Worktopia Enables Sourcing of Onsite Meetings Alongside Off-Site Options

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Feb. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Worktopia, Inc., the leading provider of real-time sourcing solutions for small and simple meetings, today unveiled the latest release of its Universal Meeting Solution™ (UMS), which now allows corporate customers to search, compare and book internal meeting rooms and video/telepresence facilities in the same real-time booking workflow as used for sourcing offsite meeting venues.

UMS now provides meeting planners the ability to easily determine whether an onsite facility is available or if an offsite meeting venue is best aligned with the value of the meeting itself.  "Small on-site meetings, those held in corporate training facilities, internal meeting rooms and video conferencing studios can play an important role in managing costs if they are made available as an alternative during the sourcing process," said John Arenas, Worktopia CEO.  He added, "The reporting and data made available by bringing on-site and off-site meeting sourcing together will mean a new level of visibility and control allowing travel and procurement executives to further optimize return on meeting spend."

About Universal Meeting Solution

Worktopia's Universal Meeting Solution (UMS), automates the sourcing process for meeting arrangers, allowing them to search, compare costs and book meeting space, video conferencing studios, as well as guest room reservations for up to 50 guests, in one real-time session. UMS-Corporate Edition (UMS-CE) allows companies to access pre-negotiated group guest room and meeting space rates, to configure custom contracts. The new internal meeting room management service is available to UMS-CE subscribers.

About Worktopia

Worktopia's Strategic Meetings Management (SMM) solutions serve the needs of corporate travel and procurement executives, by providing new visibility into what their companies are spending on simple meetings, facilitating control, compliance and cost reduction. Worktopia suppliers include Hotels, Conference Centers, Corporate Training Centers, Business Centers, Airport Club Lounges and other venues. The Worktopia Universal Meeting Solution can be accessed through private label versions offered by travel management companies, leading corporate booking tools and corporate payment systems, and through travel agencies participating in the Worktopia Affiliate Partner Network. Worktopia delivers attendee management services in partnership with SignUp4, LLC.  For more information, visit www.worktopia.com.

SOURCE Worktopia, Inc.