moms and others provide an alternative to offshoring

Homeshoring - working from home as an alternative to working for a company - by stay-at-home moms helps employees avoid the commute and cuts costs for the employer. But can this concept provide scale to a company? Is a bunch of "cyberagents" the same as a building full of employees? I doubt it. What abt data security? However, there are some niche applications such as the ones mentioned in these articles. Take time to skim through readers' comments.