Is the Corporate Office an extension of the Home PC.
I think the answer is NOT. I do not live in the US currently and I am not saying anything bad here, its just my observations living in a different land and seeing how security is enforced for company protection and TCO is reduced not holding personal files/email and the resources required to permit them.
He in a Corporate environment the work place is NOT a continuation of the home PC.
1. Personal E-mail?s are NOT permitted and monitored and people are dismissed for sending/receiving personal emails.
2. ALL email account are company email accounts required for business.
3. 90% of staff does NOT have free browsing right on the internet. You only have internet browsing rights to perform your job specification and NO one is exempt.
4. NO games are permitted, you are paid to work.
5. Only restricted personnel have access to group Broadcast Emails. ? DO you suffer from office SPAM.
6. NO one is permitted to install their own software and most all users are Limited User Access. ? There is only the need for limited company help desk support as people cannot stuff up their own PC?s
7. Access time to the company LAN/WAN is restricted by hours. Staff only have access to the company LAN/WAN for their particular job specifications.
8. Desktop FAX is restricted to your job specification.
9. Remote access is only permitted via secure VPN tunnels.
10. Only a handful of staff can access the company LAN/WAN from a home.
11. IT Administrators position are Management Position
12. NO one but NO one is allowed to take software home or make a copy only in the instance of having a backup media should the original fail and software/hardware is secure.
Result ? There really is productivity, using the companies HI Tech and HI cost LAN/WAN infrastructure and maintenance. With the infrastructure and the wonderful software tools available people can do their job efficiently, without needless distraction and people set about doing what they have to do and by and large everyone is happy and understands why they come to work and are respected.
Have these people got it right?