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[press release] monday june 25, 2001 - 08:55 gmt virtual web team becomes a reality so what do you do when you become just another statistic in the dotcom downturn? for three colleagues, with over five years experience of working together in the web, there was simply no choice ... start a newco and keep going! but it couldn't be just another web agency like all the others. it had to take a completely fresh look at the sector and the whole agency/client relationship and start afresh from the ground up. it had to learn from the past and take advantage of the future. introducing the virtual web team commenting on the underlying concept of the virtual web team, matt martin (chief operating officer) said that the goal was "... to bring together the best web talent in the world to collaborate online in virtual web teams regardless of geographical location whilst providing complete project transparency to the client both 24/7 online and via local, face to face, project managers." the virtual web team operate without the high overhead expenditure of the traditional office infrastructure. this allows us to fully utilise cost-effective broadband technology and provide our clients with a completely transparent project development process that is unmatched anywhere. with operations managed out of edinburgh, the capital of scotland uk, the virtual web team are in the final negotiating stages with several potential partners to effectively globalise the business in europe, usa, and asia pacific within the first year of operation. matt martin(chief executive officer) says "... in our short life to date we are getting direct feedback from clients, old and new, that they like our way of doing business. this gives us the confidence to take the business model overseas and plan for rapid growth. geography and location are really no barrier to doing business today as long as you have the right people on the ground." visit the virtual web team at: www.virtual-webteam.com end for further information please contact: matt martin - virtual web team - chief operating officer |