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Affordable mobile devices and ready access to Web and company resources have helped make the virtual office a reality for a growing number of workers.

A new survey of small-to-medium-sized business owners and employees detailed their reasons for using a virtual office. Topping the list was having more flexibility (61 percent), followed closely by cost savings at 54 percent. Other reasons cited by many of those responding included being too far away from co-workers (42 percent) and the desire to reduce commute time, cost and pollution (41 percent).