http://www.itworld.com/taxonomy/term/380/all xx http://www.itworld.com/mobile-amp-wireless/77984/best-idea-ever-three-day-workweek The magazine NewScientist makes a compelling case for the four-day workweek. I have a better idea: How about a three-day workweek. Keep the office open three days a week, and have staff work from home (or wherever) two days per week. Everybody wins! http://www.itworld.com/mobile-amp-wireless/77984/best-idea-ever-three-day-workweek#comments Career Mobile & wireless Opinion digital nomad telecommuting Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:20:56 -0400 mikelgan 77984 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/windows/77605/windows-7-moves-people-cloud One of the hottest buzzwords in technology is the 'Cloud'. Vendors across all types of computer applications and services are looking for ways to leverage the power of cloud computing. Microsoft takes that a step further by making it easier to move a different kind of resource to the cloud: people. http://www.itworld.com/windows/77605/windows-7-moves-people-cloud#comments IT management/strategy Windows Opinion telecommuting Windows 7 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:33:30 -0400 ITworld staff 77605 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/networking/69831/cisco-sends-employees-home-work Cisco today revealed it has garnered more than $277 million in productivity savings by letting employees work from home using the company’s own virtual office technology. http://www.itworld.com/networking/69831/cisco-sends-employees-home-work#comments IT management/strategy Networking News Cisco telecommuting Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:54:04 -0400 ITworld staff 69831 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/67166/swine-flu-threat-raises-telework-questions The possibility of a widespread swine flu outbreak is prompting companies to think about business continuity and how options such as telework may become a necessity. http://www.itworld.com/security/67166/swine-flu-threat-raises-telework-questions#comments IT management/strategy Security News business continuity disaster recovery swine flu telecommuting Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:42:32 -0400 ITworld staff 67166 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/server-and-data-center/66767/best-practices-environmentally-sustainable-data-centers The Microsoft Global Foundation Services' data center team released a new paper today titled: "Top 10 Best Practices for Environmentally Sustainable Data Centers." Its objective is to help data center managers, industry operators and IT professionals reduce energy consumption and waste to cut costs, drive efficiencies and generate good will among c http://www.itworld.com/server-and-data-center/66767/best-practices-environmentally-sustainable-data-centers#comments Green IT Server and data center Best practice data center Earth Day environment sustainability telecommuting Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:23:17 -0400 grazy 66767 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/business/65370/10-sure-fire-ways-kill-telecommuting Telecommuting is a bad idea, whether or not your employees are clamoring for it. To help you prevent telecommuting without losing your forward-looking image, here are 10 sure-fire ways to kill it while keeping your hands clean. http://www.itworld.com/business/65370/10-sure-fire-ways-kill-telecommuting#comments Business Opinion telecommuting Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:11:43 -0400 ITworld staff 65370 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/65336/four-telecommuting-security-mistakes Whether it is employees who travel frequently for their job or staff that work out of a home office full or part-time, their mobility poses serious security risks to your organization. Here are four common mistakes employees make while telecommuting, and how to put a damper on them. http://www.itworld.com/security/65336/four-telecommuting-security-mistakes#comments Security Feature data protection encryption telecommuting Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:30:39 -0400 ITworld staff 65336 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/mobile-amp-wireless/64001/live-interactive-webinar-it-strategies-remotely-supporting-distributed-wor Register to attend this LIVE Interactive Webinare today! IT management/strategy Mobile & wireless Mobility remote workers telecommuting Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:40:09 -0400 kbradshaw 64001 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/career/63868/tips-new-telecommuters-whove-been-laid-or-fired Jack Nilles, cofounder and president of JALA International, which helps organizations develop their telecommuting programs, offers five pieces of advice for those who have little if any experience working outside an office environment and now find themselves working from their homes full-time -- looking for new jobs, or working on contract assignments until they find other full-time gigs. http://www.itworld.com/career/63868/tips-new-telecommuters-whove-been-laid-or-fired#comments Career Tip job search layoff telecommuting Mon, 09 Mar 2009 10:32:58 -0400 ITworld staff 63868 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/career/63475/telecommuter-notebook-things-i-miss-about-office What do I miss about working in the office? Let's start with the way to any man's heart: his stomach. http://www.itworld.com/career/63475/telecommuter-notebook-things-i-miss-about-office#comments Career Opinion telecommuting Mon, 02 Mar 2009 09:35:57 -0500 ITworld staff 63475 at http://www.itworld.com