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Policies
  • NY Telecommuting Policy NY policy on telecommuting, includes benefits,definition and general guidelines. Very well done!
  • Accidents & Injuries An excellent clause to be included in a Telecommuting Agreement from the U. of Michigan.
  • Equipment This is another clause for Agreements, covering equipment use. Courtesy of U of Michigan.
  • Liability Liability statement from U. of Michigan, which can be incorporated into an agreement for any company.
  • Pac Bell Telecommuting Agreement Example agreement courtesy of Pac Bell. A very comprehensive agreement. Minor alterations and can be used for other companies.
  • Sample Agreement This is a great sample courtesy of Gil Gordon. Be sure to read it carefully!
Career Tips
  • "Job Bag" The Record" in Hackensack, New Jersey has a job mailbag for Q & A's.
  • Internet Professionals More salaries from the Wall Street Journal. See if a career with the Internet is where you should be.
  • IT Salary Trends Overview of Computer Consultant's salary survey of IT professionals.
  • Meta Tags Proper usage of description & keywords meta tags in a resume.
  • Resume Tips A list of do's & don'ts with very good explanations included. Some info is specific to developers.net.
  • Skill Building This article from Info World discusses the degrees and training required to succeed in an IT career.
  • Work the Web Excellent resources in a multi-guide special about working and the Internet.
Communication
  • Astound Conference Center This company offers both a free service (no time limit, max 3 attendees & 2mb of data) and a paid service that provides more options.
  • CentraNow Conference Room A virtual conference room for web based presentations. You are limited to 30 minutes, five participants and content must be under 1mb. A good free option for small presentations.
  • Cyber Collaberation Lotus Development's Quick Place is a web based project management application that allows for virtual gathering.
  • Firetalk This is another program that lets you talk through your computer.
  • GroupVine Discussion Service This service is currently free and allows anyone to participate in online discussions. This is great for any remote or mobile worker and is accessible via PC or PDA's.
  • High Wireless Act Heather Page reports that wireless phones have "big office" capabilities
  • Hot Office - Anytime, Anywhere Officing This is a hosted service that companies can subscribe to. Provides a variety of services that allow employees to share docs, chat & use a bulletin board.
  • ICQ ICQ is a great & free way to communicate with co-workers. You can share files and programs. It's also easy to use.
  • MyPlaceWare This is a free solution for small conferences from Placeware.
  • Shoutmail The first free email and instant messaging service that you can access from by using analog or wireless telephone.
  • WebEx Sandeep Junnaker of CNet News explains that WebEx requires only a browser & phone.
  • Whalemail.com An email resource that allows you to send and receive large files. You can send up to 50mb free!
Conferences
  • Telework '99 Aarhus This conference takes place at the Scandinavian Congress Center in Aarhus Denmark September 22 - 24, 1999.
  • Virtual Workforce... September 27 - 29, 1999, Sunburst Resort - Scottsdale, AZ . For any company/business considering flexible work options - this is the conference to attend.
Connections
  • "Applications" AT&T explains how ISDN works for telecommuters. Complete with diagrams.
  • ADSL Bell South offers an ADSL solution that will make your connections go much faster.
  • ADSL Connections for Home Offices Michelle Masterson of Internet News provides this report on how home offices can get ADSL connections with Dell's new Dimensions PCs.
  • An Analysis of VPN's From PC Magazine, this is a really good explanation of what VPN's are and why they should be used.
  • BT Business Highway BT has a solution for solving multiple lines for internet & phone lines. One line split in two.
  • Covad Communications Covad Communications can speed things up if your ISP is too slow for your business.
  • Home Free Phoneline This solution uses your phone line BUT won't interfere with incoming/outgoing phone calls! No need for a second line.
  • Home PC Link With this network solution you share applications, printers & even your Internet access.
  • HomeFree Wireless This is a wireless solution with a range of up to 150 feet. Just plug a card into your desktops or laptops and you're connected.
  • ISDN Bell South also ISDN services. Here is a brief explanation of what ISDN is.
  • ISDN Basics A good explanation of ISDN and how your company can benefit from it.
  • ISP News @Work to offer Broadband Remote Access online 24hrs a day.
  • Road Runner Time Warner's cable internet connection. Is it for you
  • Sheraton to offer in-room Net This CNet article tells how you can access the Internet even when you are away on business, if you stay at Sheraton Hotels.
  • Symantec Offers Connections IDG.net article by Nancy Weil reports that Symantec has partnered with NetCom to offer Internet Access to their new software package for telecommuters. Article from the Industry Standard
  • Why ISDN- From CISCO ISDN Solutions - they define new software and explain the benefits. Very brief but to the point.
Consultants

  • ADG Group Telecommuting consultants that utilize telecommuting & virtual offices themselves.
  • Don Gresh Donald P. Gresh is in Norcross, Georgia. He offers telecommuting and virtual office consulting.
  • Fleming Ltd David Fleming has studied and worked with telecommuting for many years.
  • Gil Gordon Associates Gil Gordon is probably one of the most well known consultants. He is often quoted by others.
  • Homeworks for Telecommuting Free consulting assistance is provided and this program is sponsored by the San Diego Air Pollution Control District.
  • InnoVisions Canada Bob Fortier, Board Member of CTA has done more than anyone else to promote telecommuting in Canada
  • InteleWorks Inc. This consulting firm in Georgia offers Telework Certification for both employees and managers. Great idea!
  • Joanne Pratt " We are a virtual company that helps both public and private organizations implement telework."
  • Legato Consulting Providing consulting services for distributed workplace strategies. Some parts of the site are still under construction at this time.
  • Management Strategies, Inc Providers of consulting services & workshops. Assistance for utilization of telecommuting & virtual teams.
  • New Ways of Working In the UK, Stephen provides telework consulting services. He also has a very informative site.
  • Telecommuting Success, Inc. David P. Mead believes in an integrated approach to make telecommuting succeed and his theories are proving successful.
  • TManage, Inc. Glenn Lovelace and his company have been around for a while.
  • Workvirtual Stevan Alburty provides consulting for alternative office needs including telecommuting.
Facts & Figures
  • "Employers Save $10,000..." A new research survery focused on the financial impacts of absenteeism and job retention. This was sponsored by AT&T.
  • "Satisfied companies..." By David Ranii this article points out benefits of telecommuting as well how some companies have successfully used telecommuting.
  • Dream Home Office An article from ZDNet containing stats about number of remote workers.
  • EKOS Survey EKOS released these results on November 4, 1998 which was Canada's 1st Telework Day. Employers take note of what employees want and will be looking for in coming years!
  • Family Friendly Benefits 1999 Survey by the Society for Human Resources Management. Flextime and telecommuting are well shown.
  • JALA's Forecast How many telecommuters will there be in the year 2020? Find out here. JALA's home page.
  • New National Survey By the year 2000 there are expected to be more than 14 million home-based workers.
  • Survey Lists Winners This C/Net article says that 50% of respondents want to move to rural areas & telecommute.
  • TDM Status Report US Dept of Transportation has provided specific numbers that support telecommuting benefits.
  • TELECOMMUTING- Will it change... A look at some of the literature on telecommuting by a self-professed "unbiased" person. Very informative. By Samantha Edwards
  • Telecommuting 2000 Telecommuting 2000 Research project supported by Symantec & Mitel. Conducted by the Home Office partnership. Free summary available.
  • Telecommuting Trend From Annette Hamilton, Executive Producer, ZDNet AnchorDesk This has some numbers on the amount of telecommuters and what opportunities are good for telecommuting.
  • Who Works at Home Short article by Janet Attard with some of the numbers collected on telecommuters.