Citrix Survey Reveals Small Business Owners More Likely to be Web Commuters Than Other Workers.50% of Small Business Owners Frequently Work Away from the Office SANTA BARBARA Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. , Calif. -- A survey conducted by the polling company, inc.[TM] and sponsored by Citrix Online Citrix Online is a division of Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CTXS) that sells Web-based remote access, support, and collaboration software and services. Its products are GoToAssist, GoToMeeting, GoToMyPC, and GoToWebinar. , maker of Citrix([R]) GoToMyPC([R]) remote access and Citrix([R]) GoToMeeting([R]) online meetings, revealed that small business owners are more likely than workers overall to conduct business away from a traditional workplace - 50 percent said they did so frequently and 25 percent said they did so "all the time." The poll also found that 41 percent of small business owners can be classified as "Web Commuters" - people who use Internet technologies to accomplish their work away from a conventional office. "We conducted this survey, 'Web Commuting & The American Workforce,' to examine the extent to which technologies allow professionals the freedom and efficiency to accomplish tasks away from the office," said Kellyanne Conway Kellyanne Conway is a pollster and Republican political strategist. She has logged over 1,200 media appearances including on Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, ABC, and NBC as well as other cable and satellite networks. , president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. at the polling company, inc. "These data show that the workplace can be everywhere, especially for small businesses." For instance, the poll revealed that 64 to 75 percent of small business owners believed the Internet would play an integral role should they be allowed to work remotely and 58 percent agreed that they would benefit from a fast and affordable way to meet over the Internet with colleagues located anywhere, and share information as if in the same room. "Given the increasing innovations in affordable, easy-to-use Web-based tools, the demand for new and creative ways to work on-the-go is bound to grow in the coming years," said Bernardo de Albergaria, vice president and general manager, eCommerce, at Citrix Online. "More people will be able to start their own businesses, perform their work and collaborate with others from anywhere." Citrix Online, a division of Citrix Systems Citrix Systems' (NASDAQ: CTXS) is an American technology company, based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with subsidiary operations in California and Massachusetts, with additional development centers in Australia, India and the UK. , Inc. (Nasdaq:CTXS CTXS Citrix Systems (NASDAQ stock ticker symbol) ), is a provider of real-time, Web-based remote desktop access and online collaboration tools A collaboration tool is something that helps people collaborate. The term is often used to mean collaborative software, but collaboration tools were being used before computers existed, a piece of paper can for example can be used as collaboration tool. , including: * GoToMyPC: a web-based remote access solution that allows individuals and companies to register their computers online and then securely access those computers from any Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. . Users have full access to all files, programs and network resources on their desktops and simply work on their remote computers as if they were sitting in front of them. * GoToMeeting: a web-based online meeting service that makes communication with employees, partners, customers, and prospects easier and more efficient than any meeting product available today. GoToMeeting users can collaborate on documents, deliver presentations, perform product demonstrations, and securely share confidential information Noun 1. confidential information - an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job" steer, tip, wind, hint, lead from anywhere, anytime. Small businesses are realizing the benefits of tools that enable them to Web Commute TO COMMUTE. To substitute one punishment in the place of another. For example, if a man be sentenced to be hung, the executive may, in some states, commute his punishment to that of imprisonment. from anywhere, saving them time and resources. For instance, The Queensboro Shirt Company, an online distributor of custom logo apparel is using GoToMyPC to remotely access office desktops, including files, network resources and programs over the Internet. "Getting access to the office and every facet of our business 24/7 makes me incredibly productive," stated Fred Meyers For the store, see . Fred Meyers (born August 8, 1983 in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas). He currently lives in Burbank, California. Fred made his breakthrough in the popular Disney Channel television series Even Stevens. , president and founder at The Queensboro Shirt Company. "GoToMyPC has contributed to the success of our business because I can extend myself beyond my desk." In one case, Meyers used GoToMyPC from home to help a customer after hours Adv. 1. after hours - not during regular hours; "he often worked after hours" . "I quickly researched the issue and immediately replied. He was so impressed that he is now a customer for life." For more information about GoToMyPC, GoToMeeting and Citrix Online visit www.gotomypc.com, www.gotomeeting.com and www.citrixonline.com. Survey Methodology the polling company[TM], inc. conducted a recent nationwide telephone survey of 600 American adults (18+) who are currently in the workforce or have plans to enter the workforce within three years with an oversample of 100 small business owners. Interviews were collected September 14-18, 2007 at a Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI CATI Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviewing CATI California Agricultural Technology Institute CATI Center for Advanced Technology & Innovation CATI Carolina Association of Translators & Interpreters ) facility using live callers. The sample was drawn utilizing Random Digit Dial (RDD RDD Random Digit Dialing RDD RDF (Resource Description Framework) Declarative Description RDD Radiological Dispersal Device RDD Rights Data Dictionary RDD Radiological Dispersion Device RDD Respiratory Drug Delivery ) technology that ensures that every household in America with a landline telephone has an equal chance of being called. Potential respondents were then screened to ensure they met the survey requirements for participation. Sampling controls were employed to ensure representative and proportional numbers of respondents were interviewed by demographic characteristics such as race, age, gender, and geographic region, as those characteristics are reported by the latest available U.S. Census Bureau Noun 1. Census Bureau - the bureau of the Commerce Department responsible for taking the census; provides demographic information and analyses about the population of the United States Bureau of the Census statistics. The original survey instrument contained 18 questions including seven demographic inquiries. The final questionnaire was approved by the client prior to fielding. The margin of error for the main sample of 600 adults surveyed is calculated at +/- 4.0% at the 95% confidence interval confidence interval, n a statistical device used to determine the range within which an acceptable datum would fall. Confidence intervals are usually expressed in percentages, typically 95% or 99%. meaning that, in 19 out of 20 cases, the data collected would differ by no more than 4 percentage points were the entire population of American adults (18+) in the workforce or planning to return to the workforce within three years surveyed. The margin of error for the small business sample1 is +/- 6.8%. Margins of error for subgroups are higher. 1The Small Business sample includes both the 113 interviews with small business professionals collected in the main sample plus the 100 additional interviews collected in the oversample. About Citrix Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CTXS) is the global leader and the most trusted name in application delivery infrastructure. More than 200,000 organizations worldwide rely on Citrix to deliver any application to users anywhere with the best performance, highest security and lowest cost. Citrix customers include 100% of the Fortune 100 companies and 99% of the Fortune Global 500, as well as hundreds of thousands of small businesses and prosumers. Citrix has approximately 6,200 channel and alliance partners in more than 100 countries. Annual revenue in 2006 was $1.1 billion. Citrix[R], GoToMyPC[R] and GoToMeeting[R] are trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc. and/or one or more of its subsidiaries, and may be registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and in other countries. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
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