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RSS commutingChina's virtual plans are out of this world
News Aside from creating jobs, David Liu, CEO of CRD, said environmental benefits were an important consideration for the project - the more people working from home inside Entropia Universe the less pollution is generated by people... [06 Jun 2007]
Top 10 tips for working from home
News There's a great temptation to extend your working day at the beginning or end - feeling like it's only time you would spend commuting anyway. To mark National Work from Home (WFH) Day last Friday, the entire silicon.com... [21 May 2007]
From CIO to consultant: Top tips for cutting the red tape
Comment If you are going to spend any time commuting into a major city like I do, you'll have days where there are big gaps between the meetings you've set up. Mike Barrett offers some advice on how to manage these and other... [19 Apr 2007]
Leader: Set your workers free
Leader And more than half of those who still rely on workers commuting in to the office think this will soon change. You're sitting in a meeting room in your office and want to share an email with your colleagues - so you pop... [05 Dec 2006]
Office space shrinks as mobile computing grows
News Good news for staff fed up with commuting into the office: a third of companies doing business across Europe expect to cut the number of offices they use because of an increased reliance on mobile technologies. [30 May 2006]
Mexico sells itself as 'nearshore' outsourcing hub for US
News While Europe looks to India as its offshoring destination of choice, Mexico has launched an initiative to promote itself to the US as a 'nearshoring' destination that's so close to home it's often within commuting distance. [18 May 2006]
UK notches up 5.5 million teleworkers
News Over five million Britons in employment are now working remotely, a new report has found - with those in suburbs and London leading the way. According to research firm Point Topic, there are 3.8 million full-time teleworkers in the UK,... [01 Sep 2005]
Taipei residents to pay for commuting on mobiles
News Philips and BenQ have introduced a prototype Near Field Communication (NFC) phone that will allow Taipei residents to make secure payments for rides on the city's Mass Transit Rail. The trial, which begins on 1 September this year, will... [15 Jul 2005]
Mobile working: Who wants it?
News Though mobile working has been promoted as a way to increase efficiency, particularly for frequent travellers, it also lengthens the working day by turning commuting time, as well as evenings and weekends, into... [11 Apr 2005]
Call centres move to the living room
News Accessing high-quality agents is not limited to those within commuting distance, and agents can be contacted when needed instead of occupying call centres during periods of very little call activity," IDC said. [22 Dec 2004]
Connectivity creep - remembering we all need downtime
Comment In a leader article this publication makes the point that flexible working made possible by wireless, mobile and remote working technologies is clearly often a good thing, cutting down on commuting and allowing all kinds... [02 Dec 2004]
Leader: Is mobile working really so great?
Leader Commuting to work can be more stressful than a fighter pilot going into combat or a policeman facing a mob riot, according to a new study which received much press attention today. That's probably no great revelation to... [30 Nov 2004]
AOL splits in four
News Company representatives said Ripp's move is largely based on his preference to work closer to his Connecticut home, from which he had been commuting to Virginia for some time. America Online will reorganise itself into... [10 Nov 2004]
Official: Flexible workers are happy workers
News Initiatives such as working from home or mobilising the workforce can maximise the potential of otherwise dead time spent commuting. Technology and human resources are set to come together in a workers' revolution that... [17 Oct 2003]
Technology key to UK business efficiency
News Dead-time' wasted through commuting, especially in the South East, and the difficulty of accessing business systems away from the office were the main gripes, with employees spending more and more time away from the... [04 Sep 2003]
