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Whether it is company-wide or affecting the IT department alone, reorganizations are a fundamental step in managing growth and remaining flexible in today’s competitive marketplace. A successful reorganization can save money and offer new caree... More...

According to technology forecasters, corporations spent nearly $64 billion on intranet hardware, software and related services worldwide in 2000, and this number is expected to skyrocket to $200 billion annually by the end of this decade.1 No small f... More...

A large number of significant IT projects are carried out by third parties. Many are less than stellar successes. Some take too long, cost too much or are abandoned before completion. Others are completed successfully by the vendor, but fail to deliv... More...

Now that you have put in all the work, it's time to rollout your new technical support team to the other departments in your company and your customers. This article will focus on the best practices for marketing your improvements. The Importan... More...

Technology has revolutionized HR departments during the past decade. Administrative - and often isolated - activities have been translated into streamlined solutions, while HR best practices have been formalized and strengthened by technology ranging... More...

Help desks in companies implementing telework programs will experience a higher volume of calls and requests than normal, especially during the first month following implementation. Without proper planning and infrastructure in place, the help de... More...

Teleworkers need to perform tasks at home with the same efficiency they enjoy in the office. To fulfill this need, a well structured teleworking infrastructure, providing employees with standardized equipment and secure access to all the resources re... More...

Certain departments, such as sales, have greater demand for a mobile strategy than others. Consider the individuals, often called knowledge workers, who use the Internet, e-mail, and telephone to source, manage, and share information. IT departments ... More...

Few enterprises stay the same over a period of five to ten years. Their business grows. Their products, operating locations, and channels change. Their bias toward centralization or business unit independence shifts. Supported technologies change. In... More...

The growing popularity of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is having a significant impact on data security and regulations compliance. Most companies are concernedand rightly soabout the legal and security issues raised when company data is located ou... More...

Small and midsize businesses (SMBs) have always been the primary source of innovation in America; and while consumers and business customers have applauded their products and services, these small companies perhaps have demonstrated their greatest in... More...

Have you ever noticed that IT professionals are grumpy? I think that part of the reason is because they never get calls like this: "Hey IT guy, just calling to say that everything is working okay today and you're a great guy!" The calls are typically... More...

Technology, in general, should provide quicker access to information, improve communications, and improve employee services. With the right technology, HR departments can not only boost productivity but also add value throughout the whole organizatio... More...

Policy enforcement is the process of ensuring that the enterprise's security policy is followed. It is targeted at the people and associated processes of the enterprise, not its technology. However, technology is a component of enforcement - technica... More...

Large government agencies are buckling under the weight of their large bureaucracies, their increasingly distributed workforce, and higher interactions with private sector consultants. Government agencies with such environments should seriously consi... More...

Many medium to large postsecondary institutions are challenged with numerous administrative and faculty meetings, typically requiring the on-site attendance of multiple parties. Today's multipoint videoconferencing technologies and solutions have add... More...

Over the past six months, business press stayed hot with the stories of the rapid success of the companies that were able to dramatically improve their operations, increase employee motivation, achieve a higher level of employee retention, and increa... More...

My company sells employee time tracking software that automates client billing, project accounting and payroll. We have implemented these systems for customers repeatedly where the employees previously were unaccustomed to accounting for their time. ... More...

Today's enterprises have learned that physical hardware matters less than TCO and risk management. Info-Tech sees that IT leaders focused on improving their organizational resilience, smoothing costs, and supporting global business objectives are cre... More...

Isn't technology wonderful? It has changed the way we do just about everything. I have two small children and often think about the world in which they will grow up. They will never have known a world without cell phones or Movies On Demand. And, tha... More...

Linux and other open source applications are finding increasing acceptance in the global marketplace in small and large companies alike. Statistics on the growth of a few open source programs - like Apache (a webserver), Linux (an operating sytem), F... More...

Benjamin Franklin may have wryly observed that ´In this life nothing is certain but death and taxes´ , but these days a sure-fire contender to be added to that list of certainties is change. Recent research has shown that UK organisation... More...

The vast majority (81 percent) of more than 2,300 global executives surveyed say they are connected to work through mobile devices (cell phone, PDA, laptop or pager) all of the time, according to the latest Executive Quiz from Korn/Ferry Internatio... More...

"Work-related blogging was once thought to be benign, but it is now one of the hottest, and most complex and far-ranging issues in the workplace," says CEO of the Employment Law Alliance Stephen J. Hirschfeld. A survey conducted by H... More...

The Data Dilemma While globalization may be good for business, it creates new requirements for IT systems that are designed primarily for domestic orders. Often missing is easy access to global logistics information and critical supply chain... More...

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Help Desk Support for Teleworkers

Infrastructure Basics for Teleworking

Managing Mobile Devices for Knowledge Workers

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Postsecondary Institutions: Multipoint Videoconferencing Boosts Staff Collaboration

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