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Deskless Workers, Useless Services: Microsoft Online Misses the Mark: I spend a lot of time tracking the deskless souls who inhabit the workworld, the factory workers, nurses and others who spend more time on their feet and less time on their butts than the rest of us. So I was all ears as Stephen Elop, Microsoft's latest Business Division...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., Worker, Joshua Greenbaum; Blog posts 2008-07-08
Why tech jobs are beating the employment odds: While tech jobs are in no way immune to the ups and downs of the rest of the economy, right now they're holding their own. Here are three reasons why. by Deb Perelman; Tags: Job, Worker, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Deb Perelman; Blog posts 2008-07-03
Getting to work without going to work, how green is that?: Getting to work without going to work, how green is that?You don't have to "all the way"If you have a typical white collar job that does not require 100% face time with the public/customers, then try this:1. Put a manilla (other colors won't work) folder on your desk and label...; Tags: telecommuting, Remote Office Hosting Center, worker; Discussion threads 2008-06-22
Getting to work without going to work, how green is that?: A resource management software provider teamed up with an experienced market analysis and research firm. Their goal was to find out how American corporations are using technology to control their operating costs. Building space, operating costs from lighting to HVAC, conference room needs--all are crucial parts of the...; Tags: Nucleus Research Inc., Worker, PeopleCube, John Anderson, Telecommuting, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-06-22
Millennials: Will they really reinvent IT?: I'm having a bit of a Millennials moment. I'm sick of the coverage about Millennials, also known as Generation Y. Here's the story line: Generation Y will change the world as the first digital natives. They will change business practices and IT as we know it. You must adapt to...; Tags: Generation X, Generation Y, Information Technology, Worker, Millennials, Jason Hiner, Strategy, Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-06-17

37% of US IT workers would take a pay cut if it involved telecommuting: In a poll of 1,500 technology workers, 37% said they would accept a salary cut if they could work from home, according to Dice Holdings. The average U.S. technology professional makes $74,570 per year. About 7% of such workers already telecommute. by AM; Tags: Worker, Telecommuting, Human Resources, Workforce Management, AM; Blog posts 2008-06-10
Build your own Google: In an earlier post I talked a bit about a start-up called Kickfire who are releasing an accelerated database appliance for MySQL applications in the 1TB-3TB range that gives comparable performance to an equivalent Oracle RDBMS setup for around a quarter of the price. Kickfire sounds compelling for utility...; Tags: Google Inc., Worker, Aster, Aster Beehives, Storage, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-06-05
Hidden Dangers in the Mobile Worker Jungle: Provide Fast and Secure Access for Remote Workers: It is a jungle out there, particularly now that millions of workers work remotely, placing new demands on their IT infrastructure and often unknowingly threatening their company's security every day. Recent studies indicate that within three years, there will be over one billion mobile workers worldwide, so the problems...; Tags: Microsoft Access, Mobile, Worker, Blue Coat Systems Inc., Remote Access; White papers 2008-05-12
Oil's superspike may make telecommuting the norm: Can the price of crude--currently above $125 a barrel and the high gas prices that go with it--make telecommuting the norm? These questions come up typically with crises and natural disasters. For instance, if there was an avian flu outbreak workers across the U.S. would have to...; Tags: Information Technology, Worker, Telecommuting, Help Desk, Call Centers, Strategy, Human Resources, Workforce Management, It Operations, Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-09
IT Manager Webcast: Windows Mobile Series: The Optimal Mobile Communications Solution (Level 100): Windows Mobile delivers the advanced e-mail, calendaring, and collaboration capabilities and productivity tools the mobile workers already know and use, in addition to a familiar, flexible, and cost-effective environment for the IT organization. Together with Microsoft Exchange Server and Microsoft System Center Mobile Device Manager, Windows Mobile delivers an easy-to-manage,...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile, Webcast, Mobile, Microsoft Windows, Mobile Communication, Microsoft Corp., Worker, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing; Webcasts 2008-04-25
10 Wi-Fi security tips for road warriors: Road warriors have to be creative. Besides their normal work, they are asked to maintain an almost continuous electronic presence while away from their office or home -- and that can mean dealing with unknown and possibly hostile Wi-Fi networks. Michael Kassner offers some simple tips to help mobile workers...; Tags: Road, Worker, Wi-Fi Security, Michael Kassner, Wireless LANs, Wireless Security, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Security; Download resources 2008-04-09
TechNet Webcast: Windows Mobile Series: Providing Mobile Access to Corporate Data and Applications (Level 200): The presenter of this webcast provides an in-depth session on how Windows Mobile and Microsoft System Center Mobile Device Manager extend key business applications, like Customer Relationship Management CRM, Field Force Automation FFA, and Sales Force Automation SFA, to the organization's mobile workers and provides robust security and centralized management,...; Tags: Microsoft Access, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Webcast, Mobile, Microsoft Corp., Worker, Microsoft TechNet, Advertising & Promotion, Microsoft Windows, Sales Force Automation (SFA), Operating Systems, Marketing, Software, Enterprise Software; Webcasts 2008-04-04
Microsoft Webcast: RIM to Windows Mobile Migration (Level 100): Increasing mobile worker productivity is a primary driver for why organizations are re-examining their mobility strategy. The Windows Mobile infrastructure provides greater opportunity for enterprises to drive productivity among their mobile workers with the deployment of Line-Of-Business LOB applications providing quick and easy access to information to address their business...; Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Microsoft Windows Mobile, Webcast, Mobile, Migration, Microsoft Corp., Worker, Windows Mobile Infrastructure, Advertising & Promotion, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Marketing, Software; Webcasts 2008-03-27
74% of Californians noticed a weaker economy in February 2008: 74% of California workers in February 2008 believed the economy was getting weaker, an increase of 3% from January 2008. 52% of workers remain confident in their ability to find a new job, down 3%. 59% of workers are confident in the future of their employer, a decrease of 4%...; Tags: Worker, AM; Blog posts 2008-03-21
Globalization's roots in the boom 90s: I've always wanted to read Thomas L. Friedman's "The World is Flat," a book that describes the globalization forces that have shaped the first decade of the 21st century, and in Friedman's mind, constitutes version 3.0 of a globalization wave that will be more intense - and move faster - than...; Tags: Outsource, Telecommunications, Worker, Computer, Fiber, Thomas L. Friedman, Globalization, Outsourcing, Productivity, Strategy, Management, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, John Carroll; Blog posts 2008-03-21
Movie tech comes home with Healthphone SaaS: The Lord of the Rings imaging technology we profiled in August is coming to market through a Software As A Service SaaS offering for visiting nurses called Healthphone. The Victorian Order of Nurses in Canada has piloted the system, which includes a tablet PC from Motion Computing, and it's...; Tags: Patient, Movie, Wound, Worker, Error, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-03-12
It's good to be a service worker: A common complaint among globalization skeptics in rich nations is that, in a global market for products, it makes most sense to do the manual work in lower-income locations. This tends to shift rich nation employment patterns towards the service sector. "Services" is an often misunderstood term,...; Tags: Worker, Service, Globalization, Government, Strategy, Management, John Carroll; Blog posts 2008-03-10
23% of Americans regularly work from offsite locations: US workers aged 18-34 prefer flexible working conditions 2:1 over other age groups. 70% of Citrix survey respondents agreed that working remotely would be a welcome opportunity. Although 23% of American workers regularly work from an offsite location, using Web technology to do their jobs, 62% of those who don’t...; Tags: Web, Worker, Location, Channel Management, Web Technology, Marketing, AM; Blog posts 2008-02-29
openid: The once and future enterprise Single Sign-On?: The decision two weeks ago by Yahoo! to support the burgeoning openid initiative, where users choose their preferred user account provider for logging into other Web sites, was a defining moment for the increasingly popular effort to bring order and sanity to the often confusing world of user identity on...; Tags: Account, Web, Site, Worker, Single Sign-on, Identity, Enterprise, Channel Management, Marketing, Dion Hinchcliffe; Blog posts 2008-02-04
Handheld Mobile Computing in the Enterprise: Your workers want to use mobile devices in the office and on the road. How do you manage all these new devices and keep your corporate data secure? Watch this demo to learn how NetMotion Wireless' award-winning Mobility XE Mobile VPN software ensures security and control over devices while enhancing...; Tags: NetMotion Wireless, Handheld, Worker; Webcasts 2008-02-01