Telework
tools These
nine products can help you set up and maintain remote workers.
Company
AgilQuest
Product
OnBoard
Pros
Personalized
profiles; 24-7 support.
Cons
Requires
Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle or IBMs DB2.
Pricing tiers
Annual
fees: one through 500 users: $216; next 501 through 1,000: $192; next
1,001 through 2,500: $168; next 2,501 through 5,000: $100.
Company
Executive
Works
Product
Telework
Toolkit
Pros
Comprehensive
understanding of teleworkers needs and structure.
Cons
Overkill
for smaller firms.
Pricing tiers
Available
through application service provider partners. OfficePilot and LiveWire
priced $30 to $35 per user, per month. Other tools priced per usage.
Company
MCK
Communications
Product
PBXgateway
Pros
Proven
solutions to extend your corporate PBX to remote and mobile workers.
Cons
Teleworkers
might become a bit too connected.
Pricing tiers
Prices
vary depending on number of ports and existing PBX system.
Company
Expert City
Product
GoToMyPC
Pros
Best-in-class
remote PC access.
Cons
Pricey
compared with runner-up pcAnywhere.
Pricing tiers
Personal
plan: $20 per month or $180 per year for one user to $15 per PC, per
month to $135 per PC, per year for three to 20 users.
Corporate plan: $20 per month or $180 per PC per year for 101 to 150
PCs to $25 per month or $280 per PC per year for 10 to 19 PCs.
Company
Mangosoft
Product
MangoMind
Pros
Highly
secure Internet drive integrates seamlessly with Explorer; NT-like
permissions and access control.
Cons
Slow
at updating permissions throughout folders.
Pricing tiers
Single
drive (50M bytes): $29.95 per month for up to five users.
Enterprise (10M bytes): $24.95 per month for 10 or more users; Each
additional 50M bytes costs $19.95 per month.
Company
Connected
Product
TLM
Pros
Enterprise-class
data backup and protection system for remote and mobile workers.
Cons
Other
approaches provide similar results for less cost.
Pricing tiers
Data
Center servers: $11,000; plus $100 per seat; volume discounts available.
Company
Netilla
Product
Virtual
Office
Pros
Helps
eliminate workstation and laptop support requirements.
Cons
Requires
value-added reseller or in-house expertise.
Pricing tiers
As
a service: $1,000 activation fee; $500 per month for five users.
To buy: less than $500 per port for 25 to 500 ports. Requires purchase
of maintenance contract.
Company
Research
In Motion
Product
BlackBerry
5810
Pros
Real-time,
all-the-time voice, data and standard keyboard in one device.
Cons
Separate
cell phone and PDA are less expensive, but not necessarily better.
Pricing tiers
BlackBerry
950/957: $400/ $500, plus $40/ month for un-limited data usage.
BlackBerry 5810: price set by carrier, about $500. $40 per month for
un-limited wireless e-mail, 1M byte Web browsing, 300 text messages.
Company
WebEx
Product
Interactive
Services
Pros
Effective
online service suite.
Cons
Costs
can add up quickly in a large company.
Pricing tiers
45
cents per minute per user for data; 50 cents per minute, per user
with data and call-in. 60 cents with data and call-out.
Meeting Center starts at $100 per users per month for unlimited meetings.
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