Geeks On Call(R) Joins the Long & Foster(R) Companies' Network of Home Service Providers
2008年7月22日 - 12:19AM
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NORFOLK, Va., July 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Geeks On Call
Holdings, Inc. (OTC:GOCH) (BULLETIN BOARD: GOCH) , a premier
national provider of professional IT solutions to small business
and residential customers through its national network of franchise
and Company-owned locations under the trade names Geeks On Call,
1-800-905-GEEK, and CallTheGeeks.com, announced today that it has
become a Participating Service Provider for the Long &
Foster(R) Companies' Home Service Connections(R) Program, a network
of nearly 300 home-related service providers that includes local
and national companies, such as movers, home inspectors, painters,
roofers and contractors. Long & Foster's Home Service
Connections(R) program makes selecting home service providers
easier for its customers and clients as well as the firm's sales
associates. Geeks On Call will now be available to help consumers
with connection and disconnection of wired/wireless networks,
computer setup, data backup and security solutions. Long &
Foster customers and other Home Service Connections(R) service
providers will now have access to the Geeks On Call network of
certified IT professionals, offering rapid-response, on-site
services geared toward improving personal and professional
productivity through file security and reduction of computer
downtime. Geeks On Call business services also include data backup
and recovery, network solutions, troubleshooting and maintenance.
Michael Koval, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
with Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc., said, "We are excited
about Geeks On Call(R) joining Long & Foster's Home Service
Connections(R) program. The relationship will provide Long &
Foster customers a great resource for all their home technology
needs by having their own personal IT department 'on call'."
Richard Cole, CEO of Geeks On Call, said, "We are pleased to have
the opportunity to serve Long & Foster's customers and clients
through this program. It is our hope that this relationship will
not only demonstrate our professionalism and high level of service
to Long & Foster's customer base, but will also drive new
business to Geeks On Call franchises, helping them grow their
businesses as they help Long & Foster agents build theirs."
About the Long & Foster(R) Companies The Long & Foster(R)
Companies is the region's leading provider of real estate and
homeownership services. Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc., the
Company's flagship, sold $35.4 billion worth of homes on 95,871
properties sold. 2007 sales for all the Long & Foster Companies
totaled $61 billion worth of homes, mortgages, insurance, title
insurance, and settlement services. About Geeks On Call Geeks On
Call is a wholly owned subsidiary of Geeks On Call Holdings, Inc.
(OTC:GOCH) (BULLETIN BOARD: GOCH) . Founded in 1999, the Company is
a pioneer in the mobile, rapid-response on-site IT service concept.
Under the trade names Geeks On Call, 1-800-905-GEEK, and
CallTheGeeks.com, the Company's certified IT professionals service
small businesses and residential customers through its national
network of franchise and Company-owned locations. They provide
computer privacy and security solutions, hardware and network
installations and troubleshooting, as well as repairs, upgrades and
consulting. Geeks On Call also co-markets through endorsed vendor
relationships with other Franchisors, who offer GOC services to
their franchisees as a value-added benefit. Over 250 independently
owned and operated franchises have been granted, with new franchise
and Corporate locations opening regularly. For more information,
including franchising and Endorsed Vendor Program opportunities,
call 1-800-905-GEEK or visit http://www.geeksoncall.com/. Send an
email of inquiry to . Forward-looking Statements "Safe Harbor"
Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995: This press release contains or may contain forward-looking
statements such as statements regarding the Company's growth and
profitability, growth strategy, liquidity and access to public
markets, operating expense reduction, and trends in the industry in
which the Company operates. The forward-looking statements
contained in this press release are also subject to other risks and
uncertainties, including those more fully described in the
Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The
Company assumes no obligation to update these forward-looking
statements to reflect actual results, changes in risks,
uncertainties or assumptions underlying or affecting such
statements, or for prospective events that may have a retroactive
effect. Contacts: Investor Relations Gerard Adams President Wall
Street Grand LLC (888) 925-8247 Jennifer Allesandro Geeks On Call
I/R (757) 531-7410 Media Relations Shana Keith Porter Novelli (404)
995-4557 DATASOURCE: Geeks On Call CONTACT: Investors: Gerard
Adams, President of Wall Street Grand LLC, +1-888-925-8247, , or
Jennifer Allesandro of Geeks On Call, +1-757-531-7410, ; or Media:
Shana Keith of Porter Novelli for Geeks On Call, +1-404-995-4557,
Web site: http://www.geeksoncall.com/ http://www.callthegeeks.com/
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