For information on becoming a sponsor of the Fall 2010 Telework Exchange Town Hall Meeting, please e-mail Cindy Auten or call (703) 489-1185.
Citrix is the leader in application virtualization and the only company to offer a comprehensive end-to-end infrastructure for application delivery that leverages server, application and desktop virtualization to make the entire IT infrastructure far more flexible and dynamic. More than 215,000 organizations worldwide rely on Citrix to deliver any application to users anywhere with the best performance, highest security and lowest cost.
Kronos is the global leader in workforce management solutions that enable organizations to control labor costs, minimize compliance risk, and improve workforce productivity. Tens of thousands of organizations in 60 countries – including more than half of the Fortune 1000® – use Kronos time and attendance, scheduling, absence management, HR and payroll, hiring, and labor analytics applications.
Kronos federal specific solutions provide complete automation in delivering high quality workforce information through an integrated suite of software and services. Today, Kronos supports over 650,000 employees at over 65 agencies to reduce costs and increase productivity while addressing U.S. federal government-specific rules associated with workforce technology architectures, privacy and security, accessibility, auditing and financial controls, accountability, cost accounting, compliance, work schedules, and workflows. Kronos solutions enable improved efficiencies in workforce workflows and personal productivity, process automation that eliminates paper, and facilitates workforce telework approaches.
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The United States General Services Administration's (GSA's) mission is to use expertise to provide innovative solutions for our customers in support of their missions and by so doing foster an effective, sustainable, and transparent government for the American people. GSA's Role in Telework and Other Alternative Workplace Arrangements:
- Partners with the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) on policy development and other activities necessary to advance teleworking throughout the Federal government
- Provides guidance and assistance to agencies regarding the establishment and operation of alternative workplace arrangements (AWA)
- Conducts research, pilot tests, and other examinations to develop recommendations and other information on policies, practices, technology, and other tools to support telework and other AWA
- Sponsors telework centers in the greater Washington, DC metropolitan area, which serve both the public and private sectors, in Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia
Real-time collaboration and decision making is easier when the whole team is assembled in one place, but that is not always possible. Adobe Connect Pro helps government organizations accelerate telework/team decision-making regardless of where people are located by equipping them with a powerful and easy-to-use set of tools for desktop video conferencing and content sharing. Adobe Connect Pro allows non-technical users to share everything from text and graphics files to multimedia presentations and Web sites; collect comments from multiple reviewers; and host live, interactive discussions online, without the hassle of any software downloads.
AT&T Government Solutions is a long-standing, trusted source of network-enabled solutions for the Federal government, integrating unmatched network resources and IT and software engineering expertise with innovative technologies from AT&T Labs and industry-leading partners. With headquarters in Oakton, Va., AT&T Government Solutions is best known for network leadership in voice, data, video and managed services. AT&T Government Solutions is a proven solutions integrator, with expertise in areas such as Information Assurance, Network Solutions, Application Solutions and Mission Support.
Avaya is a global leader in enterprise communications systems. The company provides unified communications, contact centers, data solutions, and related services directly and through its channel partners to leading businesses and organizations around the world. Enterprises of all sizes depend on Avaya for state-of-the-art communications that improve efficiency, collaboration, customer service, and competitiveness.
Becrypt provides market leading data security solutions and data protection solutions that can be configured to the needs of your agency. Our data security solutions are certified by the leading security assurance schemes, including Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS), Common Criteria and the UK Government's CAPS scheme. The Becrypt Trusted Client Solution is ideal for teleworkers. Trusted Client is a self-contained, encrypted, bootable USB solution that typically resides on a USB flash drive, and allows employees to work securely from an unmanaged internet connected PC. It addresses the risks inherent in using an unmanaged PC, which cannot be trusted, to connect to an organization's secure network and data. Inserting the Trusted Client device into a USB port and re-booting launches a secure isolated environment, which provides a user interface, a web browser, email access, and standalone applications. With Trusted Client, employees no longer need laptops for home or occasional remote working; instead they can be issued an inexpensive bootable USB flash drive, which is secure and easier to carry.
In an unpredictable, fast-paced world, all levels and branches of government need to stay on top of the most current and critical information to deliver top-notch service to their constituents. This is why the public sector stands out as the leading adopter of wireless technology. The BlackBerry® solution is the wireless solution governments choose most.
Cisco has developed technology solutions that support government telework laws, COOP, mandates, and accessibility laws to help ensure government agencies and their employees can maintain communication and collaboration, regardless of work environment, as necessary to meet their agency mission. Cisco Collaboration Solutions improve and accelerate interactions among people, enabling teams to form more quickly, and helping people access relevant information in real time from multiple locations. People can collaborate without interruption as they move between devices and locations with enhanced presence information, so they know the best way to reach colleagues. Cisco Collaboration applications provide the same ease of use, speed, and ubiquity that Web 2.0 applications offer consumers, but do so with enterprise-grade security, availability, quality of service, and reliability.
Hughes Telework Solutions provides your agency with a single uniform and comprehensive answer to the problem of connecting teleworking employees with secure, high-speed Internet/intranet and email access.
Agencies that spend time and money reimbursing its teleworkers for broadband services should consider a single-source solution that simplifies billing, troubleshooting, network monitoring, and proactive network management. Isn't it time the telecommunications component of your telework program receives the same kind of network care that the rest of your network does? HughesNet Optimized Networks can replace the jumble of individually procured (and reimbursed) broadband services.
One agency telework program, one network, one bill.
Lockheed Martin's IronClad™ "PC on a Stick"™ is an innovative solution for secure, productive teleworking. IronClad shrinks an employee's work desktop onto a pocket-sized, rugged USB drive. With IronClad, employees can plug in to just about any computer at home or on the road, and have instant, secure access to their desktop, files and applications. The award-winning IronClad technology is tamper-proof and protected by layers of sophisticated cyber security and encryption, keeping data safe even if it is lost or stolen.
Mack Global Consulting can help you reduce overhead costs, increase productivity, enhance business continuity, retain jobs, promote work-life balance and reduce greenhouse gas emissions through telework programs.
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in software, services, and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.
Accelera Solutions is a virtualization solutions provider focused on desktop, application, and server virtualization.
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The Teneo Group is an engineering centric IT security firm. Our approach involves gathering technical and business requirements as we work to understand the full scope of your IT security challenge. Understanding business process and culture is key to crafting a winning solution. Armed with this information we design a customized solution that solves your IT security challenges and works in your unique environment.
Today's enterprises need more than commodity suppliers to compete in a climate of instant react and respond. Competitiveness requires more than distributed expertise. Success requires partnership. The Teneo Group's emphasis on client satisfaction distinguishes us from the pack. We approach customer service like a stakeholder.
In security one size does not fit all. Stop by and see us at the show and find out how we can help you improve your telework posture.
VMware is the global leader in virtualization solutions from the desktop to the data center. All 15 cabinet level agencies, all military services, DoD agencies, joint and unified commands, and many independent Federal agencies rely on VMware to avoid IT infrastructure costs, ensure continuity of operations, and provide secure endpoint computing capabilities. With 2007 revenues of $1.3 billion, >100,000 customers and >10,000 partners, VMware has successfully established virtualization as a mainstream IT infrastructure
The Washington Metropolitan Telework Centers (WMTC) is a network of telework offices that are conveniently located throughout the Greater Washington Metropolitan Area, sponsored by the United States General Services Administration (GSA).
The telework centers provide federal employees an alternative solution to commuting, rather than traveling to agency offices and/or working from home. Each center provides professional, secure office environments that are fully- equipped and offer reliable broadband internet. Additional center services include; VPN connection, on-site technical support, secure servers with backup systems and 24 hour office access. The centers are ideal for increasing productivity, reducing distractions and eliminating stress from commuting. Private sector use available, visit www.wmtc.org and www.gsateleworkcenters.org for more information.
The Department of Defense Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program (CAP) is the government's centrally funded program to provide assistive technology and accommodations to federal employees with disabilities and wounded service members free of charge. Disabilities covered include blind/low vision, cognitive, communication, deaf/hard of hearing and dexterity.
CAP supports Agency Telework policies by providing services and accommodations for employees with disabilities who Telework as a form of reasonable accommodation.
Clean Air Partners is a nonprofit organization dedicated exclusively to improving outdoor air quality in the Baltimore-Washington region. Founded in 1997, our mission is two-fold: to increase public awareness about the environmental and health effects of air pollution and to encourage the public to take simple, voluntary actions to improve air quality. We do so by providing timely and reliable air quality forecasts through AirAlerts and through our extensive outreach efforts, which reach millions of people throughout the region.
The Federal Managers Association (FMA) is the largest, oldest, and foremost Federal employee organization representing the interests of the 200,000 managers, supervisors, and executives in the Federal government today. FMA advocates excellence in public service through effective management and professionalism, as well as the active representation of its members' interests and concerns. FMA advances its mission through consultation in the Executive Branch and advocacy in Congress, outstanding professional development programs, informative publications, and networking opportunities for its members.
IT is enabling significant changes in our government. The implications for average Americans are profound. The voice of tomorrow's government today, MeriTalk is an online community that combines professional networking and thought leadership to drive the government IT community dialogue. Designed to mix new faces, new voices, and fresh perspectives from government IT, workforce, and policy leaders, MeriTalk enables new cross-cutting debate.
Developed as a partnership among the Federal Business Council; Federal Employee Defense Services; Federal Managers Association; GovLoop; National Treasury Employees Union, the largest Federal workforce union; New Ideas for Government; United Service Organizations; and WTOP/WFED radio, MeriTalk is a community site.
Americans need effective government. Every day, we rely on our Federal government to deliver vital services from protecting the homeland to promoting a competitive economy to preserving our natural resources. The Partnership for Public Service works to revitalize our Federal government by inspiring a new generation to serve and by transforming the way government works.
The Performance Institute is a nonpartisan, private think tank seeking to improve government performance through the principles of transparency, accountability, performance, and engagement.
We serve as the nation's leading authority and repository on performance-based management practices for government. Our mission is to identify study and disseminate the leading management innovations pioneered by "best-in-class" organizations.
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