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San Antonio, Texas - (Cheap Web Hosting Directory - October 31, 2007 - Small businesses have been given an opportunity to take part in a new web portal, where online discussions concerning how to differentiate and develop a competitive edge are being hosted, by AT and T.
The Watercooler, a new feature on AT and T small business Web portal ( www.att.com/OnwardSmallBiz), presented ''Increasing Competition,'' designed to help small business owners find answers to questions that are key to the success of small businesses everywhere.
The Watercooler allows users to ask, chat and learn about a variety of topics relevant to the survival of small business in an online forum. ''Increasing Competition'' is specifically designed to address such topics as differentiating a small business in a crowded market and planning for increased global competition. Small business owners and managers can discuss the questions, struggles and concerns that they have for managing their organizations in a highly competitive market.
John Regan, Vice President, Business Marketing for AT and T explained, ''AT and T is always striving for new and better ways to help our small business customers grow. With The Watercooler, we help them compare notes and voice their concerns with others who are in similar situations in other regions and share solutions that work. It has proved to be an extremely collaborative environment, and we're proud to offer it to our small business customers.''
In addition to the live discussion at The Watercooler, the AT and T OnwardSmallBiz portal is offering the web-based seminar, ''Running a Small Business: 10 Overlooked Truths Revealed,'' which will be hosted by Susan Wilson Solovic, a well-known entrepreneur and CEO of SBTV.com - small business television.
Since the launch of the site, AT and T has seen a tremendous response, with more than 100,000 unique hits each month. More than 3,500 individuals have attended at least one of the three webinars offered on the site this year, and 95 percent of attendees surveyed responded that they find the sessions beneficial and will attend another.
The Watercooler portal complements AT and T's portfolio of communications products and services for small businesses. This portfolio includes voice, broadband Internet, messaging, wireless, advertising and search-engine-marketing solutions through AT and T Real Yellow Pages and YELLOWPAGES.COM. Other solutions include business e-mail services, Wi-Fi service, web hosting, Unified Messaging, remote data storage, network security, data transport and other Internet Protocol-based services designed for the unique needs of small to midsize businesses.
Earlier this year, Compass Intelligence, a leading high-tech and telecommunications market research firm, distinguished AT and T as a leader in online customer experience for small and midsize business customers. According to the firm, the AT and T OnwardSmallBiz portal stood out from the competition as the top telecom resource and among the top four sites overall for small businesses online.
Since the launch of the site, AT and T has seen a tremendous response, with more than 100,000 unique hits each month. More than 3,500 individuals have attended at least one of the four webinars offered on the site this year, and 95 percent of attendees surveyed responded that they find the sessions beneficial and will attend another.
The AT and T OnwardSmallBiz portal complements AT and T's industry-leading portfolio of communications products and services for small businesses. This portfolio includes voice, broadband Internet, messaging, wireless and advertising and search-engine-marketing solutions through AT and T Real Yellow Pages and YELLOWPAGES.COM. Other solutions include business e-mail services, Wi-Fi service, web hosting, Unified Messaging, remote data storage, network security, data transport and other Internet Protocol-based services designed for the unique needs of small to midsized businesses.
AT and T Inc. is one of the world's largest telecommunications holding companies and is the largest in the United States. Operating globally under the AT and T brand, AT and T companies are recognized as the leading worldwide providers of IP-based communications services to business and as leading U.S. providers of high speed Internet, local and long distance voice, and directory publishing and advertising services. AT and T Inc. holds a 60 percent ownership interest in Cingular Wireless, which is the No. 1 U.S. wireless services provider with 55.8 million wireless customers.
For more information on AT and T hosting services, please visit: www.business.att.com/hosting.
To learn more about the Webinars, please visit: http://www.att.com/onwardwebseminar.
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