Telecommuting Review: the Gordon Report articles from February 1992

Telecommuting Review: the Gordon Report archives from February 1992

Telework again on the agenda at Pacific conference. (14th annual Pacific Telecommunications Council conference) (International Highlights)
February 1, 1992... The fourteenth annual Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC) conference was held January 12-15 in Honolulu, and two papers on telework drew a roomful of attendees and some interesting comments. The first paper was "Telework Troubles,...

Canadian Public Service moves forward with policy guide. (developing work-at-home policy and implementation guide) (International Highlights)
February 1, 1992... Officials in the Canadian Public Service hope to establish a work-at-home policy and implementation guide in the near future. This is the result of some extensive research as well as discussions with other employers, with its own unions, and...

Can't decide whether to sit or stand? Do Both! (Tiffany Office Furniture's Sit/Stand workstation) (Hardware Review) (Product and Service News) (Evaluation)
February 1, 1992... People who sit at the keyboard for hours on end generally wind up with some kind of soreness or stiffness, no matter how good the chair and table are. To relieve (or prevent) these problems, most people stand up and stretch as a change of pace....

Remote terminal introduced for telecommuting use. (Insync Corp. introduces Model IN7472R remote workstation) (Product Announcement)
February 1, 1992... Insync Corp. has recently started to market its model IN7472R remote workstation and is describing it as ideal for small, remote offices or home-to-office telecommuting. This terminal is for people who need connections to the mainframe computer...

California sets up "telecenter" by creatively adapting existing structure. (Real Estate and Office Space)
February 1, 1992... Sometimes the best solutions are the simplest ones, yet we so often overlook them. Dave Fleming of the State of California passed along some information about a "telecenter" established by his agency, the Department of General Services (DGS),...

Survey of prospective satellite office workers shows possible commuting reduction. (US Federal Flexiplace pilot program plans satellite office outside of Washington, DC)
February 1, 1992... The U.S. government's Federal Flexiplace pilot program [see 10/91 TR for most recent report] is about to move in a new direction with plans now underway for a satellite office in the Hagerstown, Maryland area. Hagerstown is approximately 75...

High-tech traffic solutions aren't always solutions. (Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems)
February 1, 1992... In response to my comments in last month's issue about plans for IVHS (Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems), Ed Risse of Synergy Planning sent in a short article he had written entitled "Smart Cars/Smart Roads--Dumb Drivers/Stupid Region." He...

Time, love and tenderness: commentary on changes in birth rates, use of time and feelings about work. (The Changing Workplace: The Flexible Workforce News Digest)
February 1, 1992... Yes, I've stolen the "Time, Love and Tenderness" title from a current song by Michael Bolton. Those three words tie together some interesting trends that could have significant implications on who works, why they work, and when and where they...