McLean, VA- June 9, 2011 - iCore Networks, the D.C.-based operator of the nation’s largest commercial Voice over Private Internet (VoPI) network, announced today the impact their hosted managed VoPI service has had on McKissack & McKissack’s, one of the DC region’s leading architecture, engineering and construction management firms, business performance and ability to manage multiple major construction projects at once through its ability to efficiently communicate with team members on the go.
“Our focus is to continue to provide cloud based features for our clients to utilize through our VoPI solution in order to improve their business performance,” said Chairman & CEO of iCore Networks, Stephen Canton. “McKissack & McKissack is an organization with an exemplary reputation and which is the ideal example of an enterprise that tremendously benefits from VoPI technology given their work environment and the increased interest and usage of Unified Communications in order to deliver the results and responsiveness their customers are accustomed to and uphold their mission.”
McKissack & McKissack is a woman/minority-owned organization, which specializes in architecture & interiors, program & construction management, planning & facilities management, environmental engineering and transportation. With offices based across the country, including locations in Washington, DC, Chicago, Baltimore, Los Angeles, Miami, Atlanta and Orlando, the McKissack & McKissack team includes 150 professionals. When McKissack & McKissack was awarded an opportunity to assist with the management of a $100 million annual construction and rehabilitation budget for the U.S. Department of Labor’s Job Corps Contractor Support Center (JCCSC) in Arlington, Virginia, McKissack & McKissack recognized that in order to continue to deliver their outstanding creative, yet practical, technical expertise and to be especially responsive to client needs, budgets and schedules, they would need a more innovative and cost-efficient telecommunications system.
“Over 40% of the JCCSC workforce is on the road and working between multiple job sites,” said Carl A. Bunche Sr., PMP, Vice President, Special Projects, of McKissack & McKissack. “There are 124 Job Corps centers nationwide and the JCCSC is responsible for the construction, renovation and demolition of these centers. As the Program Management Contractor, one of our responsibilities is to ensure that the JCCSC staff has access to voice and data. With the assistance of iCore, we have successfully converted to a VoIP solution. Since then, we have witnessed remarkable improvements in communication and collaboration throughout the JCCSC.”
Through the installation of iCore’s VoPI solution, the JCCSC’s team has utilized features such as Find Me Follow Me, which allows them freedom to leave their desk without missing a single call; the ability to reassign phones both nationally and locally; as well as have access to their phones and the system from anywhere at anytime through iCore’s Web Portal allowing them to check and forward messages and set up conference calls on the go. The use of these features have enabled the JCCSC to maximize the VoPI technology and cut down on the cost and hassle of setting up new phone lines.
About McKissack & McKissack
McKissack & McKissack is a woman/minority-owned organization specializing in architecture & interiors, program & construction management, planning & facilities management, environmental engineering and transportation. Founded by Deryl McKissack, P.E., PMP in 1990, it has expanded nationwide with offices in Washington, DC, Chicago, Baltimore, Los Angeles, Miami, Atlanta and Orlando. McKissack & McKissack employs 150 professionals and is certified by many states and municipalities as a minority/woman-owned business. As a leading program management organization, McKissack & McKissack is managing $15 billion in construction and is ranked by Engineering News-Record as one of the top 50 Program Management and top 100 Construction Management For-Fee firms in the United States. Moreover, we are ranked by the Washington Business Journal as one of the top 25 Environmental Consultant firms in the Washington Metropolitan area. For more information please visit www.mckissackdc.com.
About iCore Networks
iCore, a managed networking and Voice over Private Internet (VoPI) company named number 29 on the Inc.500 list, has been recognized as one of the nation’s fastest growing companies by the Washington Business Journal and SmartCEO Magazine. iCore offers businesses a cost effective, simple solution to their voice and data needs. Unlike VoIP, VoPI is a managed, secure, hosted, end-to-end voice and data system that provides businesses advanced features at a savings over their current providers. iCore backs those capabilities with the most customer-oriented employees in the industry; unprecedented reliability and disaster recovery tools; and world-class employee support and training. iCore reviews all client feedback and uses this information to continually improve their products and feature set. For more information about iCore Networks, please visit http://www.icore.com.