PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC--(Marketwired - May 2, 2013) - Arkadin, one of the world's largest collaboration services providers, announced today that its newly opened Prague-based subsidiary has strong demand for its web-based audio and web collaboration offerings. The rapid expansion is being fueled by a challenging economic environment that requires businesses to seek greater communications efficiencies. With conferencing and collaboration technologies, business travel can be substantially reduced, resulting in cost savings and reduced carbon outlays.
"Having started operations in Romania and Hungary in 2010 with independent agents, we made the decision to open a fully owned subsidiary in the Czech Republic," says Remy Prouvost, Arkadin's Vice-President of CEMEA. "After just one year, we already have 270 corporate customers that our Prague-based team supports in a market where the outlook for conferencing services is excellent."
Leading analysts predict audio and web conferencing usage will surge in Eastern Europe far outpacing the more established Western European economies. In its European Audio Conferencing Services Market report (April 2011), Frost & Sullivan predicts audio conferencing in CEE will increase 26.9% through 2016, the highest of any European region. And in their European Web Conferencing Services Market report (October 2010), Frost & Sullivan predicts revenue growth will almost triple for web conferencing in the region through 2015.
Complete Conferencing and Collaboration Solutions Arkadin's award-winning suite of audio and web conferencing services include:
- Arkadin ® Anytime™ - Easy, affordable, reservationless audio conferencing for up to 100 participants
- Arkadin ® Anywhere™ - Simple, secure web conferencing with an intuitive interface and desktop sharing
- Cisco WebEx provided by Arkadin ® - Complete full featured audio and web conferencing solution for strategic collaboration geared to enterprises
- Arkadin ® Event™ - Pre-packaged and customized audio and web conferencing, perfect for high-profile events requiring multi-media content
- Arkadin ® Express - Instant audio and web conferencing for up to 50 people, ideal for SMBs and delivered in partnership with Telcos
Local Service-Driven Approach Differentiates Arkadin's local service approach ensures an excellent end-to-end customer experience.
"Our business was founded on the principle that no one understands local customer needs better than support teams that live in the same country and speak the language," continued Mr. Prouvost. "We are the most global and local of service providers. This is an advantage for businesses that need global-scale deployments with the personalized attention of a local provider who understands the cultural influences."
About Arkadin Founded in 2001, Arkadin is one of the largest and fastest growing collaboration service providers in the world. With a vision rooted in the belief that progress emerges from people's desire to share, Arkadin offers a complete range of remote Audio, Web, Video conferencing and Unified Communications solutions. The services are delivered in the SaaS model for fast, scalable deployments and a high ROI. Its global network of 51 operating centres in 30 countries has dedicated local-language support teams to service its 26,000 customers.
