Telecommuting Review: the Gordon Report articles from July 1994

Telecommuting Review: the Gordon Report archives from July 1994

Connecticut's phone company issues report on pilot, promotes further internal and customer telecommuting.
July 1, 1994... SUMMARY: Yet another local telephone company has begun to promote telecommuting for its customers, doing so (wisely) only after having completed a successful internal trial. The promotion of telecommuting by the local exchange carriers across...

California union publication raises many questions about telecommuting - and denies its reality? (California State Employees Association)
July 1, 1994... SUMMARY: A recent magazine published for California government union members cites many of the often-stated arguments against telecommuting from the union perspective. Some of these arguments seem to deny the reality of telecommuting as it has...

Travel agent work-at-home product opens up new business, employment options for travel agencies. (System One Corp's HomePro provides remote-access link to computerized reservation system)
July 1, 1994... SUMMARY: Taking advantage of a remote-access link to a computerized reservation system, travel agencies are able to set up telecommuters to serve customers and generate tickets without being in the office. This is a special benefit for a small...

Are we being run over by the "virtual office" bandwagon? (alternatives for workers that perform their jobs away from the office)
July 1, 1994... Summary: The buzzword "virtual office" is quickly displacing "paradigm", "reengineering", and perhaps even "downsizing" as the trendy business term of the day. While the virtues of the virtual office" are noteworthy, this concept has begun to...

EC funds remote-expert program; trial begins in Scotland. (European Community backs EXperts UNlimited program)
July 1, 1994... Summary: The remote delivery of expert advice on a pay-per-call basis will be tried in a region of Scotland as a way of using the telecommunications network to provide access for clients who otherwise could not contact these experts. The trial...

Trip-reduction rules need major overhaul, says new group. (Coalition for Episodic Controls)
July 1, 1994... Summary: Employers in many areas of the U.S. have slowly been getting used to the idea that they will have to rind ways to get some of their employees to commute in ways that reduce vehicle trips, as a result of the 1990 amendments to the...