Whether they're in branch offices or home offices, workers are increasingly telecommuting instead of working in a traditional centralized office environment.
For many companies, this trend presents many benefits as well as challenges. On the plus side, a recent survey shows that telecommuting increases worker productivity by allowing for more flexible working hours, and it saves companies money on reimbursing transportation costs and on office materials. On the down side, telecommuting can produce major security and privacy risks for companies that extend their WANs out to their employees' homes without giving them the knowledge or the tools to connect to the corporate network securely.
Remote offices are an important option for telecommuters. Not everyone has reliable broadband at home. Rather than fighting bad internet, telecommuters can work out of a remote office located near where they live.
Remote Office Centers provide professional grade internet, phone systems and office space to workers from different companies in shared centers located around the city and suburbs.
ROCs are a fairly new options, but can be found in many cities by searching the internet for "Remote Office Centers" in quotes.
by aullman (not verified) on 10/22/08 at 8:08 pm |reply
Where Google Chrome security fails: the password I heard mention that the Chrome OS will have some sort of encryption available a la bitlocker. If it's possible to encrypt personal data using another password or key, then it may have potential for very secure data.... And Ubuntu has an 'encrypt home directory' option, perhaps google should follow suit.
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Remote Office options for telecommuters
Remote offices are an important option for telecommuters. Not everyone has reliable broadband at home. Rather than fighting bad internet, telecommuters can work out of a remote office located near where they live.Remote Office Centers provide professional grade internet, phone systems and office space to workers from different companies in shared centers located around the city and suburbs.
ROCs are a fairly new options, but can be found in many cities by searching the internet for "Remote Office Centers" in quotes.