24HRASSISTANT – Most Promising New Company of 2010

SASKATOON, SK – Katherine Regnier, CEO of 24hrAssistant, is pleased to announce 24hrAssistant has taken home the SaskInteractive Media Award (SIMA) for 2010’s Most Promising New Company of the Year. This is 24hrAssistant’s first time winning this award but this year sticks out among others because of a large Canadian telecommunications company just signed on with the online appointment system establishment.

TELUS recently partnered with 24hrAssistant to launch the online appointment scheduling system on their website this Fall.  24hrAssistant will be implemented in 200 TELUS locations across Canada. They will use the system so customers can book appointments with TELUS online for reasons such as enhancing customer training, require new services or to request information.  TELUS expects to have 300 users on the system at any given time, across Canada, once the system is up and running.

24hrAssistant sticks out among its competitors because it offers white label customized branding.  For instance, we have completed re-designed the look of TELUS’ 24hrAssistant so it has the same look and feel as the TELUS website and branding.

“We foresee the future only growing in terms of online appointment scheduling,” Regnier says. “TELUS is leading the way in their industry by implementing this initiative.”

24hrAssistant has multiple business clients but TELUS is so far the largest company with the system. TELUS customers will be able to access the system in either French or English.  TELUS employees will be able to access the location’s schedule from their mobile phone.

Katherine accepted the award on Friday, September 24, 2010 at the Radisson Hotel in Saskatoon.  24hrAssistant’s sister company, zu, received awards in the following categories: website with a budget of $50,000 or more, website with a budget of $10,000 to $49,999 and mobile services – non entertainment.