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                       For Immediate Release
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Press Contacts:
	       Steve Elston               Heather Acheson
	       Smart Valley, Inc.         Cunningham Communication
	       (415) 843-2052             (408) 982-0400
	       Internet: stevee@svi.org   Internet: heather@ccipr.com
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SMART VALLEY, INC. ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF TELECOMMUTING PILOT PROGRAM

Launches final phase of pilot program to promote telecommuting in San 
Francisco Bay Area

SAN FRANCISCO - October 25, 1994 - Smart Valley, Inc. today will 
release the Phase II results of its Telecommuting Pilot Program and 
formally launch the third and final phase at a forum featuring eight 
participating companies. 

The study findings delineate the pros and cons of teleworking 
throughout an organization.  In addition to these findings, Smart 
Valley will launch Phase III of the pilot with the debut of its 
telecommuting tools, including an updated version of the Smart 
Valley Telecommuting Guide and a presentation of other on-line 
services. 

"We plan on taking telecommuting beyond the concept stage and weaving 
it into the fabric of daily life in the Silicon Valley," said Dr. 
Harry J. Saal, president and chief executive officer of Smart Valley. 
"Our workshop and guide are designed to help managers assess their 
telecommuting needs and to provide them with the resources to meet 
those needs."

Eric Benhamou, chairman and CEO of 3Com Corporation, is a key 
participant in the program.  "Our goal is to encourage and facilitate 
the emergence of telecommuting as a way of life in the Silicon 
Valley," he said.  Benhamou will kick off the workshop and present 
the telecommuting mentoring program, designed to encourage 
telecommuting in other companies by sharing information gained from 
the Phase II pilot.

Companies participating and contributing to the pilot program 
include 3Com Corporation, Cisco Systems, Deloitte & Touche, 
Gemini Consulting, Gray Cary Ware and Freidenrich, Hewlett-Packard, 
Pacific Bell and Silicon Graphics. These companies will showcase 
their telecommuting programs and process in a state-of-the-art 
mock-up of a home office. 

The Smart Valley Telecommuting Workshop will take place on October 
25 at the Grand Hyatt on Union Square, San Francisco.  The 
presentations will begin at 9:00 a.m., and will be followed by a 
press-only briefing and product demonstration between 11:30 a.m. 
and 12:00 noon.

Smart Valley, Inc. is a non-profit organization committed to creating 
a regional electronic community by developing an advanced information 
infrastructure and the collective ability to use it.  Smart Valley's 
mission is to facilitate the construction of a pervasive, high-speed 
communications system in conjunction with information services to 
benefit all sectors of the Silicon Valley:  education, health care, 
local government, business and the home.  Smart Valley, Inc. is 
affiliated with Joint Venture:  Silicon Valley Network, a broad-based, 
grassroots coalition of initiatives begun in 1992.
	
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