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Parents Who Web Commute Balance Work and Family with Citrix GoToMyPC and GoToMeeting
Tuesday 04. March 2008 - Remote Access and Online Meeting Technology Provide Relief to Multitasking Moms and Dads
Busy parents struggling to meet the needs of work and family are finding relief by working from a non-traditional office using Web-based services, Citrix GoToMyPC and Citrix GoToMeeting from Citrix Online, a division of Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CTXS). A recent study conducted by the polling company, inc./WomanTrend revealed that Web Commuting parents who work remotely at least a few hours a week using Web-based technology were more likely than non-parents to see the appeal of these services.
The study, “Web Commuting & The American Workforce,” examined the extent to which technologies allow professionals the freedom and efficiency to accomplish tasks away from the office. “When asked to choose from a list of six items what would be the best thing about working remotely, 41% of non-remote workers said spending more time with family,” said Kellyanne Conway, president and CEO at the polling company, inc./WomanTrend. “This was even higher among working parents, 44% of whom lauded this benefit.”
Courtney Chojnacki, online business and research director with Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc., turned to GoToMeeting, an online meeting service, when she needed to balance the demands of work and family life. “With three teenagers, and my husband deployed for the military in Afghanistan, I would have had to relocate or be on the road 100 percent of the time if it wasnt for GoToMeeting,” said Chojnacki. “Instead, I can conduct virtual meetings from my desktop computer to communicate with staff and still be at home at night with my family.”
With her staff dispersed throughout the country, Oklahoma-based Chojnacki is using GoToMeeting to collaborate remotely and conduct training in a timely fashion. “When one of our remote partners in Alabama needed to present a new product to employees in multiple states, I simply did a GoToMeeting, gave him presenter control, sat back and watched his presentation. I didnt have to travel anywhere and I could be at home with my kids.”
“For working parents, the ability to use their home PC to work on a regular or ad hoc basis helps accommodate the additional pressures of being a parent,” said Bernardo de Albergaria, vice president and general manager, Global Marketing and eCommerce, for Citrix Online. “Remote access and online meeting technology can help make it incredibly easy for parents to work from home just as if they were in the office and travel less.”
GoToMeeting is an easy-to-use, secure, cost-effective and fast way to meet, conduct training, demonstrate products and collaborate online. GoToMyPC enables individuals to remotely use any resources hosted on their desktop just as if they were sitting in front of their PC. Anyone with a PC and an Internet connection can use these services within seconds and without training.
“GoToMeeting is helpful for any parent dealing with work and family day in and day out,” concludes Chojnacki. “It provides freedom.”