Telecommuting Review: the Gordon Report articles from December 1996

Telecommuting Review: the Gordon Report archives from December 1996

Flexible work in Europe: stretching to reach expectations. (Industry Trend or Event)
December 1, 1996... [Ed. note: After having made two visits to Europe in the last couple of months, I continue to believe that there may be more people talking about, researching, and having seminars about telecommuting and other forms of flexible work than are...

Watching distant children - and distant workers? (Simplex Knowledge's I SEE YOU videoconferencing system) (Product Information)
December 1, 1996... Not long ago, my colleague and Webmaster Dave Peterson sent me a news release he downloaded from the Internet back in September. It was almost too bizarre to believe, and I looked to see if the release had an April 1 date that might have...

"Headtop" computer - better than a laptop for telecommuters? (Rockwell International's The Trekker)(Product Announcement)
December 1, 1996... We've gone from room-size computers to desktop PCs to laptops to palmtops to computer wrist watches--and now there's a PC that you can wear like a hat and "fanny pack" similar to what hikers carry. The Trekker [TM] from Rockwell International...

It's a bird ... it's a plane ... it's a satellite with your spreadsheet. (Hughes Network Systems' DirecPC satellite downlink service) (Internet/Web/Online Service Information)
December 1, 1996... [Ed. note: We try to help keep you aware of new developments that might not have made their way into the general business media yet. This excellent article by Tom Durkin will brief you on the DirecPC product, the first mass-marketed satellite...

Community college to offer telecommuting course. (Technology Information)
December 1, 1996... During one of the few quiet moments at my TELECOMMUTE '96 conference, I had a chance to sit down with Gloria Allen of the Victor Valley College (WC) in Victorville, CA. She was brimming with excitement about a new college course she had...