Konica Minolta reshapes the Workplace of the Future™ with the introduction of the ALICE® Receptionist


MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, April 20, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Expanding its Workplace of the FutureTM portfolio of smart office solutions, Konica Minolta Business Solutions (Canada) Ltd. (Konica Minolta) introduces ALICE® Receptionist by WinTech, LLC. Konica Minolta is redefining the modern, sustainable workplace with game-changing technologies that enhance the employee experience and impact the future of work by blending physical and virtual work environments. By empowering employees to engage and collaborate seamlessly, we meet the needs of today’s highly mobile, flexible and dynamic workforce. ALICE® Receptionist supports work environments where companies need smarter and more effective ways to process onsite visitors, as well as address employee security while being visitor friendly.

“We are pleased to offer ALICE® Receptionist as we continue to grow our core set of smart office technologies. By forming strong partnerships with innovative leaders like WinTech, we can revolutionize the workplace of the future.” said Norm Bussolaro, senior director, Marketing, Konica Minolta.

The award-winning ALICE® Receptionist is a state-of-the-art touchscreen secure visitor management system that greets guests by utilizing audio-video communications. It alerts employees of visitor arrivals and allows visitors to contact employees at their desk or mobile device in real time. ALICE® Receptionist is enterprise-ready with integrations to VoIP phone systems, Microsoft Lync / Skype for Business and Active Directory. The automated visitor management system checks guests in and out, offers badge printing, as well as visitor induction processes, so that companies can easily track and manage guests efficiently.

“We are excited to partner with Konica Minolta and offer the ALICE® Receptionist visitor management technology to businesses throughout Canada,” said WinTech Chief Executive Officer Mike Yoder. “The ALICE Receptionist technology combined with Konica Minolta’s outstanding service and outreach will give businesses a best-in-class visitor management technology.”

ALICE® Receptionist offers companies another option from the traditional office environment by enhancing the overall visitor experience and allowing employees to discover a safer, smarter, more convenient way to control the work environment.

About ALICE® Receptionist

ALICE® Receptionist is an advanced visitor management technology that effortlessly processes visitors to buildings while helping keep employees safe from outside threats. Using leading-edge technology, such as motion detection, ID Scanning, image capture, visitor screening, visitor registration, employee alerts, interactive information and voice & video over IP communications, ALICE® Receptionist is helping companies and government agencies around the globe to engage visitors to their buildings. For more information, visit http://alicereceptionist.com/.

About WinTech, LLC

WinTech, LLC develops technology solutions focused on helping organizations improve productivity, find efficiencies and extend interactions with customers through technology. WinTech’s flagship product is ALICE® Receptionist, a visitor management solution that helps organizations effortlessly process visitors to their buildings, while helping keep employees safe from outside threats. WinTech offers its technology through direct sales and through a growing number of U.S. and international resellers.

About Konica Minolta

Konica Minolta Business Solutions (Canada) Ltd. is reshaping and revolutionizing the Workplace of the Future™ (www.reshapework.ca). With our comprehensive portfolio, we deliver solutions to leverage mobility, cloud services and optimize business processes with workflow automation. Konica Minolta's IT services division IT Weapons offers a range of IT strategy, support, and network security solutions across all verticals. Konica Minolta has been recognized as the #1 Brand for Customer Loyalty in the MFP Office Copier Market by Brand Keys for 11 consecutive years. Konica Minolta, Inc. has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for six years in a row. We partner with our customers to give shape to ideas and work to bring value to our society. For more information, please visit: www.konicaminolta.ca and follow Konica Minolta on LinkedIn, YouTube, Facebook and Twitter (@KonicaMinoltaCA).

Press Contact:

Rebekah Fougere, Vice President, Client Services
Think2Grow Marketing for Konica Minolta Business Solutions (Canada) Ltd.
+1 647.987.2127
rebekah.fougere@think2grow.com

Raquel Sanchez
The Ferraro Group
702-367-7771

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