HQ
Global Workplaces Launches ‘HQ VoiceWorks’ Program
Audio,
Web Conferencing Services Cost 70% Less
Than Leading Providers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Press
Contact:
Christy Liles
VOLLMER for HQ Global
972-488-4790
christy@vollmerpr.com
DALLAS – April 1, 2002 – HQ Global Workplaces, the nation’s largest
provider in the business center industry, today announced another cost-
and time-saving initiative for companies with the launch of HQ VoiceWorks,
a unique audio and web conferencing package designed to provide companies
with conferencing capabilities any time day or night without the
assistance of an operator. The HQ VoiceWorks program is 70 percent less
than that of leading providers such as AT&T, Sprint and WorldCom.
“The addition of these innovative and
flexible conferencing tools help companies easily and quickly set up
impromptu interactive work sessions or review materials with clients at a
very low cost and without the expense of travel,” said Joe Wallace,
senior vice president of business development for HQ Global Workplaces.
“VoiceWorks is another way to help our clients maximize productivity and
their competitive advantage, while focusing on what’s most important to
them – growing their business.”
Audio Conferencing
Audio
conferencing works any time, anywhere, from any phone, with one dial-in
number that is available 24/7. The service is automated so no reservations
are necessary and the customer does not have to rely on operators.
Participants simply dial the private number issued to HQ clients and enter
the password.
HQ’s
audio conferencing costs up to 70 percent less than other carriers such as
AT&T, which charges 59 cents per minute and has a $4 set-up fee per
line; Sprint, which costs 46 cents per minute and has a $3 set-up fee per
line; and WorldCom, which charges 56 cents per minute with no set-up fee.
HQ VoiceWorks costs only 19 cents per minute and does not require a
set-up fee.
Web
Conferencing
Web conferencing is ideal for work
sessions, training seminars and client reviews and can also be combined
with traditional videoconferencing when an in-person, face-to-face meeting
is needed. With 3,000 locations worldwide, HQ offers the world’s largest
public room videoconferencing network.
Offered in conjunction with an audio
conference, web conferencing enables participants to share documents and
work collaboratively on the Web, in real time, during a conference call.
Clients can conduct Web tours, utilize interactive chat and messaging, as
well as HQ’s innovative white-boarding feature to immediately share
ideas on the computer screen. In addition, web conferencing offers
audience polling, Q&A “Raise Your Hand” opportunities and Web
browser sharing capabilities. The service can be accessed with a PC, a phone line and basic
Internet access.
About
HQ Global Workplaces
As the nation’s
largest provider in the business center industry, HQ Global Workplaces (www.HQ.com)
offers a flexible and cost-effective alternative to traditional office
leasing for Fortune 100 corporations, small- to mid-size companies and
independent entrepreneurs. Through
its network of more than 400 company-owned and franchised locations in 23
countries worldwide, HQ provides more than 32,000 clients with furnished
private offices, team rooms and meeting rooms along with essential
business services including administrative support.
HQ also offers a variety of state-of-the-art, technology-based
productivity tools including high-speed Internet access, videoconferencing
and advanced telecommunications services. HQ operates the world’s
largest public room videoconferencing network, offering access to more
than 3,000 locations worldwide.