London — DeskDemon.com, the world's largest web portal for information, tools, on line community and resources for Executive PAs, Secretaries, and Office Managers announced today the latest partner to join its WorkSmart initiative – Verizon Business.

The WorkSmart initiative brings together some of the world's leading companies who understand the challenging role of today's PAs / Secretaries and who want to play their part in helping the profession, by increasing productivity through smart utilisation of the latest office technology solutions.

Business globalisation and more remote working practices have resulted in teams which include people located within multiple offices and remote locations. The need to bring together the right people for a meeting, quickly and efficiently, has never been more crucial. Indeed, we are entering a new era of communications – one in which we are no longer bound by the limitations of time and location – thereby changing the very nature of how we work. In almost all cases, PAs and secretaries are the central organisers of such meetings and increasingly are involved in recommending new ideas and solutions to senior management that help increase business productivity for colleagues and clients alike.

Through the WorkSmart initiative, Verizon Business, a world leader in conferencing services, provides information on its range of conferencing and collaboration tools that allow users to meet with colleagues, customers and business contacts more quickly and efficiently. Meetings conducted via conferencing can improve productivity, enhance collaboration with colleagues and help businesses make faster decisions without the need to travel.

Serving over 130,000 customer relationships globally and with operations in 75 countries worldwide, Verizon Business is a leader in business and residential communication services, with products and services which include Audio, Video and Net Conferencing which help organisations worldwide to meet more productively and take advantage of multimedia, interactive real-time communications to enhance their daily workflows.

By using the power of the Internet, Verizon's Net Conferencing product suite offers an enormously powerful tool that allows users to combine traditional audio conferencing with the visual advantages of Web services running in a simple browser, allowing users to bring their presentations to meeting participants-without anyone having to leave their desks.

"There have been significant technological improvements during recent years that expand the choices available to the business community when considering how and when to meet," comments Jeremy Hilburn, who heads up Verizon Businesses Conferencing in Europe. "Verizon Business recognise the essential part that PAs and secretaries play in organising meetings and are proud to promote the Verizon Business capabilities through the Desk Demon WorkSmart initiative"

Mek Rahmani, Founder and CEO of DeskDemon says, "We are very excited about working with Verizon, as part of our WorkSmart initiative in promoting the benefits of Net conferencing to our audience. Busy professionals are becoming smarter about how to communicate and conduct business globally. Our audience of PAs and secretaries are always at the centre of organising meetings and are indeed tasked with the most efficient execution of this very important activity. We believe that Verizon's global reach, leading edge technology and commitment to customer service will give our audience an excellent partner for enhancing efficiency and productivity."

Saving time, money and empowering administrative professionals with the most current information is DeskDemon's main goal. Verizon's Net Conferencing capabilities are supported on the platform DeskDemon is built upon, providing a host of information including detailed product pages, on-line training, tips, tricks and pitfalls, users surveys, and the opportunity to sign up for a free 14 day free trial. To view more on Verizon Business and DeskDemon, visit Verizon's WorkSmart Initiative on DeskDemon.