In many shapes and sizes from shared workspace, to venture driven contests, to learning communities.

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"Powered by VMware Horizon Mobile, Telefonica Dual Persona service will enable enterprises to securely customize and manage an employee's corporate mobile workspace in isolation from their personal smartphone environment, " said Brian Byun, vice president and general manager, End-User Computing, Mobile for VMware.

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It is a shift from a 'me' to a 'we' workspace.

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Accommodations may include banning certain foods (such as nuts) from the office, or allowing the employee a dedicated refrigerator or microwave in their own workspace.

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These premises, plus the hangarlike 11, 000-square-foot workspace Wilner maintains for his brigade of restorers in Long Island City, are a far cry from the walk-up apartment where he first lived and sold frames back in 1983.

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For Chacon, the key to the future of the workspace is going back to very first principles, asking questions, trying things out, and going from there.

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