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- Telecommuting
- Working at home and communicating with the office by phone, fax and computer. In the U.S., at the beginning of the 21st century, more than 30 million Americans were...
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- Telecommuting nightmare: Workers use mobile devices 2 to 6 hours per week in bed, survey says
- Telecommuting nightmare: Workers use mobile devices 2 to 6 hours per week in bed, survey saysA new form of birth control? Hmmmm. ;-) nt...
- Tags: telecommuting, mobile device, survey, worker, mobile
- Discussion threads 2009-05-19
- Telecommuting nightmare: Workers use mobile devices 2 to 6 hours per week in bed, survey says
- More than 1 in 4 employees are so tethered to laptops and smartphones that they can't resist taking them to bed with them before sleeping, according to a small survey released today. According to the survey, 57 percent of people who work in bed do so between...
- Tags: Mobile, Telecommuting, Mobile Device, Survey, Worker, Marketing Research, Marketing, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-05-19
- How many telecommuters does it take to save a rainforest?
- How many telecommuters does it take to save a rainforest?Telecommuting also helps reduce the spread of flu. *NT*NT
- Tags: telecommuting
- Discussion threads 2009-04-29
- How many telecommuters does it take to save a rainforest?
- Some hard-core managers may still be against people working outside their direct oversight, but the economic climate AND the push toward sustainable business practices are convincing more companies to consider the benefits of telecommuting. One of the technology vendors supporting this space, SonicWALL, has jumped on that opportunity, creating a...
- Tags: Telecommuting, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2009-04-29
- Managing Remote Workers with Web Conferencing
- More and more companies are now under rising pressure to cut costs on travel and face-to-face meetings. At the same time, the increased demands of globalization and telecommuting make it more challenging than ever ensure that everyone is working together from remote locations. So what's the answer? ...
- Tags: Web, Worker, Web Conferencing, Telecommuting, Internet, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- Webcasts 2009-03-18
- Telecommuting will rise to include 43% of US workers by 2016
- Telecommuting will rise to include 43% of US workers by 2016Don't tease me!Ha! Our leagel department has decided there is too much risk for home related injuries and having to pay workers comp. Nope, no telecomuting here, no matter how much sense it makes. :(RE: Telecommuting will rise to...
- Tags: IT Crowd, telecommuting, worker
- Discussion threads 2009-03-13
- Telecommuting will rise to include 43% of US workers by 2016
- It was shocking to me anyway that we already have 34 million Americans working at least occasionally from home today. And that's with broadband to only 56% of US homes. But that's what the data say. And with our Consumer Technographics survey of 61,033 US and Canadian consumers, you can...
- Tags: Worker, Workforce, Telecommuting, Recruitment & Selection, Workforce Management, Payroll Solutions, Human Resources, Ted Schadler
- Blog posts 2009-03-13
- Google upgrades GrandCentral, launches Google Voice
- Updated: Google is taking a great service and making it better. Today, the company is unveiling GoogleVoice, a revamp of the GrandCentral Web-based phone service that it acquired back in 2007. Last year, I called GrandCentral my favorite telecommuting tool and was thrilled when the company didn't cut...
- Tags: Google Inc., Phone, Voice, Google Voice, Web Economy, Telecommuting, E-mail Providers, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telecom & Utilities, Cloud Computing, Productivity, Cellular Phones, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Internet, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-03-12
- Living in the cloud
- Depending upon what a specific person needs, living in the clouds is workable and in some cases quite pleasant. It was wonderful being able to go through security at airports without fiddling with my briefcase to take out a laptop. It also was rather fun presenting at conferences using only...
- Tags: Tool, Cloud, Productivity, Telecommuting, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2009-02-11
- Overcoming the Challenges of WAN Application Delivery
- Today's Small-to-Medium size Enterprises SME rely heavily on their business applications being sent reliably over the Internet, outside of their LAN. These applications can include inventory, customer relationship management, sales, accounting and other critical applications that are the livelihood of a company's operations. Therefore, quick and reliable delivery of these...
- Tags: Small And Medium Enterprise, WAN, Ecessa, Smb/Sme, Telecommuting, Networking, Enterprise Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Software
- White papers 2009-02-10
- Live Webcast: IT Strategies for Remotely Supporting a Distributed Workforce
- IDC expects the global mobile worker population to increase from 758.6 million in 2006 to more than 1.0 billion in 2011*. Today's workforce is a distributed one - workers across industries are telecommuting, working out of satellite offices and connecting into headquarters from the road.
- Tags: Webcast, Information Technology, Citrix Systems Inc., Satellite, Worker, Workforce, Telecommuting, Recruitment & Selection, Workforce Management, Payroll Solutions, Human Resources
- Webcasts 2009-01-13
- Here are 10 green IT resolutions: How many can your team keep?
- Here are 10 green IT resolutions: How many can your team keep?Good goalsTelecommuting, teleconferencing, and paperless offices are all great goals.Now find me a middle manager that will give up their micro-management of personnel to the point that telecommuting is allowed. Find a CEO that doesn't want everyone physically in...
- Tags: Telecommuting, Team management, Here are 10 green IT, team
- Discussion threads 2009-01-02
- Green IT Survey: Executive Summary
- In government, being environmentally conscious has moved from being a "Good" thing to do to having policymaker imperative behind pursuing green technologies. The U.S. Conference of Mayors reports that now more than 850 mayors have signed onto the organization's Climate Protection Agreement, a document committing them to various energy efficient...
- Tags: U.S., Data Center, Hewlett-Packard Co., Green IT, Data Centers, Government, Telecommuting, Vertical Industries, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2008-12-03
- Telecommuting Policy
- Telecommuting is the concept of working from home or another location on a full- or part-time basis. Telecommuting is not a formal, universal employee benefit. Rather, it is an alternative method of meeting the needs of the company. This policy allows your organization to detail if, how, and what's expected...
- Tags: Telecommuting, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- Download resources 2008-11-19
- OfficeStatus In/Out Board 1.6.2.0 (Windows)
- OfficeStatus solves the problems associated with trying to keep track of who's in and who's out of the office. Any member of your staff can determine at a glance whether an associate is in or out, at lunch, on vacation, etc. IMPROVE STAFF COMMUNICATIONS OfficeStatus puts user status, availability, and...
- Tags: Web, Phone, Microsoft Windows, Key Metric Software, OfficeStatus, Messaging System, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommuting, Instant Messaging, Channel Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Internet, Online Communications, Marketing
- Software downloads 2008-11-07
- Google is oddly silent about Grand Central
- Google is being very quiet about Grand Central, the virtual phone service it acquired in July 2007 but hasn't really done anything with since. In my opinion, Grand Central is already a good service. There are a few features I'd like to see added but, for the most part, it's...
- Tags: Google Inc., Telecommuting, Telecom & Utilities, E-mail, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Online Communications, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-10-28
- Should bosses kill the office and let everyone telecommute?
- Should bosses kill the office and let everyone telecommute?Office cubicles suck and should be banned by the Geneva convention...But what possible reason would corporations have for saving the planet? Think about it, if most IT sector people stayed at home and worked the savings would be minimum but if...
- Tags: telecommuting
- Discussion threads 2008-10-20
- Should bosses kill the office and let everyone telecommute?
- It's time to kill the office. At least that's what Wired columnist Brendan I. Koerner says in his latest piece championing the values of telecommuting - and urging bosses to send everyone home for good, saving green on all the cubicle space the company won't need. ...
- Tags: Home, Telecommuting, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-10-20
- 10 ways to convince your boss to let you work from home
- There may be dozens of reasons why telecommuting makes sense for you. But to make your case with management, you need a list of reasons that make sense for the business. Here are some well-supported arguments that demonstrate the benefits your company will gain when you work at home.This download...
- Tags: Susan Harkins, Telecommuting, Blogging, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Internet
- Download resources 2008-10-16
- CL MultiCity Win 2.0 (Windows)
- Have you ever needed to search for something on craigslist outside your local area? Looking for a car or motorcycle and willing to drive to a neighboring city? Looking for a job and willing to relocate, or looking for a telecommuting position? If so, then CL MultiCity may be the...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Dirt Lens Software, Telecommuting, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- Software downloads 2008-10-09

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