This in-depth study analyses networking, hardware, and software markets for tens of millions home office and remote branch employees in the U.S. The Internet's advances is dramatically altering the corporate landscape. Gone are the days when employees tracked en masse to large corporate office parks. In its place has come the new virtual workplace where co-workers exchange information via networks and new software collaboration tools. This study will look at the factors driving these changes, the managerial issues companies must examine as they undertake these initiatives, and the wide¾and ever growing¾variety of technologies available to support his new work paradigm. Market studies for the volume of hardware, software and network services these users require are given for the period from 2002 through 2007.