The largest organizations in the SWC survey (firms with more than 2,000 employees) had disproportionate levels of acceptance, with more than 20 percent indicating that telecommuting was the norm -- meaning that more workers telecommute than not.

"SMBs and startups are tight knit groups who want and need to see each other every day," says Baretz. "Enterprises are more impersonal. So they are OK with telecommuting. Cutting travel costs is more of a priority for them."

The majority of responders to the SWC Technology Partners' June 2011 survey were IT senior leadership and management from organizations within the Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana markets and represent industries such as manufacturing, retail, education, construction, healthcare and accounting. Sixty-seven percent of respondents manage environments with a user base between 100 and 2,000 individuals.

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