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teleworking
Last modified: Tuesday, May 12, 2009
(v.) telework, (n) teleteleworker, teleworking
Also known as telecommuting. To use information technology (IT) and
telecommunications to replace work-related travel. Teleworking allows employees
work at home or at a local telework center one or more days per week using communication tools,
such as such as phone, fax, modem, Internet teleconferencing, e-mail or IM, to perform work duties
from a remote location. The term telework is
the term favored in Europe and other countries while telecommute is used
more often in the U.S and Canada.
Commuter Connections Commuter Connections is a regional network of transportation organizations coordinated by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG), a non-profit. Commuter Connections offers free services to those who work in the Metropolitan Washington area.
Gil Gordon Associates Alternative Officing This site - operating since May 1995 - consolidates a wide variety of information from around the world, and from many different perspectives, on the subjects of telecommuting, teleworking, the virtual office, and related topics.
Teleworking Boom Causing IT Headaches For workers, that means more freedom, less traffic and a better shot at actually achieving that allusive work/life balance. For the IT department, however, it means more planning, extending the network and increasing security.
