Telecommuting seems to finally be gaining major traction among employers as old myths are disproved and worries alleviated.  A recent article on Canada.com discussed this issue and brought up a few interesting Canadian telecommuting facts:

• 800,000 Canadians telecommute everyday
• A further 2-2.5 million telecommute at least one day a week

These are rather large numbers considering the total population of Canada is somewhere around 30 million.  So why is telecommuting finally becoming much more widespread in Canada and other countries around the world?

One major reason could be that remote access software, like I’m InTouch, make working from home a lot less frustrating than it used to be. Employees can now control their office workstation just as if they were sitting in the office without any speed or security sacrifices. The result is that employers are much more comfortable letting employees work from home since they have confidance their employees can be productive.

Earth Day is a great time to look at ways that we can all reduce our footprints on the environment. There are many ways that using the I’m InTouch remote access software can help you accomplish this. Here are a couple:

Work from Home
Instead of commuting to work everyday, securely remotely control your office workstation from your home PC. You can do from home everything you would normally do on your office workstation including run programs, use Outlook, print documents, and transfer files, all while helping the environment by keeping your car off the road. Even just telecommuting 1 day a week helps but why not 2, 3, 4, or even 5 days? With I’m InTouch, it’s just like being in the office.

Remotely Power On your PC
A huge environmental (as well as financial) benefit of using I’m InTouch Premium or Server Edition is that you can remotely wake-up your PC when you need access.  Leaving your computer on all the time wastes electricity and money. Unlike other remote access solutions, with I’m InTouch you can leave your computer off when it is not in use and still be able to remotely access it as needed.  Whether you are going home for the night or leaving for a long business trip, you can shut your PC down with complete confidence that you can access it as needed with I’m InTouch.

Learn more about I’m InTouch remote access.