Your Office on the Web! (Virtual Offices) by Philip Montero
Chances are you work as part of a small team. It may be your whole office or just one department in a larger organization, or you may be part of a team that changes with each project. Regardless, your projects typically involve exchanging files back and forth, copious e-mail threads, and the... The best thing is that because the virtual office exists on a secure server on the Internet, all members of the team can access the project information from any PC that has Web access - whether they're at the office, at home, or on the road.

How To Create a Virtual Office by Ricardo Trinidad
How To Create a Virtual Office It has become a growing trend for businesses to look for alternatives to the standard office setup, especially for those companies which are just starting out and are looking for ways to reduce their startup costs. One of the more popular alternatives of recent... Virtual Office Advantages There are a number of advantages that should be considered when deciding to use a virtual office as the means for your company to thrive and do business. ... If you or you’re the owner of your business are interested in learning more about virtual offices, what...

Managing Virtual Project Teams by Tim Bryce
"Our electronic communications may be very slick, but if neither party knows what the other is talking about, you are going nowhere fast." - Bryce's Law These are interesting times for managing systems development projects. In the old days (as late as the 1980's), whenever a development... Such standardization eliminates confusion and materially assists the project team in communicating on a common level, regardless of where they are geographically located. ... Consequently, Project and Systems Managers ask me for advice on managing virtual project teams for which I offer three...

Wireless at the Workplace by Jonathan Coupal
Wi-Fi, or wireless fidelity, is a term promulgated by the non-profit Wireless Fidelity Alliance organization to designate products adhering to the IEEE 802.11 standard for wireless LANs. A Wi-Fi network broadcasts a radio signal, operating in the unlicensed 2.4 and 5 GHz radio bands, with a data... For the office, companies such as Cisco, Symbol, and 3Com offer enterprise-grade office equipment with the latest security features. ... · Virtual Private Networks. ... ” Benefits of Wi-Fi: With Wi-Fi networks, an entirely new set of benefits and services can be offered: · Access to the wired...

Online Video and Computer Gaming as a Catalyst to Positive Social Function by Gregory Wolfe
With the advent of the cultural phenomenon known broadly as Online Gaming (encompassing both console and PC gaming), a gradual shift has taken place in the public perception of gaming, as well as it's social impact. Needless to say, with Gross Revenues exceeding Hollywood's Box Office income,... This is demonstrated clearly by the mission objectives in Full Spectrum Warrior, where the player leads a team of soldiers into battle, and is responsible for their safety through leadership and intelligent tactical deployment.

Creating a Virtual Office on the Web by Brewster Collen
Mark Ramsey’s high-tech consultant company, with 9 employees, has an extranet. So does Bob Cutter’s advertising agency, which has 35 staff members, a team of 107 freelancers and 7 clients. Both companies, one in Oregon the other in Pennsylvania, have realized the benefits of having an extranet... It really helps keep my team on the same page." "An extranet can be especially useful for ad agencies that share a lot of documents with employees and clients," adds Cutter, whose Same-Page eStudio system currently deploys 7 eStudios (one for each of his ongoing clients).

Second Life is What You Make of It by Madison Lockwood
Second Life (SL) is a privately owned, partly subscription-based 3-D virtual world, introduced in 2003 by West Coast company Linden Lab. Users can visit this virtual world almost as if it were a real place via their home computer and an internet connection. ... A team of Northwestern University students developed a virtual newscast that utilizes video clips from online sources and an avatar as the 'talking head' reading the voice over. ... You can go to a virtual boutique for clothing, buy a home, a plot of land, and the items of value introduced into the game increases every month.

Groupware Finds Home in American Business: Collaboration Tool Analysis by Joe Miller
What is Groupware? Have you ever had to manage document collaboration in a hurry? No need to be ashamed if you said "yes." Virtually every American business has experienced moments of ad hoc team collaboration. In other words, the ideal business collaboration method involves meticulous record... First, does the groupware package your business is looking at work only within your office, or does it also work with clients, investors, partners, and others with whom you collaborate? ... The difficulty of some groupware packages is that even though they provide a virtual vignette of helpful...

Considerations When Creating A Mobility Extension To The Corporate Network by Matt Vaughn
Mobile strategy This paper assumes your organisation has an established and accepted business case for mobility and you are now ready to proceed. When implementing a mobility solution the impacts are not just on the actual end-user but also the subtle and long-lasting effect to your I.T. ... Server Mobile applications require an application gateway to communicate with that ensures back-office application services are always available. ... Instead building mobile systems that are loosely connected to back-office systems is essential to success.

Know Linux by Pawan Bangar
Linux essentials: It’s free for download but you have to pay a tiny bit to mail order it or buy it from a company. If you’re getting Linux for more than 2-3 PCs, you can also get training and support at a small free, if you choose to have it. Else it’s the Linux community on the Net to your... Office suites: Star Office, Open Office, Applixware, Corel WordPerfect Graphics: GIMP, Corel Photo paint Music: XMMS, Free amp, Real Player Video: MTV, Xine Games: FreeCiv, Tux racer, Doom, Quake, Heretic, Unreal And the list is growing.