Remote work is becoming increasingly important for organizations that are attempting to drive down their costs and to become more agile by enabling employees to work from any location – at home, at customers’ sites, in remote offices, etc.

Moreover, the US and other governments have become significant proponents of the telework concept as a means of reducing their costs and to support various “green” initiatives.

However, the growth of telework has been slowed by a number of factors, not least of which is the significant expense of enabling employees and others to work remotely (despite the fact that telework has been demonstrated to reduce employee-related costs). Read more.