| Career Watch: Insights into telework Priscilla Arling, assistant professor of MIS in the College of Business Administration at Butler University, discusses her study on telework and productivity. Gas shortage spurs telework in southeast U.S. Gas shortages in the southeast United States are prompting companies to consider expanding their telework programs so employees can conserve fuel. Other options workers are weighing include greater use of carpools and ... Telework programs as good as cold hard cash, survey says A survey of 821 American white collar workers shows that a majority save money monthly by teleworking at least part of the time -- and most think telework programs are a good idea for employers to offer. Help desk cuts costs, improves services via telework program IT departments hoping to keep valued employees longer might try implementing a telework program that lets help desk support staff stay connected while also enabling better customer service. Riverbed bundles Microsoft Server in its WAN optimization appliances Riverbed will sell Microsoft's Windows Server bundled with its WAN optimization devices as a way to simplify purchasing for its customers. Four steps to better QoS for VoIP There are four key steps to deploying QoS for VoIP, and if you don't follow them all, your VoIP implementation will not live up to its full potential. There's a lot more to implementing QoS than just switching on a router feature -- so take the time to plan and design the right QoS deployment for your situation. Managed services faring well in bad economy One market faring OK in the recession is managed services. As corporate IT staffing gets squeezed, more firms will find purchase of third-party managed services a cost-effective alternative to hiring more workers. That's the finding of a report from Insight Research Corp. Windows Mobile 6.5: Is it enough to become "iPhone cool"? Microsoft Subnet blogger Mitchell Ashley writes, "Windows Mobile 6.5 has been unleashed in Barcelona sporting a new touch screen more similar to LG touch phones than the iPhone. But still 6.5 is still a new, sportier, sexier user experience. You may be buying your next business computer, not your employer Blogger Mitchell Ashley explores the interesting idea that XP won't die, it will become a virtualized desktop your employer servers to your personally owned computer. Cisco QoS: LLQ/CBWFQ and MQC processing Similar to an access control list (ACL), a MQC policy-map is processed by the router in a top down fashion, explains Cisco Subnet blogger Dennis Hartmann. How safe is outsourcing your network? Cisco Subnet blogger Larry Chaffin tells of a frightening story of an outsourcer's lax staffing policies. February giveaways from Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet
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