Research: Setting up a home office

Telework America 2000
Year 2000 Annual Report Summary of teleworking, sponsored by AT&T.

Guide
A guide for managers and employees considering telecommuting
from the Telecommuting Knowledge Center.

June Langhoff's megasite
Author Langhoff's FAQs, advice, resource list, tips, links and humor.

The American Telecommuting Association
Issues of TeleNews 1993-2000 that covers aspects of setting up a remote office as well as many issues faced by teleworkers. Although topical list is available online, articles must be ordered by e-mail for a fee.

Telecommuting
Jobs, resources and information about every facet of telecommuting and setting up of remote offices.
From About.com.

Publications and forums

Interactive Q&A
Web site allowing questions covering any aspect of telework, sponsored by International Telework Association and Council.

Home office setup brochure
How to design, equip and work in an ergonomically acceptable home office.

Independent Homeworkers Alliance
A jobs clearinghouse for all types of teleworkers.

Telecom services/devices/security

Needs and standards
Assessing technology equipment and standards.
From the Telework Connection.

Design alternatives
One of several companies that will design and set up your remote office.
From AWE.

DSL beats cable
DSL beats cable modem in prime-time Internet performance duel.
A press release from Keynote Systems.

DSL vs. Cable: The future of high-speed Internet access 2000-2005
A report from Insight Research showing how each of these connection technologies fared. Excerpts, summary and table of contents available, but report has to be purchased.

Cable/DSL and security
Security issues and solutions for the always-on DSL and Cable connections.
From University of California at Berkley.

Biometrics
As costs plummet, will biometrics solve security problems for remote workers?
Network World Fusion, 05/08/00.

Telecommuter management
An outsourcing management company for management of telecommuters and telecommuting needs including technology.
From TManage.

The enemy within
Hackers and Crackers get the ink, but is the real threat to the network sitting in the next cubicle?
Network World Fusion, 05/08/00.

Intrusion prevention
An article on security problems and one proposed solution with desktop firewalls.
From Symantec.

IT management of remote workers

Supporting remote workers
Out of site, but still in mind: how to manage remote workers.
Network World Fusion, 10/09/00.

Remote access policy
IT managers and policies for teleworkers.
Network World Fusion, 07/03/00.

Managing remote workers
An explanation for the management of remote workers in virtual organizations.
An article from the Journal of Computer-Mediated Computing.

Surf for pay
The IT manager's latest headache: Workers paid to surf
Network World Fusion, 03/06/00.

Scheduling: conformance vs. chaos

Internet rush hour
Internet workers schedule hours to avoid Internet traffic delays.
From AT&T.

Home Biz Central
Web site for home-based working moms and those who want to be, which deals with scheduling needs and other issues.

WAHM
Web site for work-at-home moms: their issues and resolutions.

Schedule options and terms
Explanation of core time, flex time and compressed hours.
From About.com.

Case studies

Tales from the trip
Nomadic workers face technical support challenges and thrive.
A report from June Langhoff's telecommuting Web site.

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