October 21, 1996
NEW SOFTWARE MAKES ANALYSIS OF TELECOMMUTING
FEASIBILITY QUICK AND CONVENIENT

(POTOMAC, MD)--Telework Analytics International, Inc. (TAI), the innovative leader in telecommuting software with TeleworkAudits^(TM), announces the release of TeleworkAnalysys^(TM). It is a Windows-based program that helps organizations determine the economic viability of telecommuting and the employees best suited to pursue it, without the risk of exposing sensitive information to outside consultants and competitors.

"... The annual net benefits [of telecommuting] could be as high as ... $8,500 per telecommuter ..." City of Los Angeles Telecommuting Project: Final Report, Page 4, JALA International, Los Angeles, California, March 1993.

"Telecommuting is clearly here to stay," said John Edwards, Director, TAI. "Two-thirds of Fortune 100 organizations already have telecommuting programs and nearly 60% of the organizations without such programs intend to establish one in the next three years. Our software allows organizations to cut through the confusion and avoid costly mistakes when making telecommuting decisions."

Millions of dollars can be saved by organizations that encourage telecommuting, but it is not for everyone. The TeleworkAudits^(TM) suite is the only software that enables an organization to quickly evaluate the costs and benefits of telecommuting without having to risk the investment of time, energy, and money on outside consultants.

Using an easy point-and-click format, TeleworkAudits^(TM) leads employees through a step-by-step process to enter data on everything from the basics of employee travel time and hours worked to more complex issues such as the cost of elder care and the number of ISDN lines needed. Companion software, TeleworkAnalysys^(TM), allows an organization to do in-house analysis that can be customized to accommodate an organization's unique financial structure. The analyses produced combine proven empirical case study results with accountancy practice and HR principles.

With its 104 standard costing elements, 68 job description headings, 54 attitudinal considerations, and the ability to create "what-if" scenarios, TeleworkAnalysys^(TM) provides a fast-track to telecommuting by allowing organizations to get instant answers to their telecommuting and other teleworking questions.

To see how easy this program is to use, complete an online mini demo of TeleworkAudits^(TM) by logging onto the TAI website at http://www.teleworker.com/sample.html.

More organizations are adopting a telework environment as competitive pressures grow and facts become available proving the cost savings and employee satisfaction that follow. Employers can save between $4,000 and $10,000 per year on office space alone and total savings equal to the entire salary of the telecommuting employee. Employers benefit from the increased productivity of the employee; as 63% of managers in one case study said they saw worker productivity increase by an aggregate of 155%.

Both TeleworkAudits^(TM) and TeleworkAnalysys^(TM) run under Windows 3.1+, Windows 95, and Windows NT, and can be downloaded into Excel® 5 or 7. The cost per employee is under $50, depending on the employee sample size used.

TAI is a private, for-profit company whose founders have more than 20 years teleworking experience in both Europe and the US. For more information or to receive a free demo of TeleworkAudits^(TM) for product review, please contact: John Edwards by fax at (301) 417-1443, by email at tai@teleworker.com, or by voice at 1-888-353-9496.

1. The Polling Company Company, Washington, DC, October 1995 survey.
2. "Social Impact Study of Telecommuting," Institute for the Study of Distributed Work, Oakland, CA, September 1993 survey.