July 3, 1997
Telecommuting Software Cuts Research by Over Six Months

Leesburg, VA - Corporate executives and government officials discovered that they no longer need to spend their time and money researching telecommuting options. Teleworking Advisory Council conference (Crystal City, VA) attendees interacted with the latest release of Telework Analytics International's TeleworkAudits^(TM) & TeleworkAnalysys^(TM) software suite. Many admitted that they had been working for six months to a year on simpler analyses and still had no results; most were excited to see that the work had already been done for them.

"Our software is different because it works from the bottom up," said Patrick Mills, Technical Director. "Many companies interview the CEO or CFO and develop a plan over several weeks. We have both employees and managers complete a 45 minute digital survey. This information and the company's specific financial information is analyzed to create a complete detailed report in about an hour."

Since actual employees are included in the model, the Costs/Benefits analysis is extremely accurate. Highlights include information such as:

which employees are good telecommuting candidates,
what furniture, equipment, and software they need,
and what the support/delivery route will look like.

HR departments benefit from the qualitative information to find out:

if telecommuting improves moral and retention,
which employees need training,
and if telecommuting can help them comply with new federal mandates.

"Without exposing sensitive information, organizations can determine if a telecommuting strategy would be beneficial to them and their employees," continued Mr. Mills. "The TeleworkAudits/Analysys^(TM) suite also allows companies to perform detailed benchmarking. Organizations can reassess the financial and attitudinal status of their programs as often as they like in about an hour."

"Unlike other firms, we do not have a vested interest in convincing companies to start a telecommuting program or in selling them new equipment. Our software can tell them, `Yes, you can save this much money every year with a telecommuting program' or `No, a telecommuting program would not help you lower costs.'"

An online personal mini-demo is available at http://www.teleworker.com/sample.html. The suite runs under Microsoft(®) Windows(®) 3.1+, Windows(®) 95, and Windows(®) NT.

Telework Analytics International, Inc. practices telecommuting and its executives have more than 25 years teleworking experience in both Europe and the US. For more information or to receive a free in-depth demo of TeleworkAudits^(TM) for review, please contact: John Edwards toll-free at 888-353-9496 or by email at tai@teleworker.com.