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Hubli to power global coworking network
Hubli has partnered with global coworking organisation Preferred Office Network to launch an on-demand workspace and meetings reservation platform for close to 1,000 venues.
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PON is made up of more than 200 independent coworking operators with locations mostly in North America, with some in parts of Africa, Europe and South East Asia.
The new platform will allow those venues to instantly sell spaces online by the day or hour.
Formerly known as Meetingsbooker, Hubli recently launched its on-demand office platform for enterprise clients. The partnership with PON gives the coworking network access to Hubli’s technology, including its dynamic pricing functionality.
Enterprise clients offering larger scale employee access will also have the option to include workday integration, single-sign-on and security alerts.
As people return to the office, they can also review venues’ Covid policies before booking.
Ciaran Delaney, founder and CEO of Hubli, said: “Following an extensive selection and review process we are delighted to have been selected to power the PON platform, which underlines the unique Hubli product offering. We are excited to roll out the solution in the coming weeks in the US which is now our fastest growing market.”
Michele Penaranda, VP of strategy for PON, added: “This partnership allows PON to add a state of the art on-demand solution meet.ponworks.com to give our clients even faster and more flexible access to spaces, and perfectly complements our core values of account management and central billing efficiencies”
All participating venues will have the option to automatically distribute their spaces through Hubli, the company said, which would increase their visibility to flex office consumers.
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