More and more Americans are showing that they can do their jobs from almost anywhere other than the office. And as some businesses grow in size and reach, they find new ways to help their employees who work from home.
A telework advisory group called ITAC did a survey and found that about 45 million Americans work from home. The survey also found that of the 135.4 million people who worked, 20.6% worked in their cars and 16.3% worked while on vacation.
By putting the Windows Small Business Server 2003 software from Microsoft Corp. on a server, a business can store all of its documents, emails, calendars, and images in one place. Also, employees can access all company documents, programmes, and data on their desktop from anywhere in the world. With a server, mobile devices like Smartphones and Personal Digital Assistants can connect users to e-mail, scheduling software, and other programmes as if they were working at their desks.
A small-business server can help a company be more productive and efficient by letting a special computer run services and software for other computers on its network. These other computers are called "clients."
Windows Small Business Server 2003 has a solution for the millions of Americans who need to work when they are not at their office. This solution is called Remote Web Workplace. With this programme, employees can access anything on their work desktop from any Internet-connected computer in the world.
Many employees can't do their jobs well in a business without a server. They also can't back up their data or stop people who shouldn't be using their computers from doing so. All of these are common problems for small businesses that server software can solve. Microsoft plans to release a new version of Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 later this year. This version will have even more advanced security features.
The ITAC survey also found that the number of employees who work from home has grown by 30% in the past year. As long as this trend keeps going, integrated solutions like small-business servers will be needed.
Companies are realising that small-business servers can help streamline processes and cut costs, whether or not their employees work from home.
