Telecommuting Review: the Gordon Report articles from November 1998

Telecommuting Review: the Gordon Report archives from November 1998

Current Telecommuting Survey Data Shows Strong Growth.(Industry Trend or Event)
November 1, 1998... SUMMARY: The 1998 survey data just released by CyberDialogue confirms what we've suspected: the numbers of telecommuters (of all types) keep growing. It appears there are 15.7 million telecommuters (working at home at least one day/month)...

Software Designed to Meet Special Needs of Telecommuters Comes to the Market.(Symantec pcTelecommute)(Product Announcement)
November 1, 1998... SUMMARY: Symantec Corp. has introduced its pcTelecommute[TM] software, described as giving "telecommuters everything they need to work from home." At the heart of the package are remote-access and remote-control capabilities, but several...

Microwave Oven Cooks Your Food--and Checks Your Email, Accesses Your Bank Account: a Clue to New Remote-Access Tools?(NCR Corp demonstrates prototype combination device)(Company Business and Marketing)
November 1, 1998... SUMMARY: A prototype of a device created by NCR Corp. shows how computing will move away from computers, and working will move away from workplaces. This microwave oven-- which looks and works like any standard microwave--has built-in...

Australian Firm Rolls Out Mobile "Telecottage".(Imago Multimedia Centre develops self-contained portable telecom facilities for remote)(areas)(Company Business and Marketing)
November 1, 1998... SUMMARY: A self-contained portable building has been developed to bring high-tech communications to remote areas of Australia. It is designed to handle a range of needs, from distance education and tele-medicine of government services and...

Phoenix Project Shifts Older Computers to Telecommuters.(Phoenix, Arizona implements Project ADOPT)(Technology Information)
November 1, 1998... SUMMARY: An innovative program started recently in metropolitan Phoenix is a partial solution to two problems: disposition of excess office equipment, and pollution caused by excessive commute trips. Project ADOPT brings together major...

US Traffic News Roundup: Gas-Guzzling, Mass-Transit Woes, and Disappearing HOV Lanes.(Industry Trend or Event)
November 1, 1998... SUMMARY: Three unrelated news items in recent weeks show just how far away the US is from solving its transportation problems and becoming conscious of long-term fossil-fuel supply problems. Those these news items aren't necessarily...

Fall Conference Season Is a Global Event.(Industry Trend or Event)
November 1, 1998... SUMMARY: Within a ten-day period, there were major telecommuting/ telework conferences in the US, Australia, and several European countries. The agendas were similar: what has happened, where are we going, and how do we get there better and...

Consortium Benchmarking Study Planned.(Company Business and Marketing)
November 1, 1998... SUMMARY: The American Productivity and Quality Center will be conducting a consortium-based benchmarking study titled "Teleworking: Virtual Offices, Real Profits." The focus of the study is to "discover best practices in strategies for...

Work Transformation; Managing Telework.(Review)
November 1, 1998... SUMMARY: Two books to bring to your attention this month: Work Transformation (Ken Robertson) about "planning and implementing the new workplace" and Managing Telework (Jack Nilles) with "strategies for managing the virtual workforce." The...