Chichester, England – June 23, 2006 – WiredRed®,
a technology leader in real-time communications
software, today welcomes Internet For Business LTD (IFB)
as both an e/pop® customer and an official value-added
reseller.
Aberdeen-based IFB provides reliable, resilient web
hosting and Internet access to the businesses it serves,
as well as offering Internet security services, web
development and data back-up. Founded in 1996, IFB’s
portfolio of services are now successfully deployed and
managed to its client base across the UK.
IFB was originally using traditional, yet expensive ISDN
equipment in order to conduct video conferences, but was
seeking an alternative that was more flexible, cost
effective and easy to use. It wanted an application that
could provide document and application sharing along
with video and voice conferencing. IFB discovered
WiredRed’s e/pop Web Conferencing after looking at a
number of web conferencing applications and quickly
realised that it met all the requirements it was looking
for in a multiparty communication system.
When IFB adopted WiredRed’s e/pop, it realised that its
customer base would also be able to utilize and benefit
from the software. The company got in touch with
WiredRed and became an e/pop reseller. By offering e/pop
as an outright solution, IFB is able to attract new
customers and upsell the product to existing ones. It
recognised that many businesses moving to broadband
would turn to IFB to give them the ability to work
together on projects without spending valuable time
traveling to and from meetings.
Interest has been so high that many of IFB’s customers
have already signed up for e/pop accounts and it has
rapidly become core to its product line. IFB is
currently introducing e/pop to companies in a wide
variety of markets including the education and public
sectors.
“e/pop offers many companies an invaluable service
because it improves communication without the need to be
in the same location,” states IFB Operations Director,
Graeme Gordon. “In this day and age, mobility is
becoming increasingly important. The ability to connect
your laptop, plug in a webcam and microphone and speak
to someone no matter where you are is invaluable.”
Some of IFB’s customers have discovered the personal
benefits of e/pop as well. One of its customers is an
energy company that employs people to be out on location
for lengthy periods of time. e/pop allows staff members
to communicate with their families back home making the
long periods of time away easier. Gordon explains, “In
many highly skilled sectors, businesses are keen to keep
their staff from going elsewhere and e/pop has provided
this particular company with something to offer their
staff that makes their time away seem less isolated.”
e/pop has provided IFB not only with an application it
can use itself but a service it can provide for others.
“Obviously it is always great to sign new customers,”
comments WiredRed UK MD Tom Sloan. “However, it is even
better when users such as IFB see the benefits of e/pop
for their clients and in doing so, create an extra
revenue stream for their business.”
About Internet For Business
Internet For Business Ltd (IFB) is a
business-to-business Internet Service Provider focusing
on delivering proven technology solutions. Formed in
1996 it has developed a portfolio of services that are
successfully deployed and managed to its client base
across the UK. For more information visit www.ifb.net.
About WiredRed
WiredRed Software is a technology leader in real-time
communications. The Company's secure, multipoint routing
technology powers its e/pop product line, which includes
multiparty video conferencing, web conferencing and
secure IM software. All e/pop products are designed to
provide busy, security-conscious IT staff with fast and
easy to maintain solutions compatible with their
existing networks.
More than 3,500 commercial and government customers are
using e/pop software. Customer installations include
Birmingham University, Loreto College, Digital Media
Interactive, Tutoreasy, Derwent Shared Services, Routeco
Plc., Barry Callebaut, ADP, Scottrade, Wells Fargo,
Mercury Insurance and Florida Rock. The company licenses
its software to corporate and government IT
organizations and a growing network of business
partners.
WiredRed has offices in San Diego, California,
Chichester, England and Sophia-Antipolis, France. For
more information visit www.wiredred-epop.com..
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