In addition to on-site consultant services, Palladian offers consultants who can provide remote computing support services to clients. The many advantages of remote computing support include:

• Availability the consultant is on-call, can often provide support during off-hours, and can be on-site when (and if) necessary.
  
  
• Flexibility the remote consultant has the freedom to work around peak system load periods.
  
  
• Economy remote computing costs nothing for office space and, if an 800 Inward-WATS line is available for connectivity, phone charges can be minimized. Additionally, WAN or Internet access is essentially free.
  
  
• Productivity without the usual office distractions, the remote consultant can get more work accomplished, often in less time than the work would have taken in a traditional, conventional office environment. The remote environment can also facilitate a higher realized output of results.
  
  
• Environmental considerations the off-site, remote service provider is environmentally desirable. Many city, county and state governments are encouraging companies to consider having their employees stay at home to do their work. The employee who works from his or her home is not driving a car to work, not wasting precious natural resources, and not fouling the air.
  
  
• Organizational possibilities intelligent division of labor between on-site personnel and the remote consultant can optimize each team member's time. The on-site team member can perform the "running around", attend the meetings, gather software requirements, and tend to the usual office chores while the remote team member can concentrate on the job at hand, efficiently and quietly.
  
  
• Cost Palladian's hourly charges are lower for a consultant who is providing remote technical support. It costs more for a consultant who is required to provide on-site technical support services.