Free Reign - Industry Trend or Event

Home Office Computing, Dec, 2000 by Douglas Gantenbein

HotVoice.com (650-625-0014) offers another twist on unified messaging--it's only for messages, not real-time talk. HotVoice.com is great for business travelers, as it enables you to forward messages to any destination. The messages can then be picked up via a local access number, even in many international locations. "We're aiming at the small office/home office market," says HotVoice.com director of marketing Phil Pegg. "We give people a global communications presence without incurring long-distance charges."

Despite their advertisements, lack of guarantees, and other drawbacks, no-charge communication products and services are almost invariably a good thing. And with market competition on the Internet, there are more free ways for your home-based business to communicate all the time.