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The Weekly Round-Up: 13.03.09
Round-Up But forget those maudlin ramblings, in times of recession we're forced to endure the filth of our hardware and, if you are lucky enough to work in a hotdesking office environment, your colleagues' filth too. [13 Mar 2009]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Energy shortages loom
Comment Well, more IT per square metre than anyone ever imagined, new flexible work methods and hotdesking, led to greater occupancy rates than originally predicted. Written during an intensely boring conference session and... [16 May 2008]
VoIP a perfect fit for Gieves and Hawkes
Case Study Collins said: "We are also able to get the benefits of hotdesking, where staff can log on to the telephone system wherever they are. Bespoke tailor Gieves and Hawkes has moved over to a VoIP link between its two back... [15 Apr 2008]
Glasgow and Serco seal £265m outsourcing deal
News The 10-year partnership is expected to introduce five community hubs giving residents access to council services on their doorstep and cutting office space by 35 per cent, provide flexible IT allowing hotdesking and home... [19 Feb 2008]
Cabinet Office flexes its shared services
News Because the network is IP-based and allows staff access to core systems out of the office, there is also a chance to reduce the number of PCs and introduce hotdesking. And the department's CIO Peter Court has a similar... [25 Oct 2007]
Cambridge calls for new voice network
News Under the banner of a project called 'WorkWise', the county is simultaneously reducing its building portfolio and introducing hotdesking at a ratio of seven desks for every 10 people. Cambridgeshire County Council has... [19 Oct 2007]
BlackBerrys juicing up work/life balance
Case Study The company has several flexible working methods, such as working from home and hotdesking, where staff in certain areas have no fixed desk or desktop PC, as well as wireless connectivity through BlackBerrys and laptops. [13 Jul 2007]
Leader: How green is your (silicon) valley?
Leader If you only have around 40 per cent of your staff in the office at the same time, why not try to shift to hotdesking where it makes sense? A report by the Energy Saving Trust has questioned the 'greenness' of working... [05 Jul 2007]
Giant network slashes costs for council
News Birmingham City Council is implementing a £10m network to connect the city's council offices, libraries and schools. The council has already saved around £350,000 per year by reducing communications and infrastructure costs since it... [16 Apr 2007]
Leader: Set your workers free
Leader Hotdesking, or having fewer desks than employees, is one obvious example. You're sitting in a meeting room in your office and want to share an email with your colleagues - so you pop open your ultra-mobile PC, connect it... [05 Dec 2006]
Unwired: Fewer desks than people?
Comment While hotdesking freed workers from a single fixed desk, the technology - both the phone and internet connection - was still tethered to the desk. Hotdesking is a very ugly term indeed. The notion of... [12 Sep 2006]
