Houston Answering Service News – “Hey, Hallmark, what’s up?” asks Virtual Office expert: Administrative Assistant Week is coming – so where’s the virtual assistant cards?”

HOUSTON, TX, April 10, 2007 -- Houston answering service and virtual office expert Ron Clarke has a question for the bigwigs at Hallmark and other greeting card companies.

“Why haven’t you guys designed some cards for virtual receptionists and virtual

assistants?” he wants to know. “Administrative Assistant’s Day is just around the corner during the week of April 22-27. We need some special cards that honor the unique work virtual receptionists and assistants do.”

Clarke is co-owner with son Iain, of Houston Intelligent Office (www.iogalleria.com), a new high-technology virtual receptionist and virtual assistant company located in the Galleria area. The Clarkes admit that Hallmark and other greeting card companies aren’t the only ones unsure about the role of virtual assistants and virtual receptionists.

Houston Virtual Receptionist for Lawyers: ‘Attorney Today’ Program Launched To Serve Work-At-Home Attorneys

HOUSTON, TX, March 23, 2007 -- A virtual receptionist program aimed at the needs of Houston lawyers who work from home was launched today by Intelligent Office, a Galleria-based virtual office services company. The program is called Attorney Today.

“Home-based attorneys are a unique niche in the legal industry,” says Ron Clarke, who along with son Iain, owns and operates Houston-based Intelligent Office (www.iogalleria.com). “These are men and women who want the economies and personal freedom only a work-from-home law practice can provide – but they also want the ability to compete seamlessly, head-to-head with competitors who practice in traditional Houston firms.” located in the Galleria area.

Houston Virtual Assistant Company Observes Auspicious Occasion – ‘Doing Business in Your Bathrobe Day’

HOUSTON, January 29, 2006 -- Houston virtual assistant company Intelligent Office will honor the lowly bathrobe on February 12^th. What do bathrobes have in common with the world of virtual assistants and virtual receptionists? It’s simple: February 12, 2007 is the 5^th annual “Doing Business in Your Bathrobe Day,” a time to celebrate the freedom and independence millions of home-based business owners experience every day.

“Honoring the humble bathrobe symbolizes the incredible contribution home-based business owners make to our economy while operating in a non-traditional work environment,” says Ron Clarke, co-owner with son Iain of Houston-based Intelligent Office. The new Houston franchise is part of a Colorado-based company that has locations nationwide. Houston Intelligent Office opened six months ago in a high-rise office building near Neiman Marcus in the Galleria.

Franchot Mackin is New Sales and Marketing Manager for Expanding

LAS VEGAS, NV, December 12, 2006 – Franchot Mackin, a leader in the advertising sales industry, is the new sales and marketing manager for Border Billboard, a niche outdoor advertising company whose glitzy 50-ft. multi-media ‘Times Square’-type billboards dot border crossings between the United States and Mexico.

“Franchot is known within our industry for her ability to craft media packages that create value for everyone involved,” says Jennifer Stefano, president and CEO of Border Billboard (www.BorderBillboard.com) which is headquartered in Las Vegas. “Adding Franchot to our team is a major score for Border Billboard as we develop an increasingly larger presence in the marketplace,” says Stefano.

Mackin’s creativity is an important strength she brings to the job, says Stefano. “Her talent for developing industry relationships will help us further capitalize on the burgeoning $700 billion U.S./Hispanic market.

50-ft ‘Times Square’ billboard captures 24 lanes of chocker-blocked U.S./Mexico traffic with text-messaging, sight, sound and motion

Las Vegas, NV-- Call it the ultimate plasma TV – or the world’s largest drive-in movie. Whatever – since January 20, this larger-than-life 50-ft. billboard has played to six lanes of traffic inching down the NAFTA highway where Laredo meets Nuevo Laredo.

A sister billboard on the San Diego/Tijuana border has held 24 lanes of traffic captive since 2004.

Laredo is the number one inland port of entry between the United States and Mexico. With more than 4 million people a month, the San Diego/Tijuana divide is the busiest border crossing in the world.

Because cars must wait for up to two hours to get across, most people have little choice but to take in the sight, sound and motion produced by two LED display video boards, one billion colors, two ticker displays, a 23 mm. pixel pitch and a 140-degree horizontal viewing angle, all communicated in – pick your pleasure – English or Spanish.