By 2007, 20 million people in Europe will be teleworking, taking the enterprise boundary with them. Federated access rights will lower risk and give managers the whip hand.
As society goes through changes in demographics and technology, so work patterns evolve to accommodate them. Cheaper and more reliable communications makes outsourcing an option, not just for global firms, but for small ones too. An ageing workforce means paternal leave will take skilled workers out of the office, and flexible working will become enshrined in European law. Even so, weary commuters will demand cleaner and easier routes to work that involve climbing the stairs, not queuing on the M25.
