These benefits will be offered to Virginia companies who implement telecommuting starting the 1^st January 2012.   With this new law, state officials expect to reduce Virginia’s transportation problems by encouraging companies to keep their employees at home.

According to Fairfaz County Supervisor Jeff McKay, D-Lee, “it’s a lot more inexpensive to deal with our transportation problem than it is to just keep building roads.”

But it’s about more than just roads, it’s also about making employees happy and helping the environment.

“I have seen personally the benefits of telecommuting, and I think we should replicate that throughout Northern Virginia,” stated Del. Mark Keam, D-Vienna, who is backing the law.

“It’s had a tremendous benefit to us personally, because the fact that my wife doesn’t have to travel to Alexandria every day means she can be here when the kids get home from school,” he added.

These tax breaks make of Virginia one of the few states in the U.S. that actively supports and encourages remote working.

“Virginia’s been ahead of the game since Tim Kaine was governor, because he really was behind telework,” stated Chuck Wilsker, president of the Telework Coalition.

In the Washington area there are 600,000 that work remotely on occasion, with an extra 500,000 ready to start if their companies implement real-time collaboration systems and solutions which allow them to work from their homes.

With today’s technologies, remote work can be seamlessly implemented allowing employees to work from their homes as if they were in their offices. Web conferencing tools allow them to collaborate on the same project and remote access solutions allow them to access their office computers and networks from their home computers, granting them access to everything they might need to perform their work at the best of their capabilities.

Remote working solutions, such as RHUB 6-in-1 web conferencing and remote support appliance, give companies all they need to implement telecommuting and start taking advantage of the tax break their state offers them. These solutions have remote desktop and web meeting tools in the same package as well as integrated video conferencing and audio conferencing services which make communication much easier and clearer.  RHUB is named a Best Product of 2011 by Government Computer News (GCN) because of its “excellent price, ease of setup and the fact that it fills a specific need.”

According to a survey from Regus, 64% of US workers would be working during the last week of the year with a little more than half of them (56%) going to the office to do so, which means that some of them would be working remotely during the holidays.

Still, the same survey shows that 39% of the respondents believe that the work they will be doing during the holidays won’t be productive, while 58% believe that they will be using their time to wrap up unfinished tasks.

But do companies really benefit from having workers working when they should be spending some time with families?

As Guillermo Rotman, CEO Americas, Regus, simply put it: “Are workers choosing to power through the break really producing the best value for their efforts? Many managers believe that time off with the family can give employees a refreshed outlook and a chance to decompress before returning to work.”

But what about those that have chosen to stay at home with their families and to disconnect completely from their work? Could they really get away?

With Americans using more and more computer devices every year (a recent report stated that 63% were using at least two devices and that 15% were using four or more different devices in their daily and working lives) it might be difficult to stay away from work. Even if they don’t go to their offices their offices can come to them.

In fact, a report shows that 83% of Americans find it is necessary to remotely access their working space while they are away from the office and 74% have stated that doing so is important while on vacation.

With the proliferation of many remote access solutions, like RHUB TurboMeeting appliance, it is easier than ever to stay at home and work remotely. While remote access solutions have brought so many benefits to employees and workers around the world, the fact is that establishing boundaries between work and home has become more difficult. It remains one of the biggest challenges to all the remote workers in the world.  Happy New Year!

The report states that behind this exponential growth is that managers have started to realize that collaboration and web conferencing tools increase employee and business productivity. In the future, according to MarketsandMarkets, increasing productivity and cost control will determine how web conferencing software and appliances will evolve.

These tools and appliances already play an important role in businesses around the world but it is a market with an exponential growth capability. With many companies looking forward to expanding globally, web conferencing tools are the solution to overcome distances and time zones, bringing people together to work collaboratively in real time. Collaborative remote support appliances are also great to train employees and to supervise their work, allowing an employer to train and manage a team on the other side of the world.

With this exponential growth it is expected that over the next few years remote working and web conferencing systems will change the landscape of the traditional working environments. Companies with implemented remote solutions will tend to grow faster and create more jobs becoming dominant in the markets they’re in.

Appliance-based Solution: Lower your cost of collaboration

The web conferencing market is divided into three different types of service delivery: hosted, software and appliance-based services. While hosted services are the most common service available, there are some companies who provide software,  with appliance-based solutions being still relatively unknown to managers and IT professionals worldwide.

While still relatively unknown, the appliance-based systems offer the most reliable web conferencing and remote collaboration solutions.

When comparing RHUB, the leading provider of web conferencing and remote support appliances, with hosted services like WebEx, Citrix and LogMeIn, it is noticeable the RHUB’s appliance is a better solution for companies than the others because it offers more features and better quality. For example, the image quality is better over an appliance-based web conference than at a hosted solution, the same with audio in VoIP. Security wise the appliance is also a better product offering firewall protection for internal meetings and an SSL & Proprietary transmission security. RHUB’s appliance also allows to monitor employee desktops and has an unlimited number of users who can host meetings.

With the market growth with a 10.4% annual growth rate, it is expected that managers will be looking for the better solutions to implement in their companies and so it is anticipated that appliance-based systems such as RHUB will grow over the competition.

“We are excited to be recognized as a key contender in the WR report,” said Larry Dorie, CEO of RHUB. “We’ve worked really hard over the years to make our customers and influencers in the industry aware of our unique product offering which exists in a unique market segment that will continue to grow based on the ever changing business climate. We’ve tried to raise the bar in the industry by making our technology “own-able” and affordable, and by giving our customers four complete real-time collaboration technologies all in one appliance.”

In an executive summary, Wainhouse Research forecasts that the conferencing infrastructure product segments covered in their report will grow from $1.9B in 2009 to over $3.2B in 2014, resulting in a 5-year revenue CAGR of 11.2%. In addition, WR identifies drivers that are forcing corporate, government, and educational institutions to look at audio/web conferencing, unified communications, and team collaboration solutions with greater interest than ever before including, globalization, travel disruptions, and the emergence of the virtual business model.

Even given these growing challenges, RHUB has worked to address the demands of globalization and virtual work teams through its solution called TurboMeeting. TurboMeeting is the leading “Collaboration Quad Player” in the market as the solution delivers a 4-in-1 Web conferencing solution that’s fully loaded with four complete collaboration solutions – all in one box. The technology fully delivers Web conferencing that provides Web-based interactive meetings; Remote support which remotely supports PC and Mac users; Remote Access for remotely accessing computers at home or in the office from anywhere, anytime; and, Web Seminars which requires no downloads and delivers meeting access in seconds.

TurboMeeting also overcomes two key barriers found with WebEx and GotoMeeting – 1) the requirement of downloads, and, 2) ongoing monthly fees. Now, for the first time with TurboMeeting’s view only solution, there are No downloads, No Java, No Flash, No Nothing – just online meeting accessibility done fast.

For a full listing of TurboMeeting appliances and specifications or to learn more, visit www.rhubcom.com.

To download the executive summary for the WR report “RMC: Audio and Web Conferencing Infrastructure Products – 2009” visit www.wainhouse.com/reports .

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“ITEXPO is the #1 venue where service providers, enterprises, government agencies, resellers, and developers gather to learn from leading organizations, like RHUB Communications, about the benefits of IP Communications products and services,” said Rich Tehrani, TMC Chief Executive Officer. “The evolution in this industry has been monumental and it still continues to grow, outpacing other economic sectors. We are pleased to have RHUB as an innovative participant to share insights during this event.”

ITEXPO is the world’s largest and best-attended IP Communications trade show, drawing an average attendance of 7,000 buyers and sellers of IP Communications products and services. As part of the show, Larry Dorie will serve as a panelist on “The Future of Web Conferencing and Collaboration” Workshop, held on Jan. 20th at 11 am. The session will focus on the “new way” of doing Web Conferencing, including the ability to Web Cam while meeting, and the impact of presence, social networking, voice, video, email and even mobile devices on the conferencing area. In addition, the session will discuss innovative IP-enabled collaboration solutions.

RHUB’s expertise in the conferencing and collaboration arena stems from its solid background in producing a Web Conferencing and Remote Support appliance called TurboMeeting. TurboMeeting is the first solution to deliver four real-time collaboration technologies in one On Premise appliance – allowing customers to not only do Web Conferencing, but also conduct Webinars, deliver Remote Support to clients, and have Remote Access back to personal PCs- all with one box. In addition, TurboMeeting delivers key advantages to enterprises that have transitioned their work teams onto the Private Cloud Computing platform.

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ABOUT RHUB
RHUB is a premier provider of on-premise Web conferencing, remote support and remote access appliances, based on the Company’s TurboMeeting software, that meet the needs of any organization. The Company’s end users total over 8,000 in a variety of market segments including services, manufacturing, and government. RHUB is privately-owned and headquartered in Silicon Valley, California. For more information, visit www.rhubcom.com.

and increased capacity for managing larger meetings

The TurboMeeting On-Premise Appliance Offers Significant Advantages Over Hosted Solutions

San Jose, CA, August 18, 2009 — RHUB Communications, Inc. (RHUB), the provider of TurboMeeting Web conferencing solutions, today announced the release of TurboMeeting Version 4.0 adding even more value to the Unified Communications platform through feature rich video, chat and screen-sharing collaboration solutions. This technological shift represents a major update to the company’s current product line, including key enhancements for RHUB’s award-winning TurboMeeting Web conference software, with extensions for Remote Support and enhanced capabilities for Macintosh clients.

Now with TurboMeeting 4.0, work teams will have access to a variety of additional collaboration features that further enhance their conferencing and remote support activities, including the ability to activate Webcam support for their online meetings. TurboMeeting’s Webcam feature delivers broadcasting functionality with high quality video streaming for clear viewing for the user, and, allows users to easily get

up close and personal during their online meetings.

TurboMeeting 4.0 also provides users with an increased capacity to host and manage larger meeting groups. By using 4.0, enterprise teams can now host web conferences for up to 200 attendees to facilitate business meetings, sales presentations, training sessions and other activities.

“TurboMeeting delivers a powerful tool for dispersed work teams to quickly collaborate and share details in a fast and simple way,” said Larry Dorie, CEO of RHUB. “Now with all of the new 4.0 features, we are giving users even more virtual tools that further enhance their productivity and work performance, and, that seamlessly work together to drive even more value to the enterprise.”

Other key features of TurboMeeting 4.0 include:

• Improved performance for No Download, Web 2.0 browser users
• New, No Download Flash client with scaling and Chat
• Remote Printing for Remote Support applications
• Improved color images with high performance
• Mini control panel for full screen applications
• “Run as Admin” for Remote Support applications
• LDAP/AD integration is now available for TM 800/TM1000/TS700 models
• Improved “Record” and “File Transfer” functions
• “View Only” mode now available for Macintosh based presenters

The new 4.0 Macintosh client supports the patent pending RHUB no-download “View Only” mode. This mode is enhanced with a new Flash based client and an improved Web 2.0 browser based technology.

In addition, the Remote Support enhancements with 4.0 now provide remote support users with the ability to enjoy Remote Printing, One-to-One File Transfer, “Run as Admin” mode and improved Record, which all add powerful features to an already comprehensive Remote Support and Remote Access toolset.

RHUB specializes in On-Premise Web conferencing appliances, giving users complete ownership and control of the hardware and software. On-premise appliances offer significant advantages over hosted solutions, including:

• Lower Total Cost of Ownership
• Enhanced Access Security
• No IT support required
• Customization opportunities

For a full listing of TurboMeeting appliances and specifications, visit www.rhubcom.com.

About RHUB

RHUB is a premier provider of on-premise Web conferencing, remote support and remote access appliances, based on the Company’s TurboMeeting software, that meet the needs of any organization. The Company’s end users total over 8,000 in a variety of market segments including services, manufacturing, and government. RHUB is privately-owned and headquartered in Silicon Valley, California. For more information, visit www.rhubcom.com.