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"Time is money" is as true for teleworkers as it is for anyone else. So when the vice president of marketing demands to be set up for a corporate connection at his home, or the accounting department has decided to let its 30 members begin working from their homes, you'll need to know what works to prevent the bottom line from crashing. This series explores the top 10 computer-related issues for teleworkers, not only from the network executive's perspective, but also through the eyes of the business analyst. Our goal is to provide you with a clear picture of the interrelated capabilities of today's critical, must-have technologies, and how your adoption of those technologies can help or hurt your bottom line.

Part 1: Teleworking Top 10, 03/12/01
Steve Janss considers questions to think about before you set up your teleworkers..

Part 2: Shopping for speed, 04/16/01
Steve Janss writes about how to select your teleworkers' 'Net access without breaking the bank.

Part 3: Protecting the home front, 05/14/01
Steve Janss looks at how to make your home office as secure as the main office.

Part 4: Making sure you don't get zapped
Steve Janss looks at how to make your home office as secure as the main office.

Part 5: Getting gear for teleworkers
Buying more than they need, or earlier than they need it, can cost you dearly.

Part 6: Controlling communications cost
She was a business consultant with a large firm who worked from home.

Part 7: Cat 5 vs. wireless: Pros and cons
Your IS staff specified Category 5 for everything. But hardwiring your teleworkers' homes would have broken your budget.

Part 8: Shopping with peripheral vision
Choosing the wrong equipment can double a system's price or even halve your teleworkers' productivity.

Part 9: Home-office ergonomics made easy
Provide your teleworkers with the creature comforts they need to stay productive.

Part 10: Application ABCs
Giving your teleworkers the right software tools for the job.

Part 11: Wrap-up
With our series behind us, the author offers some updates and reader comments.


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