• Telecommuting News Summary 042709
Expert: Telecommuting growing, but it’s no panacea for society’s illsFinance and Commerce - Apr 27, 2009
by Scott Carlson Staff Writer Telecommuting – which once held the promise of eliminating traffic jams, smog and over-reliance on foreign oil – is unlikely …
Survey: Commitment to Alternative Workplace Strategies is Being …PR Newswire (press release) – Apr 27, 2009
Fifty-seven percent of companies state that AWS strategy of Telework is a component to the reduced travel policy. Within Telework, Email continues to be the …
Swine Flu Emerges at Worst Possible Time for Global EconomyFOXBusiness - Apr 27, 2009
“We have spoken to several of our companies in Mexico who are activating their pandemic plans – asking people to telecommute. Companies are avoiding all …
Nasdaq OMX Cancels Mexico Travel As Exchanges Trigger Contingency …NASDAQ – Apr 27, 2009
Staff also have been prepared for the possibility of telecommuting if the problem deteriorates. Contingency plans were also activated at other exchanges, …
A Pandemic Exercise – Telecommuting & Will the Infrastructure …SYS-CON France (Communiqué de presse) - Apr 27, 2009
What are your thoughts on the Internet infrastructure being sufficient to support a telecommuting strategy for business continuity?
Small and Medium Enterprises Gain Vital Communication Support with …openPR (press release) - Apr 27, 2009
… from local calling to international as well as providing networking capabilities for branch offices and a travelling or telecommuting staff. …
Silver Star Communications Deploys the Calix Unified Access …Hollywood Industry - Apr 27, 2009
This high-speed offering is enabling the growth of telecommuting and home-based businesses across Silver Star’s subscriber base and bringing advanced …
New Work at Home Options for Moms Affected by EconomyPR Newswire (press release) – Apr 27, 2009
From starting their own home businesses to freelancing and telecommuting, thousands of moms — many of whom are highly educated and experienced — are …
CompTIA Celebrates Earth DayTMCnet – Apr 27, 2009
Our ISPs are enabling workers to telecommute, keeping cars and pollutants off the road. And our IT training companies are equipping a new generation of …
Small Business Intelligence Summit: a 16-City Tour Enabling Small …PR-USA.net (press release) - Apr 27, 2009
Chuck Wilsker, president and CEO of the Telework Coalition and co- author of numerous articles, including “Unleashing the Hidden Productivity of Your Small …
Clean Air Campaign Welcomes First Rome PartnerCoosa Valley News - Apr 27, 2009
The Commuter Rewards program pays commuters who switch from driving alone $3 for each day they choose to carpool, take transit, walk, bike or telework, …
Why You Should Take Your Company MobilebMighty.com - Apr 27, 2009
… computers for laptops, renting a smaller office and having employees work on alternating days while sharing desks, and encouraging telecommuting. …
Managing EditorCMSWire - Apr 26, 2009
Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience, and our entire team is spread across the country (primarily in SF, NYC and DC), so telecommuting is …
Readjusting to rat race surprisingly invigoratingHonolulu Star-Bulletin - Apr 26, 2009
You see, for the past eight years, I’d been a “homeworker,” a condition of employment variously known as telecommuting or e-work. …
Federal work force to expand, but rules need overhaulThe State - Apr 26, 2009
Among the remedies that lawmakers will consider is a system to make pay for good performance easier to implement, and expanding telecommuting, …
Desserts and divas needed for showBarre Montpelier Times Argus - Apr 26, 2009
Outside recognized Country Walkers, a specialized travel provider, for giving employees a telecommuting option one day a week, a free Country Walkers trip …
Virtual OfficeWorcester Business Journal - Apr 26, 2009
By Vidya Vasu In the last few years, telecommuting popularity has sky- rocketed among business owners and executives. According to WorldatWork …
Should I Know How Much You Make?HarvardBusiness.org - Apr 25, 2009
Many of the arrangements used today, for example, telecommuting and flexible hours, in essence, trust the adult employee with task accomplishment. …
Police Board conferenceCornwall Seaway News - Apr 25, 2009
Dr. Duxbury has published widely in the areas of work-family conflict, supportive work environments, stress, telework, and supportive management. …
Project moves forward to map Lake County’s broadband accessLake County News - Apr 25, 2009
… the importance of broadband for everything from curriculum to expanding local business opportunities, including clean industry and telecommuting. …
Fast cash ads on the riseMarketplace - Apr 25, 2009
Flexjobs is basically a classified listing of telecommuting jobs. Anything from part-time sales gigs to VP of a company. Job searchers pay a subscription …
Economy vs. environment? No need to chooseSeattle Times - Apr 25, 2009
If your boss agrees to let you work a four-day flex schedule or telecommute one day a week, for example, you could save $400 or more a year by driving less. …
TANDBERG Announces Ten Tips for Reducing Carbon EmissionsPR-USA.net (press release) - Apr 24, 2009
Telecommuting – Enable people to work from home while still being fully engaged in the workplace. Save on real estate and operational costs, …
Should the feds offer tax credits to companies that encourage …InfoWorld - Apr 24, 2009
I’ve been writing about telecommuting the past few weeks (you’ll find the articles in the Keep the Joint Running archives). …
Orange, moderate air day for SaturdaySalisbury Post - Apr 24, 2009
Drive less: carpool, vanpool, take the bus, telecommute. Green………..0-50 AQI……..Good air quality. No health risks are expected. …
Even when not explicit, ISP data caps still haunt usersArs Technica - Apr 24, 2009
Given the importance of an Internet connection for everything from telecommuting to entertainment to phone service to e-mail to keeping up on politics, …
Employees Forgoing Telecommuting And FlextimeCity Town Info Education Channel - Apr 24, 2009
By CityTownInfo.com Staff Employees fearful of losing their jobs are cutting back or avoiding flexible schedules and telecommuting. The Los Angeles Times …
Kids to Experience Polycom Telepresence and Telecommuting During …PR-USA.net (press release) - Apr 24, 2009
Millions of US workers telecommute at least occasionally. According to Forrester Research’s March 2009 report, “US Telecommuting Forecast, 2009-2016,” that …
BUYINS.NET: (ADTN) SqueezeTrigger Price is $20.169. There is …Trading Markets (press release) - Apr 24, 2009
… and mobile workers, enabling corporate information services, Internet access, telecommuting and videoconferencing within their organizations. …
Aquatra Introduces – Remote Desktop Control 2.5Free Press Release Center (press release) - Apr 24, 2009
… and helpdesk services, supervision, managing network from different locations, telecommuting, even using the program for hands-on remote education. …
Green IT Starts With the Basics, Says UK’s CIOGreentech Media - Apr 24, 2009
It will also take into account how changing IT use could better allow government workers to telecommute and state residents to access services online, …
Australian marathon runners in BedfordCabinet.com - Apr 24, 2009
With a large telecommuting staff in southern New Hampshire, Bouvier was interested in adding a New Hampshire school to her group. …
DFL-passed House bill takes on Pawlenty spending plan and …Pioneer Press - Apr 24, 2009
An amendment allowing legislative employees to telecommute up to 20 percent of the time when the Legislature is not in session was added to the bill. …
Computer networks use massive amounts of electrical energy to run …MLive.com - Apr 24, 2009
It’s widely anticipated that videoconferencing and telecommuting will substitute increasingly for business travel. But industry data show that, …
Stimulus funds could connect more rural areas to broadbandThe Tennessean - Apr 24, 2009
Homes where children can’t research homework assignments and parents can’t telecommute to work. Communities that can’t lure new business to town because …
host2help.com’s Earth Day Launch – Their Goal: One Million Dollars …PR.com (press release) - Apr 24, 2009
Taking green business to the extreme, host2help.com utilizes telecommuting and virtually entirely electronic communications to keep overhead and their …
Appen Newspapers receives Evergreen Business AwardNorthFulton.com - Apr 23, 2009
The award recognizes businesses that have outstanding environmental practices including recycling programs, ride share, telecommuting, waste reduction, …
New San Francisco Coworking Space Will Benefit Social EntrepreneursSocialFunds.com - Apr 23, 2009
… as entrepreneurs, small nonprofits, and even employees of larger corporations who telecommute find that sharing rental space as well as printers, …
Cathi Martin must refocus on Pasco schools’ issuesTampabay.com - Apr 23, 2009
What is disappointing about Martin’s return is the attempt to resurrect her ill-advised idea of telecommuting to board meetings and a suggestion others …
Despite Optimism That a Recovery is Coming, Cost-Cutting Plans Far …Trading Markets (press release) - Apr 23, 2009
… 14% 15% telecommuting) None 6% 19% “What makes this next wave of cost reductions even more difficult than the first is that the ‘low hanging’ fruit is …
MTS Allstream Strives for Environmental Protection with Earth Day …TMCnet - Apr 23, 2009
… while the Workplace 2.0 tele-working program is being used by MTS Allstream customers and employees to telecommute and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. …
Reeling in the RegistrarsADVANCE - Apr 23, 2009
Another tip is to think outside the box, or rather office walls: “Telecommuting is another way we’ve been able to fill positions,” Vest explained. …
Lawyers’ Union Spars with Nickles Over Work SchedulesThe BLT: Blog of Legal Times - Apr 23, 2009
“Regardless of how one works 40 hours—eg, in four 10-hour days, by telecommuting, or by any other arrangement—the paycheck remains the same,” Mendelson, …
Two NIST Members receive 2009 Federal 100 Award.ThomasNet Industrial News Room (press release) - Apr 23, 2009
She has written or co-written 33 publications in the past two years, mainly covering incident response, host security and telework security. …
3 Pillars to Microsoft’s Environmental Sustainability StrategySoftpedia - Apr 23, 2009
“As just one example, Microsoft’s own use of our Unified Communications virtual meeting and telework software is already reducing our employee travel by …
Tech Support Forecast: Partly CloudyTechNewsWorld - Apr 23, 2009
… that the tech support staffing model is opened to allow the best talent to be brought on board in smaller towns or with workers looking to telecommute.”
Seamless IntegrationSiliconindia.com - Apr 23, 2009
… MAC Financial has improved productivity, streamlined their workflow and even enabled an employee to telecommute from Australia —not to mention …
Bill Gerber Of OSI Business Services Discusses Benefits Of …PRLog.Org (press release) - Apr 23, 2009
“It was wonderful to be able to share OSI’s telecommuting success with other firms through the IT Radix article. Telecommuting is an effective tool that …
This article is part of the editorial section: Great RecessionExaminer.com - Apr 23, 2009
But we also hear a lot of negatives about the “telecommuting craze”. Are they scams? Are they simply looking for you to send them money to “show you how”, …
Tips for reducing your carbon footprintKARE - Apr 22, 2009
Telecommuting is an easy way for companies to greatly reduce that number. “Ask your boss if you can at least telecommute one day a week or two days a week,” …
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