Telecommuting Review: the Gordon Report articles from February 1998

Telecommuting Review: the Gordon Report archives from February 1998

Lessons from eruv: from "virtual home" to virtual office. (the Jewish concept of a rope or wire suspended around a city within which the residents can carry on the Sabbath) (Technology Information)
February 1, 1998... Sometimes the best learning comes from the least likely sources. In this article I'll explore the parallels between an old religious concept and a modern business practice--and with luck, will do justice to the former while helping us...

Collecting taxes across state lines vs. phone lines. (a state taxing a company that has no physical presence in the state) (Industry Trend or Event)
February 1, 1998... If I were responsible for the financial health of a state government in the US today, I suppose I'd be quite aggressive about looking for new revenue sources other than digging deeper into the pockets of my state's residents/taxpayers. I'm...

The Ne(X)t generation at your doorstep. (impact of a fresh-thinking young workforce energized with powerful technology tools) (Industry Trend or Event)
February 1, 1998... Think you've heard everything about Generation X and why (and how) you'll have to accommodate them? I doubt it. Getting ready for today's students as they become tomorrow's workers means a lot more than dealing with pierced body parts...

Government not behind times, more on Borders Union.(Letter to the Editor)
February 1, 1998... Dear Gil: Thank you for the refreshing thoughts in TR 1/98 entitled "Union Organization Comes to the Web; Remote Workers within Reach?" I do take issue with your closing paragraph (page 7) wherein you chastise government by presuming "......

Here comes ADSL. (PC industry and telephone industry join to create the Universal ADSL Working Group consortium) (Industry Trend or Event)
February 1, 1998... [Ed. note: David L. Peterson contributed significantly to this article, and identified the sources listed at the end.] Just when everyone was getting used to one set of four initials (ISDN), along comes another set (ADSL) that may not be...

Teltone puts new remote-agent product into beta tests. (OfficeLink 2000 telephone management software) (Product Development)
February 1, 1998... The technology to allow inbound call-center agents to work more effectively from home seems to get better and better. The latest addition is OfficeLink[R] 2000 from Teltone Corp., which has been marketing its OfficeLink I for...

Working in your car is not always safe - but future cars may let you do more of it. (the National Highway Safety Administration's report on safety issues related to the use of cellular phones in vehicles) (Government Activity)
February 1, 1998... American taxpayers, your tax dollars are at work again--this time on a project that offers some interesting insights. The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) of the US Department of Transportation (DOT) released...

"End of the road for car pooling," says USA Today. (ride-sharing will dip into single digits by 2000) (Technology Information)
February 1, 1998... It was distressing, though a bit gratifying, to see the front page of that USA Today issue. "Supermoms seem to be the driving force behind its demise," the article was subtitled. "For the first time in three decades," notes the article,...