Flexible Working
Flexible working is one of the greatest sea changes in business culture today. It's
a win-win situation: companies get happier, more productive staff, who in
some cases are happy to trade salary for flexibility whilst employees get better work and home life options and are likely to stay with the company for longer.
Companies who welcome a flexible regime also get a wider pick of the best staff - from a broader geographic area or lifestyle, for example working mothers. A flexible working regime delivered through IT services "gives midsized companies access to skilled staff, so necessary to compete in an ever-evolving domestic and global marketplace" says Liz Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Chambers of Commerce.
Result IT can offer a range of solutions to enable flexible working for your employees, improving both efficiency & productivity...
Remote Access VPN Solutions
Remote Access systems, providing employees with access to corporate resources from outside of the office environment, are at the core of flexible working solutions. A VPN (Virtual Private Network) uses encryption and authentication mechanisms to provide secure communication between a remote user and a range of office resources such as email, printers, shared files, Intranets and databases. There are a range of VPN solutions on the market; SSL VPNs offer simple, web-based VPN connectivity suitable for a range of applications. IPSec based VPNs can provide more complete network access at the expense of simplicity and client support. PPTP & L2TP 'dial-in' solutions offer an ideal solution for many businesses through close integration with common network platforms. Whatever the solution, Result IT can supply and support a VPN solution to suit a range of requirements, budgets and networks. Contact us now...
Mobile, Push & Web Based Email
The ever increasing importance of corporate email communication means it is fast becoming a necessity, rather than a luxury, for employees to have access to their email facilities whilst on the move or out of the office. A number of different systems are available to address this need. Web based email (such as Microsoft's Outlook Web Access) can offer an excellent, feature rich method for users to access their email through a standard web browser. Organisations using Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 & Outlook 2003 can give external users full Outlook based access to the Exchange resources. For true 'anywhere' email access, a range of mobile email solutions can deliver email directly to a mobile phone or other devices - from basic client-independant POP3 & IMAP connectivity to the latest Blackberry and Windows Mobile based push email systems. Contact us now...
Hosted Exchange
With a Hosted Microsoft Exchange service, companies as small as three users can utilise an enterprise level messaging system that is highly functional and easy-to-use without the heavy investment and effort involved in deploying their own systems. Fully featured Exchange mailboxes provide a truly flexible messaging and collaboration environment for users - with Blackberry & Windows Mobile support, Outlook Web Access, shared calendars and Virus & Spam filtering among the list of features. Contact us now...
