| Locating telecommuting friendly companies
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| | - Creative Labs -
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| Telecommuting, telework, home-based work
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| | - Dell Computer -
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| programs, virtual work programs, job
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| | - Digital Equipment Corporation -
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| share, virtual employees, virtual
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| | - Digital News -
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| companies, virtual teams. What is all
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| | - DuPont -
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| the hype about working virtually? Are
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| | - Ernest & Young, L.L.P. - Ernst
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| these companies with home-based programs
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| | & Young, one of the world's leading
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| or telework programs, legitimate? If so,
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| | professional services organizations,
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| how can you learn more? And, which
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| | helps companies across the globe to
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| telecommuting friendly companies should
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| | identify and capitalize on business
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| you keep a close watch on?
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| | opportunities. -
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| Do any of these questions sound familiar?
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| | - Eastman Kodak Company -
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| Sure they do. According to a recent
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| | - Edify Corp. -
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| Consumer Survey conducted by The
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| | - Electronics for Imaging, Inc. -
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| Dieringer Research Group, The number of
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| | Electronics For Imaging is a leading
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| employed Americans who performed any kind
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| | edge, high-technology company,
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| of work from home, with a frequency range
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| | engineering, developing and selling
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| from as little as 1 day a year to
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| | "controller," "server," or "Raster Image
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| full-time, grew from 41.3 million in 2003
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| | Processor" ("RIP") technology to connect
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| to 44.4 million in 2004, a 7.5% growth
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| | high bandwidth devices such as copiers,
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| rate. - Source: 2004 American Interactive
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| | printers, and digital presses to
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| Consumer Survey
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| | networks. -
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| The group also stated in yet another
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| | - En Pointe Technologies - En Pointe
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| survey, Teleworkers who worked at home
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| | Technologies, Inc. is a dynamic publicly
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| during business hours at least one day
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| | traded e-procurement innovator supplying
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| per month increased in the past year from
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| | products and services to large enterprise
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| 23.5 million to 24.1 million, a 2.6%
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| | companies, including Fortune 500,
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| increase. Of that 24.1 million, 16.5
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| | educational institutions, and government
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| million are self employed, a 4.4%
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| | agencies throughout the nation. -
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| increase over 2003. This 24.1 million
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| | - Equitable Life Assurance -
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| represents 18.3 percent of employed adult
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| | - Fannie Mae -
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| Americans, nearly one-fifth of the
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| | - Fusion Staffing Services -
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| workforce. - Source: 2004 American
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| | - Gannett - Gannett Co., Inc. is a large
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| Interactive Consumer Survey
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| | diversified news and information company
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| So, how do you locate these companies
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| offering flexible work programs? I took
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| | - Geico -
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| a little trip on the world wide web to do
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| | - General Electic Nuclear Energy -
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| a little researching of my own and the
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| | - GTE -
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| first thing I noticed was that to conduct
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| | - Hewlett-Packard -
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| this type of research could take a person
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| | - Hello Direct, Inc. -
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| hours. So, if you're up to it, grab your
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| | - Honeywell -
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| favorite fruit juice and happy
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| | - IBM -
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| researching. However, if you prefer not
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| | - Inktomi Corp. - Inktomi develops and
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| to reinvent the wheel, below is a list of
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| | markets scalable infrastructure software
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| some of my findings.
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| | that is essential to the Internet. -
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| For the most part, these companies either
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| | - Insignia Solutions, Inc. - Insignia
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| have or intend to implement some form of
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| | Solutions was originally founded in the
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| flexible work program, either telework or
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| | UK in 1986 to develop technology that
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| home-base or who knows they may call it
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| | enabled users of non-Intel computers to
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| some other name. The key is to learn who
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| | run DOS and Windows applications.
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| the companies are, begin your research
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| | Leveraging its ten years of success in
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| about the company; establish initial
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| | developing and delivering PC virtual
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| contact (this will most likely be by
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| | machines, Insignia shifted its focus in
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| email or with someone in Human
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| | 1996 to provide Java-compatible virtual
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| Resources).
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| | machine technologies for use in
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| Tip 1: be sure to have your resume in
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| | resource-constrained embedded devices. In
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| ready-for-submission status (in the
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| | November 1998, Insignia delivered beta
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| wonderful event, you're asked to submit
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| | versions of its groundbreaking Jeode?
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| it).
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| | platform and Jeode Embedded Virtual
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| Tip 2: create a telework contacts
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| | Machine? (EVM?). The Jeode platform began
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| communication folder in both your email
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| | shipping in production quantity in
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| inbox and office filing system, to keep
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| | September 1999 and has had a major impact
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| track of who you contacted.
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| | in speeding the deployment of Java
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| It's very important to stay on top of
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| | technology to information appliances.
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| this research once you get a routine
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| | More than 14 million runtime units of the
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| established, and finally, don't forget to
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| | Jeode technology is currently contracted
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| follow-up. People (especially HR
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| | by major OEMs, operating systems
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| Managers) are inundated with resumes,
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| | suppliers and middleware providers. -
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| emails, and phone calls all day,
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| | - Intel -
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| everyday. So to keep your name fresh in
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| | - Intellicorp, Inc. -
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| their mind, follow-up about 2 times a
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| | - Intracorp - Since 1970 we have
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| month and don't forget your manners, show
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| | developed and delivered high-impact
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| your appreciation for their time by
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| | health and productivity solutions for
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| sending a hand-written "Thank You" note
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| | employers, third-party administrators,
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| card (makes your thank you more
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| | carriers and managed care organizations.
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| personal).
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| | Today we're still balancing cost savings
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| Now let's move on to the telecommuting
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| | with optimal medical outcomes and
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| friendly companies list. Please let me
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| | participant satisfaction-delivering value
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| know if you score an interview or even
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| | to customers, and to their employees and
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| better a position with one of these
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| | plan participants, by ensuring the right
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| companies. Wishing you all the best with
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| | care in the right place at the right
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| your research for telework!
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| | time. -
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| Telecommuting Friendly Companies National
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| | - JCPenney -
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| List A through Z
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| | - JetBlue Airlines - Many of their
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| This listing is for informational
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| | reservation agents work from home. Here
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| purposes ONLY. The appearance of these
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| | is a link to a story done on JetBlue a
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| companies in this listing Does NOT mean
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| | few months back - -
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| that they have positions (telecommuting
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| | - John Hancock Insurance -
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| or non telecommuting) available. These
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| | - LAM Research Corp. - is a leading
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| are companies which have a telecommute
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| | supplier of wafer fabrication equipment
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| program, will have a program or consider
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| | and services to the world's semiconductor
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| telecommuting on a per position basis.
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| | industry. In particular, Lam is a
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| - Aetna Life Insurance -
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| | technical leader in etch products and
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| - Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. -
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| | expects similar acceptance for its
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| (NYSE:APD) is the world's only combined
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| | Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP)
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| gases and chemicals company. -
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| | product and applications. The Company
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| - American Airlines -
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| | also offers next generation solutions for
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| - American Express -
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| | CMP cleaning. -
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| - Allergan - Allergan, Inc. headquartered
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| | - Lanier Business Products -
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| in Irvine, California, is a
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| | - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
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| technology-driven, global health care
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| company providing eye care and specialty
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| | - LINK Resources Corporation - Link
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| pharmaceutical products worldwide. -
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| | Resources plays a unique role in
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| - Allstate Insurance -
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| | assisting clients develop and execute
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| - Alpine Access - a leading outsourcer of
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| | plans to transition their organizations
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| call center services using home-based
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| | and facilities. -
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| customer service agents working over the
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| | - LiveOps - is a virtual service
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| Internet. Alpine's customer base
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| | representative (VSR) taking inbound calls
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| includes: multi-channel catalog and
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| | orders for infomercials, catalogs etc.
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| national mass market retailers, direct
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| | LiveOps is the nation's largest domestic
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| response TV marketers, and public sector
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| | outsourced call center making exclusive
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| agencies. Founded in 1998, Alpine has
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| | use of home-based operators (agents). -
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| 3,000 home-based agents nationwide and is
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| | -
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| among the fastest-growing private
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| | - Macromedia Inc. -
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| companies in Colorado. -
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| | - Maxtor Corp. -
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| - Apple Computer -
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| | - MCI -
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| - Art & Logic -
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| | - McGraw Hill -
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| - Arthur Andersen Consulting -
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| | - Microsoft -
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| - AT&T -
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| | - Molecular Devices Corp. -
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| - Baxter Healthcare -
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| | - National Association of Insurance
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| - Bell South -
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| | Commissioners -
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| - Beneficial Corporation -
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| | - NEC Electronics, Inc. -
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| - Berlitz Translation Services - Your
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| | - NewsBank -
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| single source for effective live and
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| | - Nike -
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| self-study language instruction,
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| | - Nortel (Northern Telecom) -
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| cross-cultural training, and lessons
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| | - Oacis Healthcare Systems -
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| designed specifically for children. -
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| | - Oak Technology, Inc. -
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| - Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Maryland -
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| | - Octel Communications Corp. -
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| - CFW Communications -
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| | - Oracle Corp. -
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| - Chevron -
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| | - Pacific Bell -
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| - Cigna -
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| | - Peoplesoft, Inc. -
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| - Cincinnati Bell -
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| | - Philips C&P Division -
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| - CISCO Systems, Inc. - Their mission:
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| | - Quantum Corp. -
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| Shape the future of the Internet by
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| | - Raytheon Systems -
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| creating unprecedented value and
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| | - Remedy Corp. -
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| opportunity for our customers, employees,
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| | - Sears, Roebuck & Co. -
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| investors, and ecosystem partners. -
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| | - Share Data, Inc. -
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| - Citibank -
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| | - Siemens Business Communication Systems,
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| - Compaq -
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| | Inc. -
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| - Creative Freelance - Freelancers can
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| | - Sprint -
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| list their backgrounds for free listings
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| | - Sun Microsystems -
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| at this site. The Classified Ads / Help
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| | - Symantec Corp. - Symantec, a world
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| Wanted section posts both freelance and
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| | leader in Internet security technology,
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| full-time jobs; it is open to all
| |
| | provides a broad range of content and
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| employers. The Talent Search area
| |
| | network security solutions to individuals
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| provides targeted viewing of resumes and
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| | and enterprises.
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| skills.-
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