7/23/2010

Road Warriors Adopting Consumer Technology, Virtual Offices

Name: Davinci Virtual Office
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It seems everybody wants an iPhone, or some other consumer device. Even business users are eyeing consumer technology these days. So says a study from RSA, the security division of EMC.

The survey looks at the rapid use and adoption of consumer technologies like the iPhone and iPad within the enterprise and the pivotal role users are playing in driving this trend. And this trend goes hand in hand with the use of virtual office space.

"The trend toward leveraging non-corporate-controlled assets and using social media for accessing and distributing information is inevitable," says Security for Business Innovation Council member David Kent, vice president of Global Risk and Business Resources at Genzyme. "It would be a mistake for any company to put its head in the sand or to dig in its heels; because the tide will be working against you. It would be much better to recognize it and then create the parameters to make it work for you."

Indeed, with so many executive road warriors traveling from city to city to close the next deal, consumer technologies are sexier than many enterprise platforms. But even consumer mobile technologies alone aren’t enough to keep execs up to speed with communications these days. Long flights, and sometimes even longer layovers, demand innovative ways to keep the communication flowing with clients.

Enter virtual office technologies. Virtual office technologies, like virtual office space and virtual receptionist services, give road warriors maximum flexibility in their quest to keep the lines of communication open. With virtual office space in cities around the world, the traveling executive can tap into the convenience of day offices or conference rooms on demand. And with virtual receptionists, mobile execs don’t have to miss any important calls. Virtual receptionists can handle client calls in a professional manner, complete with offering specifics on availability.

Virtual office technologies also let traveling executives have their calls forwarded automatically to any device or any location where they are staying. The caller never knows the difference. Add to that web conferencing abilities like Cisco WebEx and the mobile executive has a cadre of virtual office technologies to at his fingertips to help him stay productive, even during flight delays.

Check out this video about the rise of virtual office space on CNBC:

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8-yWNwr_Ws[/youtube]

This entry was posted in Virtual Office and tagged call forwarding, ipad, iphone 4, live answering, road warriors, traveling executives, virtual assistant, virtual office, virtual office space, virtual office system, virtual offices, virtual receptionist, on July 23, 2010 by Jennifer LeClaire