Most Active Articles 2010-03-21T15:48:46.588-04:00 Business Exchange Business_Exchange@businessweek.com urn:com:businessweek:bx:topic:most-active:virtual-office Rakesh Raman rraman103 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:16920321662915494094-c56da845c4ff3b83750ea634fac6efde 2010-03-06T11:34:55.822-05:00

Stepping up its fight against Microsoft Corp., Google Inc. acquired DocVerse, a technology startup that allows people to edit Microsoft Office files online.

Stepping up its fight against Microsoft Corp., Google Inc. acquired DocVerse, a technology startup that allows people to edit Microsoft Office files online. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703915204575103730421133678.html Terri Griffith tgriffith986 2 2 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:1246935120728779361-f371d5ffca9a1dca2e7e81bc3e9d8816 2010-03-02T20:34:00.000-05:00

and, after a hard day's teleworking, you switch your PCTV from work to leisure mode. Eschewing the joys of Call Of Duty XVIII, you find yourself nostalgic for the good old BBC.Linear channels – the

and, after a hard day's teleworking, you switch your PCTV from work to leisure mode. Eschewing the joys of Call Of Duty XVIII, you find yourself nostalgic for the good old BBC.Linear channels – the http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2593722241&f=9791 4 4 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:6002273951307081138-4f981d836e714c9f998637c26e1f2fea 2010-01-13T07:46:00.000-05:00

-- China's leading wholesale marketplace and champions of small businesses, DHgate.com, today launched IntroducingSuccess.com, a virtual office created exclusively to support America's aspiring entrepreneurs and SME retailers. The free site serves as a

-- China's leading wholesale marketplace and champions of small businesses, DHgate.com, today launched IntroducingSuccess.com, a virtual office created exclusively to support America's aspiring entrepreneurs and SME retailers. The free site serves as a http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2463870426&f=9791 94 94 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:14527839693586589482-0af5726cb1671427c120b7437b65b6f5 2010-01-07T15:05:57.923-05:00

this is a great webcast for people who work virtually.

this is a great webcast for people who work virtually. http://video.ciscowebseminars.com/events/cisc003/32885/index.jsp?adis=184855_4 Linda Kuehn lkuehn937 14 14 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:15071899439916627812-a21f9631515dee3d2b90a64740c47f67 2009-11-04T14:11:50.362-05:00

This article gives tips on how to manage virtual teams.

This article gives tips on how to manage virtual teams. http://changeandresponse.com/pdf/pr_Calzone_DMarco_Mar14.pdf Angela Calzone acalzone404 31 30 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:5360663701648503205-31995e03d95de659ff7ef301207b0ab7 2009-11-19T03:00:00.000-05:00

In a culmination of an independent study the title of "Leader of the Pack" was once again awarded to the Image Incentives Company - a recognition

In a culmination of an independent study the title of "Leader of the Pack" was once again awarded to the Image Incentives Company - a recognition http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/press-release-rss/the-image-incentives-company-recognized-as-the-leader-in-virtual-office-leaders-by-its-peers-for-second-straight-year-125112.php 38 38 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:2808512255145915445-842903204c7bd35469afb99fb2701c9d 2010-01-05T19:15:00.000-05:00

Traditional high street law firms are under attack on every front.

Traditional high street law firms are under attack on every front. http://www.infolaw.co.uk/newsletter/?p=200 7 7 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:14453272702037306534-1e6337b7b5fc210cc8d5b675361cf90a 2009-12-17T12:07:40.763-05:00

We all understand that talent, especially software talent, is spread world-wide. We all also have a basic understanding that the virtual work form required to harness this global talent is different from face to face work — even with all our fancy technologies and increased experience at working “together apart.” Successful virtual work requires explicit consideration of the technology tools, the organizational practices, and the people involved — T-O-P Management. For Stuart DeSpain of Microsoft, the intertwining is very explicit in the form of: One Team, Many Places...

We all understand that talent, especially software talent, is spread world-wide. We all also have a basic understanding that the virtual work form required to harness this global talent is different from face to face work — even with all our fancy technologies and increased experience at working “together apart.” Successful virtual work requires explicit consideration of the technology tools, the organizational practices, and the people involved — T-O-P Management. For Stuart DeSpain of Microsoft, the intertwining is very explicit in the form of: One Team, Many Places... http://www.terrigriffith.com/blog/2009/12/17/one-team-many-places-microsoft/ Terri Griffith tgriffith986 6 6 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:3884718570549789485-557cb2ef7deffcc53021df05b07e656f 2009-12-10T10:56:52.637-05:00

Recently en route to Panama, I spent my time on the plane as I usually do—going through a stack of magazines to catch up on what’s going on and get some new ideas. But an article in Technology Review entitled “Urban Renewal” got me thinking about an old idea: telecommuting. Did you know that half the world’s population currently lives in urban areas? By 2050, 70 percent will live in and around cities. The TR article discusses how in the future, transportation systems will have to change dramatically to handle the mass movement of people to and from work every day without negatively affecting the environment. Traffic here on DC’s Capitol Beltway is truly brutal today—I can’t imagine what it’ll be like 40 years from now. So what happened to the idea of telecommuting? I’m surprised at the generally low level of telecommuting today. More telecommuting would certainly ease road congestion, cut fuel consumption and reduce pollution—not to mention the amount of stressful, unproductive time that so many people spend sitting in traffic jams every workday. I think that successful telecommuting requires just a few key elements: Management leadership. Management needs to encourage telecommuting and support employees with trust and training to make it a win-win proposition for their employees and companies alike. Training. All employees who want to telecommute need to learn the right and wrong ways to work from home. They need training in best practices for working away from the office. The right tools. Telecommuters will need certain tools to maintain their connection with the office and its enterprise-level technologies to keep up their productivity as they work in remote locations. The good news is that those tools are readily available right now. Take BroadWorkstm Anywheretm as an example. Even though I travel a great deal, I rarely give out my cell phone number. I generally give everyone my business phone number because BroadWorks Anywhere extends the features of my desk telephone to softphones and mobile phones regardless of manufacturer or network. So no matter where I am, anyone can get in touch with me, and the caller’s contact information is displayed to me on the incoming call. And think about all of the other IP-based communication services designed to make us all more productive—that’s the essence of unified communications. You just need to be online with a smartphone or computer. You can see who else is on, make or take phone calls, set up and sit in on conference calls, get messages and email, text, tweet and fax. You can even attend video conferences from wherever you happen to be working on a given day. The UC features don’t care if you are sitting at headquarters or in your home office–they just work. At BroadSoft we’ve partnered with Microsoft to integrate with Microsoft Solution for Hosted Messaging and Collaboration Version 4.5, which allows users to work from virtually anywhere. We also recently introduced BroadWorkstm Connector for Lotustm Sametimetm –a powerful plug-in that enables enterprises to access BroadSoft’s IP telephony and unified communications capabilities from within IBM’s UC2 platform. As I said last summer, I believe now is the time for video. A video conference is like being there. There are other important video business applications, as well. We’ve partnered with Polycom to launch a number of joint video solutions. Along the same lines we’ve also collaborated with Tandberg to launch new hosted video business solutions that providers can offer to their customers in an affordable, hassle-free service model. At BroadSoft we personally experience the tremendous benefits of these communications options on a daily basis. Many of our employees work from remote locations, connecting to headquarters via the latest video phones using the latest Web-collaboration and document-sharing tools. These employees are virtually connected, allowing our global employee base to work as one. I believe that there’s great opportunity for our service providers in helping companies implement telecommuting programs. The incentives are obvious: Telecommuting saves money, improves productivity and reduces the impact of commuting on the environment. With all of the benefits available through UC today, maybe traffic on the Beltway won’t be so bad in 2050 after all.

Recently en route to Panama, I spent my time on the plane as I usually do—going through a stack of magazines to catch up on what’s going on and get some new ideas. But an article in Technology Review entitled “Urban Renewal” got me thinking about an old idea: telecommuting. Did you know that half the world’s population currently lives in urban areas? By 2050, 70 percent will live in and around cities. The TR article discusses how in the future, transportation systems will have to change dramatically to handle the mass movement of people to and from work every day without negatively affecting the environment. Traffic here on DC’s Capitol Beltway is truly brutal today—I can’t imagine what it’ll be like 40 years from now. So what happened to the idea of telecommuting? I’m surprised at the generally low level of telecommuting today. More telecommuting would certainly ease road congestion, cut fuel consumption and reduce pollution—not to mention the amount of stressful, unproductive time that so many people spend sitting in traffic jams every workday. I think that successful telecommuting requires just a few key elements: Management leadership. Management needs to encourage telecommuting and support employees with trust and training to make it a win-win proposition for their employees and companies alike. Training. All employees who want to telecommute need to learn the right and wrong ways to work from home. They need training in best practices for working away from the office. The right tools. Telecommuters will need certain tools to maintain their connection with the office and its enterprise-level technologies to keep up their productivity as they work in remote locations. The good news is that those tools are readily available right now. Take BroadWorkstm Anywheretm as an example. Even though I travel a great deal, I rarely give out my cell phone number. I generally give everyone my business phone number because BroadWorks Anywhere extends the features of my desk telephone to softphones and mobile phones regardless of manufacturer or network. So no matter where I am, anyone can get in touch with me, and the caller’s contact information is displayed to me on the incoming call. And think about all of the other IP-based communication services designed to make us all more productive—that’s the essence of unified communications. You just need to be online with a smartphone or computer. You can see who else is on, make or take phone calls, set up and sit in on conference calls, get messages and email, text, tweet and fax. You can even attend video conferences from wherever you happen to be working on a given day. The UC features don’t care if you are sitting at headquarters or in your home office–they just work. At BroadSoft we’ve partnered with Microsoft to integrate with Microsoft Solution for Hosted Messaging and Collaboration Version 4.5, which allows users to work from virtually anywhere. We also recently introduced BroadWorkstm Connector for Lotustm Sametimetm –a powerful plug-in that enables enterprises to access BroadSoft’s IP telephony and unified communications capabilities from within IBM’s UC2 platform. As I said last summer, I believe now is the time for video. A video conference is like being there. There are other important video business applications, as well. We’ve partnered with Polycom to launch a number of joint video solutions. Along the same lines we’ve also collaborated with Tandberg to launch new hosted video business solutions that providers can offer to their customers in an affordable, hassle-free service model. At BroadSoft we personally experience the tremendous benefits of these communications options on a daily basis. Many of our employees work from remote locations, connecting to headquarters via the latest video phones using the latest Web-collaboration and document-sharing tools. These employees are virtually connected, allowing our global employee base to work as one. I believe that there’s great opportunity for our service providers in helping companies implement telecommuting programs. The incentives are obvious: Telecommuting saves money, improves productivity and reduces the impact of commuting on the environment. With all of the benefits available through UC today, maybe traffic on the Beltway won’t be so bad in 2050 after all. http://broadbandignite.com/2009/12/10/the-right-tools-for-telecommuting/ Melissa Chotiner mchotiner377 8 8 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:15795787749986126461-65c8805b36e4a3954ccf9f8564d89085 2009-12-22T08:43:06.508-05:00

We all have big, intimidating projects on our plates that, frankly, are a little scary. They either feel like a lot of work, or you're not exactly sure how to tackle them. So, we hem and haw and avoid them. I've found that a fairly simple trick can...

We all have big, intimidating projects on our plates that, frankly, are a little scary. They either feel like a lot of work, or you're not exactly sure how to tackle them. So, we hem and haw and avoid them. I've found that a fairly simple trick can... http://www.business-strategy-innovation.com/2009/12/five-minute-rule-helps-get-intimidating.html Braden Kelley bkelley034 1 1 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:974145366447601961-d60cbb42144a6c78fd89e2eceb5f1599 2009-10-18T11:23:58.873-04:00

Each year, hundreds of scientists from all over the world come to the Florida State University campus to conduct research at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory. Starting in January, the researchers themselves will become the subject of study as a team from the College of Communication and Information explores patterns of collaboration in a diverse, interdisciplinary and increasingly virtual world. The team, headed by principal investigator Kathleen Burnett, an associate professor in the college's School of Library and Information Studies, was recently awarded a $380,226 National Science Foundation grant to study virtual scientific teams: how they form, disband and re-form and what factors affect team membership. The goal of the two-year project is to create a model for diverse interdisciplinary virtual teams that will increase efficiency and innovation, and turn short-term collaborations into long-term partnerships.

Each year, hundreds of scientists from all over the world come to the Florida State University campus to conduct research at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory. Starting in January, the researchers themselves will become the subject of study as a team from the College of Communication and Information explores patterns of collaboration in a diverse, interdisciplinary and increasingly virtual world. The team, headed by principal investigator Kathleen Burnett, an associate professor in the college's School of Library and Information Studies, was recently awarded a $380,226 National Science Foundation grant to study virtual scientific teams: how they form, disband and re-form and what factors affect team membership. The goal of the two-year project is to create a model for diverse interdisciplinary virtual teams that will increase efficiency and innovation, and turn short-term collaborations into long-term partnerships. http://www.genengnews.com/news/bnitem.aspx?name=65343065 Terri Griffith tgriffith986 13 12 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:4609992697248521927-bf0b3f378216d3e974100ac46504051d 2009-05-08T12:04:25.087-04:00

What really is a virtual office? The other day we saw an offer by Bell - it said virtual office. Upon closer inspection it was just a digital phone system that allows for extensions and call forwarding. Then there are "phone answering services".

What really is a virtual office? The other day we saw an offer by Bell - it said virtual office. Upon closer inspection it was just a digital phone system that allows for extensions and call forwarding. Then there are "phone answering services". http://www.officeexec.com/news/17/What_really_is_a_virtual_office? Gratus Devanesan gdevanesan495 21 21 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:13714815265466109594-e721680ac4dc19d6c8d9c7fa5b106051 2009-06-04T10:59:08.537-04:00

From freelance to agency Agency work is often outsourced to freelancers. There are some high end production houses that produce everything in-house to ensure supreme quality of work. These houses often face the problem of overworking their staff as...

From freelance to agency Agency work is often outsourced to freelancers. There are some high end production houses that produce everything in-house to ensure supreme quality of work. These houses often face the problem of overworking their staff as... http://www.officeexec.com/news/19/From_freelance_to_agency Gratus Devanesan gdevanesan495 10 8 1 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:5902005484918896446-4104169aefaa351ddadfde75825e45a3 2009-10-28T11:24:14.689-04:00

As USB flash drives continue to get faster and provide increasing amounts of storage capacity, you can use them for more than just backing up files and documents. You can actually run a ton of applications right from your flash drive, which can come in handy when you’re on the road outside your office or home. There are some popular suites of flash drive apps, such as PortableApps, which we’ve covered before. There recently announced freeware portable apps for popular packages such as Google Chrome, Skype and even uTorrent. However, PortableApps is not the only game in town these days.

As USB flash drives continue to get faster and provide increasing amounts of storage capacity, you can use them for more than just backing up files and documents. You can actually run a ton of applications right from your flash drive, which can come in handy when you’re on the road outside your office or home. There are some popular suites of flash drive apps, such as PortableApps, which we’ve covered before. There recently announced freeware portable apps for popular packages such as Google Chrome, Skype and even uTorrent. However, PortableApps is not the only game in town these days. http://webworkerdaily.com/2009/10/27/how-to-carry-your-office-on-a-stick-usb-flash-drive/ Terri Griffith tgriffith986 6 6 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:1761124780533378631-1e416070e97a8cd533cd683f86e7806f 2009-06-11T15:56:44.820-04:00

Virtual Organizations's role is expanding to connect everything from supply chains to end-customers and the myriad opportunities that it can enable if deployed properly. The concept of Virtual Organizations is so encompassing from every angle, and it is so complex. It is pretty much the mother of all buzz words in IT and requires a deep strategic analysis by CIOs. Simply speaking we can broadly analyze this topic from technology, business and cultural perspectives.

Virtual Organizations's role is expanding to connect everything from supply chains to end-customers and the myriad opportunities that it can enable if deployed properly. The concept of Virtual Organizations is so encompassing from every angle, and it is so complex. It is pretty much the mother of all buzz words in IT and requires a deep strategic analysis by CIOs. Simply speaking we can broadly analyze this topic from technology, business and cultural perspectives. http://tushneem.wordpress.com/2009/05/24/why-is-the-concept-of-virtual-organizations-all-encompassing-an-analysis-from-technology-business-and-culture-pov/ Tushneem Dharmagadda tdharmagadda725 16 14 1 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:17189856904738450249-d1a0338ffe68cc8485e025c143e43b01 2009-09-18T17:07:11.700-04:00

For a business investment as high profile as telepresence, seeing a solid return on investment is important. Many companies who chose a telepresence solution based on discounted hardware typically realize hidden costs that...

For a business investment as high profile as telepresence, seeing a solid return on investment is important. Many companies who chose a telepresence solution based on discounted hardware typically realize hidden costs that... http://bit.ly/Fwblj Jeannie McPherson jmcpherson873 4 3 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:5677272773095232464-d323d51ca613058d81eba7c0d3f180da 2009-04-02T07:45:00.000-04:00

Businesses encourage telecommuting; practice is driving down real estate costs DALLAS, April 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- As recession-battered companies look to save money on real estate costs, a growing number of businesses are equipping

Businesses encourage telecommuting; practice is driving down real estate costs DALLAS, April 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- As recession-battered companies look to save money on real estate costs, a growing number of businesses are equipping http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r1901356164&f=9791 18 16 1 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:854581252359103574-7667f3e4319c05d83f44b65af2f205b9 2009-08-25T14:19:59.116-04:00

I recently moved from Chicago to Los Angeles embarking on a work-from-home arrangement. Here are 10 best practices gleaned from my experience so far.

I recently moved from Chicago to Los Angeles embarking on a work-from-home arrangement. Here are 10 best practices gleaned from my experience so far. http://blog.winningworkplaces.org/blog/winning-workplaces/0/0/10-best-practices-transitioning-to-work-at-home Mark Harbeke mharbeke724 8 8 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:2714105588249314607-11eedcf4cf5add916051019cdad4fea9 2008-12-13T08:31:38.934-05:00

As companies cut costs and simultaneously try to maintain customer service, a whole new workforce presents itself.

As companies cut costs and simultaneously try to maintain customer service, a whole new workforce presents itself. http://recessionproofinglife.blogspot.com/2008/12/genuine-opportunity-to-work-at-home.html Alan Hammond ahammond609 20 20 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:17925133801477845586-0963b34d95cfcf6ddfa799829bb40c6e 2009-11-13T14:48:16.557-05:00

As attorney jobs in large firms are becoming harder to get, more attorneys are looking to self employment. Virtual offices allow attorneys to get the features of a large firm but without the high costs.

As attorney jobs in large firms are becoming harder to get, more attorneys are looking to self employment. Virtual offices allow attorneys to get the features of a large firm but without the high costs. http://www.gbcone.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=121:attorneys-trending-toward-self-employment&catid=50:blog&Itemid=106 Craig Koszewski ckoszewski739 0 0 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:16058360534020893506-8b1f43de576a422d795bcb247a126fb9 2009-11-11T17:25:57.394-05:00

No, collocation in distributed development is not an oxymoron — and I have decades of experience behind my statement. SDForum and SAP hosted a panel for SAP’s global managing directors of their distributed...

No, collocation in distributed development is not an oxymoron — and I have decades of experience behind my statement. SDForum and SAP hosted a panel for SAP’s global managing directors of their distributed... http://www.terrigriffith.com/blog/2009/11/11/collocation-distributed-development/ Terri Griffith tgriffith986 0 0 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:438242994820267845-0538c76c76d53b003cc41acc63c79057 2009-07-22T10:48:51.545-04:00

Why small businesses will give large corporations a run for their money in the coming years. First of all the internet changed everything. Not really, the internet changed a lot of things but not everything. It changed the way people thought about...

Why small businesses will give large corporations a run for their money in the coming years. First of all the internet changed everything. Not really, the internet changed a lot of things but not everything. It changed the way people thought about... http://www.officeexec.com/news/23/Small_Business_Edge Gratus Devanesan gdevanesan495 4 3 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:5733191742380889668-6485de86e3c78e918d52dd2602016cc4 2009-06-05T12:10:53.090-04:00

One of the very best parts of working at LiquidPlanner is having the kind of product where you often get to know your customers on a more personal level. When I worked at Expedia, this was never the case; it was just a transaction for the most part.

One of the very best parts of working at LiquidPlanner is having the kind of product where you often get to know your customers on a more personal level. When I worked at Expedia, this was never the case; it was just a transaction for the most part. http://www.liquidplanner.com/blog/2009/05/27/virtual-offices-yes-or-no Gratus Devanesan gdevanesan495 7 6 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:1048245210118412614-c89dd736851c58ecca289fea04ed30ef 2009-09-16T13:03:37.870-04:00

So what happens when thousands or even millions of workers who normally go to the office are suddenly working out of their homes? Forbes caught up with Rick Snyder, Americas president for video conferencing company Tandberg, to talk about what to...

So what happens when thousands or even millions of workers who normally go to the office are suddenly working out of their homes? Forbes caught up with Rick Snyder, Americas president for video conferencing company Tandberg, to talk about what to... http://bit.ly/3aVvd0 Jeannie McPherson jmcpherson873 2 1 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:6161553680319614534-986cece8fd1043c45f1c5677ba4ad661 2009-09-30T11:11:11.908-04:00

By Jonnelle Marte More Americans are ditching office camaraderie and regular work hours for the chance to work from home in pajamas or while sipping lattes at their favorite coffee shops. AFP/Getty Images The American Time Use Survey, which measures...

By Jonnelle Marte More Americans are ditching office camaraderie and regular work hours for the chance to work from home in pajamas or while sipping lattes at their favorite coffee shops. AFP/Getty Images The American Time Use Survey, which measures... http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/09/30/is-telecommuting-here-to-stay Terri Griffith tgriffith986 4 4 0 0