Where in the World are You Telecommuting?

Aastra encourages people to share where they are working from with interactive Twitter map

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) November 3, 2009 -- Whether looking to cut carbon emissions, reduce costs or improve work life balance, more and more companies are now helping their employees work from home. To better understand this trend Aastra is launching an on-line study starting to locate where people are working from home.

Using social networking site Twitter, people working from home are invited to send the message:
"I am working from home today, [town], [country] #wfh"

The hashtag will automatically add users to a global map of home workers which can be viewed here www.aastra-wfh.com. Remote workers without a Twitter account can also add themselves on the map using the form available.

"The way we work is rapidly evolving. Businesses and individuals alike are fast recognising the benefits of a more flexible working lifestyle - thanks to improvements in technology that make location pretty much irrelevant," said Tim Whittington, Sr. Vice President and General Manager, Aastra USA Inc. "Businesses should be considering new working practices as a way to improve staff morale and retention as well as to reduce communications overheads and carbon emissions."

Add your message to Twitter, and get yourself on the Aastra map.

About Aastra USA

Aastra USA Inc. is the US business unit of Aastra Technologies Limited, a company at the forefront of the enterprise communication market. Headquartered in Concord, Ontario, Canada, Aastra develops and delivers innovative communications products and applications for businesses. Aastra's operations are truly global with more than 50 million installed lines around the world and a direct and indirect presence in more than 100 countries. Aastra USA is entirely dedicated to enterprise communications and offers IP telephony and Unified Communications solutions individually tailored to satisfy its customers' requirements. These range from feature-rich call managers for small and medium businesses and highly scalable ones for large enterprises, integrated mobility, call center solutions to a wide selection of terminals. With a strong focus on open standards, Aastra USA enables enterprises to communicate and collaborate more efficiently. For additional information on Aastra, visit our website at http://www.aastrausa.com

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