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There's a revolution in
working practices going on. Some aspects of flexible working - like
flexitime - are not necessarily supported by new technologies. But the
ones affecting where we work, the way we work, and the way we communicate
at work are greatly affected by innovations in technology.
The Flexibility
philosophy is that technology on its own will not maximise the benefits
from new ways of working. Nor will personnel polices on their own, or
facilities redesign. But having an integrated change programme that
focuses on business objectives, involving all the disciplines, will
maximise the benefits.
Understanding what the
technology can do, however, is essential even (especially?) for those who
work in other fields.
So read on. And do let
us know if there are any areas in particular you would like to see
covered in future articles.
Latest articles:
Flexible conferencing - coming soon to a desktop near you
The technology is here to make high quality integrated video,
audio and web conferencing a reality from every desktop. We
examine the technologies and the business benefits.
Leading-edge training
for mobile technologies
We profile mpirical, a company that is taking on the challenging
area of training staff to implement and support the latest
telecommunications technologies.
Tablets to smooth the
way for mobile working
Just launched by Microsoft and a group
of PC manufacturers, Tablets PCs may trigger a
revolution in mobile flexible working.
Remote
access the easy way - using the web browser
Being able to access all your corporate systems - email, files,
mission-critical applications, corporate intranet, etc - is
vital for the modern flexible location worker. We profile
Aspelle's powerful browser-based solution.
Low budget
virtual meetings
Web conferencing provides a cheap and effective way of having
meetings online. The quality of voice and pictures may fall
below videoconferencing, but for many kinds of meeting and
information exchange it can be an ideal solution.
Videoconferencing - close
encounters of the distant kind
Guest writer Lisa Honan, Managing Director of EyeNetwrok, looks
at how to use videoconferencing to beat the travel blues. Cost,
efficiency and quality issues combine to make videoconferencing
the right option for many face-to-face encounters.
Technologies for working anywhere
A summary of the technologies
that allow flexible workers to connect to their corporate
systems from wherever they may be working. 4 linked articles.
What is broadband?
And why is it important for
flexible working? Bob Crichton takes you through the issues and the options.
Working in a wireless
world
...no doubt on the wonderful World Wide Web. We look at the implications for
flexible working of the wireless revolution
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