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 Introduction
Emergent OnLine is dedicated to the advancement of Telework and
Telecommuting to address the growing concerns about traffic congestion, the
environment and work-life balance for the citizens of the DC Metro Area as well
as our own employees. Emergent OnLine is sponsoring and supporting the new
Telecommuting Today feature on WTOP by Steve Eldridge, brought to every
Tuesday morning at 7:10 AM and every Tuesday evening at 6:10 PM. This is a new
weekly feature that explores some of the complex issues surrounding this
revolutionary way for employees to work electronically anywhere and anytime. The
feature will address the benefits and challenges of implementing an effective
telecommuting program.
Remote Office Connectivity
Citrix Solutions for Remote Office Connectivity
delivers remote offices access to any application, quickly and without
compromise. Citrix’s scalable server-based architecture allows instant-on
delivery of full-featured enterprise applications, which means provisioning that
once took weeks can now be completed in minutes. Companies can leverage existing
IT investments and extend their existing computing environments to offices
anywhere. And because control is server-based, applications can be delivered and
managed with speed, ease, and confidence from a reliable single point. Users get
what they need too:
a single secure point of access with a no-compromise experience of consistent
and reliable performance and full-featured functionality.
- Cutting Costs
- Connecting Remote Locations
- Accessing Data Real-Time
- Improving Operational Efficiency
Get new and
remote offices working together easily
Integrating diverse branch office platforms and
technologies into a cohesive enterprise network can cause
delays growing companies don't need. Citrix solutions for
remote office connectivity simplify and streamline the
integration of disparate business systems and offer secure
communications. Which leaves you with time to concentrate on
more important things — like doing business.
Solutions
Provided:
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Configure, manage and enable
application access from one centralized location, reducing the
cost of provisioning branch offices individually
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Improve time-to-value for business
expansion with accelerated delivery of ERP, CRM, Web and
office productivity applications
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Eliminate the need to dispatch IT staff
to service remote locations with centralized applications
management
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Use the Internet to deploy applications
securely with less bandwidth — at lower telecommunication and
network costs
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Enhance customer service with
centralized business-critical databases
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Protect data with a built-in disaster
recovery system. And help eliminate costly downtime
Telecommuting and Mobile Workforce Solutions:
The world of business is a world of mobility. In the
United States, only one-third of enterprise employees
work in their corporate headquarters. Seven million
people are full-time telecommuters who work from
home, while the same number of “road warriors”
travel each day. Whether attending a meeting across
the corporate campus, visiting a customer’s site or
unable to work from the office as usual, nearly
everyone has some need for mobile access. Businesses
must provide the resources to maintain productivity
and continuity -no matter where business may have
to be conducted.
In the virtual workplace created by business mobility,
organizations rely on LANs, WANs, the Internet,
wired and wireless connections, as well as server-based
applications and information. They must use
these resources to expand opportunities and ensure
continuous operation. And they must do it without
compromising performance or functionality
Whitepaper: Workforce Mobility Solutions
Business Continuity Benefits to having a telecommuting and telework program in
place:
The need for risk management and business continuity strategies and solutions
is becoming an important concern for organizations across government and
business spectrum, having expanded beyond its inception as a safeguard in
regulated and transaction-oriented industries such as financial services. And,
with the pervasiveness of telecommunications availability and Internet
connections, the utopia of a “Virtual Workplace”, where computing environments
are available to users outside the physical location of the organization, can
lay a foundation on which companies can insure business continuity despite
unfortunate events. The need to eliminate or minimize the risk of downtime is
a fundamental requirement of today’s increasingly fast-paced and competitive
market. Consequently, risk management services are increasingly in demand.
Business continuity need not be an “all or nothing” proposition. It is more of
a spectrum of readiness ranging from today’s common practices, such as
regularly backing up systems that are stored in a secure location and that can
be used in the event of disaster, to full-contingency plans. Companies can
move further along that spectrum by, providing Web access to their
applications,
developing processes that employees follow in the wake of disaster, and
establishing communication links to employees to keep them abreast of the
situation. Each of these steps removes the barrier of having to be physically
in the office, enabling employees to be connected to other employees and to
the software systems that are the lifeblood of the organization.
Whitepaper: Laying the Foundation for Business Continuity
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