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The Business Benefits of Secure Remote Access

Join industry experts from featured analyst firm, Gartner, Inc., and opinion leaders from SonicWALL, Inc., as they help you make the right call on telecommuting.

Tags: SonicWall, Benefit, Telecommuting, Remote Access, Leadership, Telecommunications, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Management

Webcasts 2009-11-06

Vine Server 3.1 (Mac)

Vine Viewer, a client-side product, enables users to access and control remote computers from anywhere in the world including computers running other operating system where a VNC server is running. As increasingly tech-savvy consumers continue to advance in their use of technology, many are utilizing more than one computer system...

Tags: Remote System, Apple Macintosh, Computer, Help Desk, Modems, Call Centers, Productivity, Telecommuting, It Operations, Hardware, Components, Human Resources, Workforce Management

Software downloads 2009-10-13

Montana Tests Unified Communications to Boost Responsiveness to Citizens, Cut Costs

The highly dispersed nature of state government offices and other facilities throughout Montana makes communication there a challenge. So, the state is responding by adopting communications of all types - and unifying them with a single technology backbone that makes them "Realistic and manageable for them," according to a state...

Tags: Citizens LLC, Telephony, Unified Communications, IP Telephony, Montana, E-mail, Web Conferencing, VOIP, Telecommuting, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Telecommunications, Instant Messaging, Collaboration, Online Communications, Internet, Networking, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Directory Services, Enterprise Software, Software

Case studies 2009-09-23

Mobile Defense Measures

Telecommuting, in particular, delivers multiple benefits to both the organization and its staff. To start with, it allows organizations to reduce their office footprint both in terms of required space and equipment. It also helps attract and retain talent through flexible work arrangements, and it saves money on reimbursing transportation...

Tags: Mobile, CDW Corp., Transportation, Telecommuting, Human Resources, Workforce Management

White papers 2009-07-28

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

Going Green to Make Green: Increase Revenue While Saving the Planet

In this tough economy, there has never been a better time to go with a low-cost telecommunications package to not only stay competitive but helps the company go "Green." The attendee of this webcast will learn how telecommuting, VoIP, web conferencing, virtual office and other green communications alternatives enable to...

Tags: Revenue, Tippit Inc., Telecommuting, Web Conferencing, Telephony, Operational Accounting, Telecommunications, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Internet, Networking, Finance

Webcasts 2009-05-14

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

It's Time To Review — And Renew — Your Telecommuting Policy

There's no "one size fits all" when it comes to telecommuting. This new Forrester white paper explores how implementing best practices to create a telecommuting program and standardized policy significantly reduces operational costs and increases employee productivity — a winning combination in a tough economy.

Tags: Citrix Systems Inc., Telecommuting, Human Resources, Workforce Management

White papers 2009-04-09

Telecommuting and the Federal Government

Beyond the broader trends, individual agencies are adopting telework programs with multiple motives. Seeking savings on real estate and greater efficiency, Loudoun County, Virginia, has issued notebook PCs to building inspectors to allow them to handle inspection duties without returning to the office. When current leases expire, the county hopes...

Tags: SonicWall, Telecommuting, Capital Structures, Government, Federal Government, Real Estate, Notebooks, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Finance, Business Operations, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets

White papers 2009-04-01

The Art of Teleworking

There is a new class of workers out there - working from their homes nearly autonomously. Some call them teleworkers, some telecommuters. Armed with remote access to their organization's network, with tollfree numbers, VPN's and mobile phones, they escape traffic jams, bad weather, and high fuel prices, and are able...

Tags: Polycom Inc., Telecommuting, Remote Access, VPNs, Telecommunications, Networking, Human Resources, Workforce Management

White papers 2009-04-01

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