InnoVisions Canada news archives 17

Dec 31	New drive for telecommuting: Washington Post outlines renewed interest in telework and telecommuting
Dec 29	Jan 14 telecommuting conference in Wash DC to be presented by the National Institute of Government Innovation (NIGI) NOTE: CONFERENCE HAS JUST BEEN CANCELLED!
Dec 29	Internet access needs government regulation? Growing numbers of telecommuters say Internet access is as important as telephones and even electricity or heat, and that the government should monitor its availability
Dec 29	Home for the holidays: How can you battle the isolation of the holiday quiet - or any time when co-workers are away and the phone stops ringing and e-mail stops coming?
Dec 25	Being an e-manager. What are the keys to success
Dec 24	On the trail of soft skills training -- finding online telework training programs
Dec 24	A taxing dilemma for teleworkers: article speaks about inconsistent tax rules for teleworkers and their companies
Dec 23	Which version of Windows XP is best for teleworkers: The Home or Professional Edition?
Dec 21	The True North Initiative will receive $1 million in federal funds to help create telework centers and possibly hundreds of jobs across the Range
Dec 21	The post-Sept 11 workplace challenges employers - telecommuting can help
Dec 20	A Telecommuter's Best Friend? Startup Neoteris is out to make working remotely a much easier task with its integrated, browser-based technology
Dec 20	DC's National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board approves expansion of telework program to help bring metropolitan Washington into compliance with federal air quality standards
Dec 20	Taking our eyes off the clock - Telework is fine, but become too invisible at the office, and your job might disappear
Dec 18	Teleworkers, check out this story about broadband backups from Jeff Zbar
Dec 18	Mapic bails on office workers, but none will lose their jobs. Instead, all 65 Woburn Mass. staff to become teleworkers on January 1
Dec 17	Cisco's ups security for remote office users' or teleworkers' PCs, making it harder for hackers to penetrate
Dec 17	Job flexibility flourishes: Family-friendly policies hold firm
Dec 15	Increased business support of telecommuting and telework programs could hurt the Wash DC real estate market
Dec 14	ComputerWorld Canada: More companies open doors for teleworkers and save millions each year
Dec 14	Telework helps workers be productive while battling winter workplace disruptions; tips for winterizing your work life
Dec 14	Since the birth of the Internet, the American home is now being used more for telecommuting adults
Dec 14	IRS Home Teleworking Survey suggests that teleworking is driven by hard business reasoning rather than concern for employees' welfare
Dec 12	Tomorrow's teleworkers will be ready BEFORE they hit the job market. StatsCan report shows the telephone isn't even a consideration for young teens who communicate with friends, and who use on-line chat software to zip off messages to each other in after-school surfing sessions
Dec 12	Excite@Home teleworkers face dial-up despair: 4 million broadband customers facing the loss of service since Excite@Home filed for bankruptcy Sept. 28
Dec 12	Staying Upbeat - How a work-at-home dad copes when he's feeling down
Dec 10	She can't walk to Texas. Management by walking around is tough to accomplish when the employee and boss are separated by 900 miles, but distance between workers can be shortened with telework
Dec 10	While cable net's demise raises new worries for teleworkers, the effects should be short-lived
Dec 10	Work/life programs such as flex time and telework can helping employees cope and manage the stress of the new normalcy
Dec 9	Firms wiser about personal e-mail use - Courts will be asked to draw boundaries about employee monitoring over the next year or two as telecommuting continues to grow
Dec 9	Companies should consider new v.92 modems for telecommuters so they don't need to get a second phone line
Dec 8	Turn frowns around--Flexible work options. Offering a work environment conducive to a person's life might be part of the solution
Dec 7	Turn frowns around--Flexible work options. Offering a work environment conducive to a person's life might be part of the solution
Dec 6	CIO Magazine: Casual teleworkers�employees who work remotely three or fewer days per month�can strain your support staff and your IT budget
Dec 5	NEPI's eCommute Website outlines program to provide tax incentives to businesses who allow telecommuting. Objective is to reduce air pollution, ease traffic congestion, and improve productivity and the quality of life for area employees and employers
Dec 5	Home work in the 21st century: Analysts expect that by the year 2010, 69 percent of all Americans will be working at home
Dec 3	Article in the High Tech Career Journal. PHONING IT IN: Many IT workers find telework an alternative to the office
Dec 1	Telecommuting: Keeping Data Safe and Secure. Telecommuting is more viable for many workers. But with this new opportunity comes new risks
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