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Teleworking, remote working, and telecommuting are all terms for a growing trend that is becoming more mainstream as technology catches up with demand. Business owners are realizing that an investment in their employees’ flexibility ultimately affects the bottom line.

Teleworking can save employers thousands of dollars per year in absenteeism. If an employee typically commutes 60 minutes per day, an ESI remote IP phone (including VIP Softphone) could save him/her up to two weeks of time lost per year sitting in traffic. Also, studies find that remote employees are typically happier, healthier, and more productive than their office-bound peers.

Another category of importance is the so-called “road warrior” — an employee who usually spends many hours a week traveling but still needs to be “plugged into” the office communications system. For this person, VIP Softphone provides that essential tie from anywhere his/her laptop can connect to the Internet via broadband.

Using ESI remote IP phones present many concrete benefits. While toll bypass was once touted as a leading factor in adopting IP communications, in the end it’s not as important to some businesses as is enhanced employee productivity. Still, using ESI remote IP phones does allow businesses to avoid costly long-distance charges, by transporting voice traffic over less expensive data networks and by completely eliminating long-distance calling charges between remote locations and the office.

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Some of ESI’s legacy systems support remote IP applications to a limited degree, but are incompatible with ESI’s current IP phones or VIP Softphone. Additionally, their ability to work with current ESI products via an Esi-Link VoIP network has certain limits. For additional details, consult an IP-trained Certified ESI Reseller.

	Remote IP applications Teleworking, remote working, and telecommuting are all terms for a growing trend that is becoming more mainstream as technology catches up with demand. Business owners are realizing that an investment in their employees’ flexibility ultimately affects the bottom line. Teleworking can save employers thousands of dollars per year in absenteeism. If an employee typically commutes 60 minutes per day, an ESI remote IP phone (including *VIP Softphone) could save him/her up to two weeks* of time lost per year sitting in traffic. Also, studies find that remote employees are typically happier, healthier, and more productive than their office-bound peers. Another category of importance is the so-called “road warrior” — an employee who usually spends many hours a week traveling but still needs to be “plugged into” the office communications system. For this person, VIP Softphone provides that essential tie from anywhere his/her laptop can connect to the Internet via broadband. Using ESI remote IP phones present many concrete benefits. While toll bypass was once touted as a leading factor in adopting IP communications, in the end it’s not as important to some businesses as is enhanced employee productivity. Still, using ESI remote IP phones does allow businesses to avoid costly long-distance charges, by transporting voice traffic over less expensive data networks and by completely eliminating long-distance calling charges between remote locations and the office. To sum up, use of ESI remote IP phones can be a wise choice for: Remote or home-based employees who require seamless access to the office phone system. Some examples are data input employees, call center agents, or work-at-home sale agents. “Road warriors,” who can connect to the office phone system and voice mail by using VIP Softphone on their laptops from a hotel room or in any wi-fi environment, such as a restaurant or airport. Business owners and managers who want the flexibility to work remotely with full access to voice mail, ACD call centers, conferencing, and other features of the office phone system. Customer support representatives or employees who regularly take work home with them or whose jobs require that they be accessible outside regular business hours. Temporary remote workers — i.e., those who must work from home temporarily because of illness, parental responsibilities, etc. Companies that want to reduce expenses by reducing real estate expenses or taking advantage of lower labor costs in an alternate location. Companies that want to reduce long-distance charges to and from remote offices (and/or telecommuting employees). Note: Some of ESI’s legacy systems support remote IP applications to a limited degree, but are incompatible with ESI’s current IP phones or VIP Softphone. Additionally, their ability to work with current ESI products via an Esi-Link VoIP network has certain limits. For additional details, consult an IP-trained Certified ESI Reseller. Copyright © 2008 ESI (Estech Systems, Inc.).

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