As the economic downturn continues to worsen, more companies are looking for ways to cut costs. A Virtual Assistant is an ideal way to increase productivity and allow companies to tap into talent in almost any geographical location.

A Hosted VoIP Telephone system allows companies cost effectively integrate Virtual Assistants. A Hosted Voice over IP phone system allows companies to tap into a talent pool of qualified individuals that is not geographically constrained.

The Street.com posted this article on the growing popularity of Virtual Assistants.

A Hosted VoIP solution from AVAD Technologies allows companies to bring Virtual Assistants and remotely located employees together under a single telecommunications system with almost no increase in expense. Companies can literally mail an IP Phone to a Virtual Assistant and that VA becomes part of the company's telephone system. The VA can have a local telephone number in your company's city even though he/she may physically located in a different city or even country.