Condeco & Regus launch new partnership

Condeco Regus last week gave a live demonstration of their new room-booking tool that can save businesses several hours a week in the time it takes to find and arrange external meeting rooms The easy-to-use software App was given a full test run at the ITM conference in Manchester – an event that is attended by over 350 senior professionals in the travel and meetings industry.

“We’re here today launching the world’s first integrated Microsoft Outlook/Lotus Notes booking-system that enables you to overflow your internal estate to external. The solution gives you the option to outsource but maintain control with visibility.”

-Lynda Lowe, Condeco

Simone Buckley, the chief executive of the Institute of Travel and Meetings (ITM), said: “Our sponsor partnerships are really important, and we have a great relationship with Regus Condeco – in fact we’ve been talking to them for a few months about their new product. They brought it to us to get input from our members, to help them develop the product and it’s exciting they’re here at the ITM conference, demonstrating the result of that input, and launching it here today. For us that’s really adding value for our members.”

In their seminar on strategic meetings management policy Simon Hunt, Global Sales Director e-Trading at Regus gave a joint presentation of the new tool with Condeco’s Sales & Marketing Director, Lynda Lowe.

“We’re here today launching the world’s first integrated Microsoft Outlook/Lotus Notes booking-system that enables you to overflow your internal estate to external. The solution gives you the option to outsource but maintain control with visibility.”

Simon gave a captivating talk to the seminar attendees about the problems when trying to manage both internal and external meetings and how they can be improved. Lynda Lowe then proceeded with a quick live demo of the Condeco Regus App, and commented: “The cost-saving element around this is that if you buy into the service you get preferential rates and won’t have the scenario where people are spending time picking up the phone and using credit cards.”

Research suggests that most people spend around 11 minutes booking external space, as well as the delays in waiting to find about availability – delegates were pleasantly surprised to see how this could be done with just a few clicks onscreen.

Also at the event was Paul Statham, Managing Director at Condeco, who enthused: “I’m delighted to be here today, and working alongside Regus on this brilliant project that we’ve just released. It will bring the external and internal estate together into one seamless solution for people’s desktops and browsers. This something I believe will change the way people view their small meeting space in the coming years. The Condeco Regus App is a state-of-the-art software solution that is put onto your company’s intranet and accessed through your web-browser, through iPads/iPhones, Outlook and Lotus; once the user finds what they want they can book it, or if they can’t they can reach out to the Regus estate and book online, seamlessly and in a controlled and managed way.”

Simon Hunt from Regus later announced that candidates will have the option to have one-to-ones at any of their Birmingham, London, Manchester, Reading, City or West End seminars that will be held in May and June.

Speaking from their London office, Pervez Gibbs, Head of Marketing, UK and North America, Condeco, added: “This exciting partnership between Condeco and Regus comes from both organisations” understanding of how to help businesses operate more efficiently. The result is a product that will save businesses of all sizes many hours a year, and enable them to use their time better. By giving them greater clarity over their meeting room use and expenses, it will also help them track and control spending better – a valuable tool when every business is seeking greater efficiency.

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For more details and or to book a demonstration of any of the Condeco product range contact:
enquiries@condecosoftware.com
Matthew Shephard on +44 (0)20 7001 2055

Notes to editors:

• Condeco is a leading global specialist in workspace management, space booking and utilisation solutions including digital screens. The Condeco software suite enables multinational corporations to SMEs to manage all aspects of the workplace with ease and fluidity.
• The Condeco software solution incorporates desk booking and meeting room booking software, digital signage, visitor management and event management. In addition, Condeco is multi-lingual and works across multiple times zones to enable bookings across the globe. The solution is flexible, fully scalable and enables organisations to maximise the potential of their real estate in order to reduce costs improve efficiency and encourage a greener workplace.
• Regus is the world’s largest provider of flexible workplaces, with products and services ranging from fully equipped offices to professional meeting rooms, business lounges and the world’s largest network of video communication studios. Regus enables people to work their way, whether it’s from home, on the road or from an office. Customers such as Google, GlaxoSmithKline, and Nokia join hundreds of thousands of growing small and medium businesses that benefit from outsourcing their office and workplace needs to Regus, allowing them to focus on their core activities.
• Over 1,000,000 customers a day benefit from Regus facilities spread across a global footprint of 1,200 locations in 550 cities and 95 countries, which allow individuals and companies to work wherever, however and whenever they want to. Regus was founded in Brussels, Belgium in 1989, is headquartered in Luxembourg and listed on the London Stock Exchange. For more information please visit: www.regus.co.uk
• Tel +44 (0)20 7001 2020
• enquiries@condecosoftware.com
• www.condecosoftware.com
• For further information and images, please contact Mark Eltringham on 07970902115 or Pervez Gibbs, Head of Marketing at Condeco on 020 7001 2026 or pervez.gibbs@condecosoftware.com