| Telecommuter_Guidelines Information on developing work objectives, organizational and time management strategies, communication methods, technology, and problem resolution techniques as they relate to telecommuting. |
| Telecommuting_Productivity_Research A study that identifies fifteen reasons why telecommuting may not increase productivity as much as commonly believed. |
| Telework_in_Hungary_and_Worldwide A Hungarian telework job board with tips and articles on teleworking. |
| Telework_Recruiting Lists of telecommuting jobs and work from home jobs for the US, UK and Canada. |
| Telework__The_Benefits The benefits of telecommuting for employers and for teleworkers. |
| Variety_Work_at_Home A directory of real work-at-home jobs that require no fees. Includes advice, information and resources for home based work. |
| 2Work-At-Home_com Provides telecommuting job listings, home business ideas and other work from home resources. |
| World_of_Work_Portal Portal for small business, self employment, teleworking information and resources. |
| You_Can_Work_From_Anywhere Tips, tools, articles, newsletters, seminars, and other resources to help improve the productivity of telecommuters, mobile workers, managers, and home-based workers. |
| Absolute_Process_Instruments Manufacturer of plug-in industrial signal conditioners to convert industrial analog signals to the signal or alarm type needed. |
| Acromag Provides industrial I/O solutions for measurement and control applications. Signal conditioning, PC data acquisition, VME boards, 'LonWorks,' and IP modules for analog and digital I/O. Instrumentation |
| Acuity_Research_Laser_Sensors Develop and manufacture laser distance sensors and laser measurement systems for industrial and OEM use. |
| Advanced_Custom_Sensors,_Inc_ Manufactures force and pressure sensors, digital pressure switches, and digital pressure gauges. |
| Almeg_Controls Manufacturing controls and probes for level, flow, pressure and temperature. |
| Althen_GmbH German manufacturer of sensors for pressure, force, weight, torque, distance, position, acceleration, inclination and levelling. Product catalogue, tech notes and newsletter. |
| American_Aerospace_Controls,_Inc_ Manufacturer and provider of AC and DC current, voltage, power and frequency transducers for industrial, laboratory, rail transit, defense and space applications. |
| Ameritrol_Inc_ Manufactures flow, level and temperature switches for the process control industry. |
| AMETEK A Global manufacture of electric motors and electronic instruments. |
| Analytical_Technologies,_LLC Specialist process film thickness measurement and control. Applicable for optically transparent thin films to opaque dielectric films. Integrated measurement solutions. |
| Anderson_Instrument_Co_ Manufacturers a complete line of instruments for measurement of pressure, temperature, and level. These products include: gauges,pressure and level transmitters, liquid level monitors, danitary RTDs, |
| Anly_Electronics_Co_,_Ltd_ Manufacturer of timer, counter, controller, floatless relay, relay, solid state relay and digital temperature controller. |
| Aqua_Measure_Instrument_Co Online moisture measurement systems for paper, powders, chemicals, solids processing. Also, portable moisture meters. |
| Aquasant_Messtechnik_Ltd Manufacturers automatic interfacial layer control, level, product monitoring, concentration, turbidity, for liquids, powders or foams. |
| Aquilar_Ltd Leak detection solutions for liquids and gases, including flood prevention, for water, oil, fuel, chemicals and detection of toxic, explosive gases and refrigerant gas. |
| Arjay_Engineering_Ltd_ Industrial and environmental controls: level, flow, suspended solids, turbidity, oil in water, gas detection, spill alarms, claritek, hydrosense.. |
| Aseko Manufacturer of gas and vapour detectors, humidity and temperature measurement equipment, and control systems. Site in English and Czech. |
| ATEQ Produces leak and flow detectors with local calibration, service and support. |
| Automatic_Timing_and_Controls Manufacturer of industrial instrumentation products including timing and control, panel meters, printers, calibrators, tachometers, phase monitors, and motor protection devices. |
| Automation_Sensors_Measurement_GmbH Manufacturing of sensors and measuring instruments including thermometers and recorderscopes. |
| Baccara Distributor of pressure switches, pressure transducers, vacuum switches, level switches, flow switches, flow meters, flow indicators and temperature switches for processing industries. |
| Balluff_Inc_ Manufacturer transducers, precision switches, and industrial sensors for the metalworking, automotive and plastics industries. |
| Banner_Engineering Produces photoelectric switches, ultrasonic sensors, and safety light curtains. |
| B&C_Electronics Manufacture of liquid analyzers - pH, ORP, EC, chlorine, oxygen and ozone. |
| Beckhoff Manufactures components for automation and control including TwinCAT NT-realtime system, bus terminal, industrial PC, Beckhoff-Lightbus. New automation technologies. |
| Bristol_Babcock Manufacturer of programmable controllers, process control systems, SCADA systems, correctors, gauges, pneumatic controllers and regulators, pressure switches, recorders , electronic recording ammeters |
| Bronkhorst_High-Tech_B_V_ Production and sales of high quality massflow and pressure meters/controllers for gas and liquid fluids. |
| Cambridge_Sensotec_Limited Manufacturers of oxygen gas sensors and portable gas analysers for a wide range of environmental gas monitoring. |
| Canongate_Technology Manufacturer of process instruments and analysers, process automation and control and SCADA and graphics packages to the food, beverage, chemical and general process industries. |
| Cecomp_Electronics Manufacture digital pressure gauges, digital vacuum gauges, digital pressure switches and indicating 4-20mA transmitters. |
| Cerlic_Controls_AB Develops, manufactures and markets instruments for on-line measurement and monitoring of process parameters. Target business areas are primarily wastewater treatment plants, pulp and paper mills and o |
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From the future to the past. The original
version of our book The Telecommunications-Transportation Tradeoff
was published in 1976. It covers our original demonstration of telecommuting
that began in 1973. Long out of print, the book is now available again
via Amazon and other on-line book purveyors. If you want the see how
the world or telecommuting has changed since 1973 get this book.
One of our main themes is on determining
the impact of telework on productivity. The issue is summed up nicely
by Paul Graham in his keynote speech to OSCON (the open source convention)
as reported by Phil Windley on ZDNet:
"The reason companies have fixed
hours is that they can't measure productivity. The idea is that if
you can't make people work, you can at least prevent them from having fun. If
they're not having fun, they must be working! If you could measure
what people really did, you wouldn't care when people worked."
Put simply, telework works! You can find
much tested information about it on this site. You may also obtain
more information by e-mail to jala.com. We have also been awarded recognition as a Cool Site by the Open Directory project! 
Try Mozilla Firefox as your web browser. 
Whether or not you telework you can help decrease the world's dependence on oil. Check the Detroit Project's web site for
more details.
Finally, for topics other than the standard ones addressed in our main
web pages, or for discussion of telework and other topics, please visit
our weblog.
