
FreedomVoice is the latest virtual office provider to jump on the “down economy” marketing bandwagon. The company just launched a brand spanking new Web site – FreedomVoice.com – to teach small business owners how to spruce up their image, manage their businesses more efficiently and slash communications cost. “FreedomVoice Virtual Office ...
Davinci Virtual Reports UK Growth
Published July 7th, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
Davinci Virtual is the latest to report explosive growth in a down economy. Davinci Virtual, the leading provider of virtual offices in the United States, noted a boom in virtual office clients during the recession as small businesses look for cost-effective, time-efficient solutions. Now, it’s United Kingdom operations are booming, too. The ...
Answer My Office Floats Confusing Ad Offering
Published July 1st, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
Are advertising networks failing to offer small- to med-sized businesses real value for marketing budgets? Answer My Office (AMO) thinks so. AMO has teamed up with ReceptionHQ Unite to launch an integrated offline to online telephony advertising platform. What does that mean? That's what I wanted to know. At first glance, it ...
Corporate Suites Gives Virtual Office Web Site a Makeover
Published June 18th, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
We haven't seen any official studies, but the rise of the virtual office in a down economy is more than anecdotal. Players in the executive office suites industry tell us this side of the business is healthy and growing. So it only makes since that companies are investing a little ...
Virtual Office Company Offers 30-Day Money-Back Guarantee
Published June 10th, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
What do you do if you try a virtual office service and, within a few weeks, you decide that (1) the service doesn’t provide the benefits you expected, (2) the service isn’t as reliable or dependable as advertised, or (3) you really just need to rent a serviced office space ...
Lawyerpreneur Sets Out to Launch Virtual Office Network
Published June 5th, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
Kent Morlan has a vision. He sees a national virtual office network that gains quick momentum from coast to coast. His strategy? Finding building owners suffering from high occupancy rates that are willing to convert some of their office space into micro-suites he can market to the entrepreneurial masses. So far, ...
Davinci Virtual Puts Telecom Muscle to Work
Published April 28th, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
In a move to demonstrate its corporate citizenship, Davinci Virtual is partnering with the Autism Trust to support the charity’s national campaign this month. Davinci Virtual will put its virtual office resources to bear to provide telecommunications services for a campaign that calls on the British government to offer more help ...
Phone.com Launches Virtual Number Service
Published April 23rd, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
Must be virtual office week on top of so-called 'green week.' RingCentral, FreedomVoice and Phone.com are all making a PR push with a central theme: saving money. For its part, Phone.com just announced a service called Virtual Number. The new service allows customers to choose one primary phone number that will ...
RingCentral Emerging as Major Player in Virtual Offices
Published April 21st, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
For all the press Davinci Virtual managed to generate in recent weeks, one of its smaller competitors has won some ink of its own. RingCentral is getting its 15 minutes of fame, so to speak, in a write up at the San Jose Mercury News. The story features Andrea Chavez, who ...
Virtual Offices Empower Recession-Busting Mobile Workers
Published April 2nd, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
Virtual offices have long been the domain of work-from-home entrepreneurs and road warriors that either don’t want to invest in traditional office space or aren’t in one place long enough to justify the expense. Leave it to The Regus Group to put a new spin on virtual offices in the face ...
Davinci Virtual Follows Regus’ Lead with Strong Performance
Published March 24th, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
The Regus Group isn’t the only company in the alternative office space world to post strong performance in recent quarters. Davinci Virtual is following Regus’s lead with some good news of its own; news that underscores the rise of virtual offices in a down economy. Looking for office space ...
Will Google Voice Overtake Virtual Offices?
Published March 12th, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
Google is moving into new territory with an innovative product that could give virtual offices a run for their money. Although Google isn’t offering reception services and premier address, the search engine giant is offering what it calls Google Voice. It’s an application that’s designed to help you better manage your ...
The Pros and Cons of United Virtual Office
Published March 4th, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
United Virtual Office is pulling out the social media stops to market its product. The company launched a media blitz complete with a press release and a multi-party video that aims to educate the market on virtual offices. Looking for a Virtual Office? Try a Davinci Virtual ...
Virtual Office Technology “Beams Up” Conference Participants
Published March 2nd, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
There may be plenty of new virtual office providers springing up from sea to shining sea, but there’s also a lot of virtual technology purveyors that have been waiting for a moment like this for nearly a decade. Looking for office space in the United States? Check ...
Davinci Virtual Explains Virtual Office Benefits to AP
Published February 20th, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
The Associated Press is the latest major media outlet to pick up on the virtual office story. That’s right, AP Business Writer Erin Conroy is picking up where Forbes magazine left off with its coverage of Davinci Virtual. Conroy writes, “You're basically a one-man operation run out of your garage. So ...
AnswerNow Offers Multi-Lingual Call Service
Published February 19th, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
AnswerNow is on the move again. The Glendale, Arizona virtual call service is expanding its repertoire to offer multilingual call centers to small- to mid-sized companies. Can anyone say globalization? AnswerNow’s goal is to help companies cope with what it sees as increasing demands in a global economy with diverse customer ...
Laughlin Associates Opens Alternative Office Space in Carson City, Nevada
Published February 3rd, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
Laughlin Associates is no stranger to the virtual office market. The company has been offering the services to small business owners for years – but mostly outside of Nevada. Laughlin has decided it’s a prime time to expand its virtual office solutions right its own backyard: Carson City. Laughlin just launched ...
My Virtual Project Puts Social Media Spin on VAs
Published February 1st, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
Virtual office assistants are getting savvier to the world of social media. They have to if they want to compete for clients in a Web 2.0 era. That’s because Web-based companies are coming to market with new services that offer lower-cost alternatives to traditional virtual employees. Case in point: My Virtual ...
AnswerNow Offers Answers for Downsized Companies
Published January 29th, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
Here’s another take on virtual offices: telemessaging services. AnswerNow is pushing that take on the masses. The company is playing off unemployment figures – the rate recently reached 7.2 percent, the highest it’s been in about 16 years – to communicate the benefits of its virtual office services. As AnswerNow sees it, ...
Phone.com Wins Award for Virtual Office Solution
Published January 29th, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
We’ve written quite a few posts here about virtual office providers that focus on 800 numbers and international numbers. Phone.com was one of them. Phone.com is an online virtual phone company and portal, offering a suite of phone services designed for entrepreneurs, home offices, small businesses and households. ABetterOffice.com congratulates Phone.com for ...
Having a Look See at Meetsee.com
Published January 23rd, 2009 by Jennifer LeClaire
Meetsee.com. It's got a catchy name, but is this virtual office any different than the scores of other virtual offices out on the market today? Indeed it is. Halcyon Worlds launched Meetsee.com in November 2008. It's yet another solution that seems prepared to leverage the down economy with low-cost alternatives to ...
