In President Bush's 2007 State of the Union speech yesterday, he set an energy consumption goal with an implicit solution to use the Business Web.

 

To achieve this goal, the President explicitly suggested increased use of alternative fuels. But for information workers, a 20% reduction in gas usage is implicitly achieved by simply working from home 1 day a week.

 

We can drive more efficient cars, or we can drive less (preferably both). Emissions and supply dependencies are reduced either way. When email, calendars, voice, contact management, eMarketing, and financials are all accessible via the web, working from home becomes more than a reality. It becomes a practical and more efficient way of doing business.