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  Telework push to help drive NBN adoption

  The federal government has moved to link the need for higher productivity with its National Broadband Network (NBN) via the creation of a national Teleworking Week to be staged in November.

• NBN to drive Australia's digital economy: Conroy

  $96.2 million over the next four years has been set aside to aid the development of an Australian digital economy by the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy.

• Cisco sends employees home to work

  Cisco has revealed it garnered more than US$277 million in productivity savings by letting employees work from home using the company's own virtual office technology.

• Cisco Virtual Office package targets teleworkers

  Cisco is announcing a bundle of gear and services aimed at helping companies design and install remote-site communications that replicate the connectivity workers have when they're located in corporate sites.

Whitepapers about teleworking

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  Teleworking made simple—and secure—with desktop virtualisation technology

  Businesses of all sizes are increasingly focused on creating flexible work environments and offering telework options for employees. By administering policies and providing the technical capability for employees to work remotely, these companies can improve job satisfaction and worker attraction and retention. This paper explores the implementation of teleworking based on a foundation of desktop and server virtualisation.