Mobile Workforce and Telecommuting Advice for Employers

Remote work arrangements (or telecommuting programs) offer significant benefits to employers. Here are a few of the biggest reasons why telecommuting is the future of business.

Find out about the benefits of online collaboration, and how a good online collaboration tool can improve the way you work with your colleagues.

Review of The Mobile Learning Edge: Tools and Technologies for Developing Your Teams

Excerpt on mobile collaboration from The Mobile Learning Edge: Tools and Technologies for Developing Your Teams by Gary Woodill

Another reason to work from home: telecommuting helps preserve our environment and reduce energy consumption. Get the quick facts and statistics here.

An in-depth (46-page PDF) guide to security considerations and setup for remote access and telework technologies, from the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Also includes advice on creating telework security policies.

Summary of the Telework Enhancement Act of 2010, a bill to enhance the Federal Telework Program.

Learn more about how to choose a video conferencing system: choose a video conferencing provider, what kind of encryption you need, and finding the right tool that works with your participants' bandwidth.

Great list of articles from CIO magazine and PC World about all aspects of telecommuting.

Discover the 5 golden rules for safe remote access in your company. Find out about writing and enforcing a remote access policy, and what types of encryption keep your data secure.