Similar to the “hoteling” concept used in the accounting and advertising industries, Compaq Computer Corp. has implemented what it calls the “El Segundo model” for 230 of its employees. The “El Segundo” office is a workplace where the typical worker has no permanent desk—the sales and customer-service staff instead work from home, only occasionally touching base with the office. The office is equipped with wireless communication technology and “follow me” software allows employees to use their own phone numbers, no matter where they happen to be.
See "Hoteling Variation Works for Employees on the Go", Morris Newman, Los Angeles Times, August 6, 2001