Did you read to the end of the article? ScreenHero is a company that makes software for remote collaboration. They started by acknowledging the downsides of remote work, but ended by stating that they believe these disadvantages can be overcome.
<shameless plug> I work at Sococo. Our users are evangelists and total converts. In fact new 'local' workers prefer to attend meetings using Teamspace - they can identify who's speaking, learn what they look like, and come up to speed faster.