Archive for January, 2008


Study Predicts One Billion Telecommuters in 2011

A new study has been released. A billion workers around the world will be classed as mobile by 2011, including nearly 75 per cent of the US workforce, according to IDC. The analyst firm attributes the uptake to growing pressure on companies to provide work/life balance programmes, and advances in mobile technologies. IDC’s research showed [...]

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Have Gadget, Will Travel…Need Outlet

Mobile gadgets are revolutionizing the workplace and fostering telecommuting. But, as ComputerWorld’s Mike Elgan reports, with mobile gadgets comes a pitfall, finding an outlet to recharge them. The Consumer Electronics Show trade show is showcasing this year’s batch of better, cheaper and cooler gadgets. Services that enable ever more powerful mobile capabilities abound. Wireless networks [...]

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Empty Tray Is Seeking Virtual Assistants and Bookkeepers

According to their recent blog posting: Empty Tray is an administration support community that offers independent professionals and small to medium size enterprises an outsourced administration. Services include accounting, bookkeeping, scheduling, client management, project coordination, event planning, and almost all forms of secretarial work. Instead of hiring one assistant to do many diverse tasks, clients [...]

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