Telecommuting was one of those gee-whiz possibilities that emerged when the Internet took off 10 years ago and the existence of pervasive, reliable connectivity suggested remote work scenarios in workers' imaginations. Since then, telecommuting has waxed and waned in popularity, but a new motivation having nothing to do with IT might ignite an operational and technical reexploration of the subject amongst managers. This Executive Update is designed to support managers in that exercise.