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Royal Mail strike victims 'may turn to the web'
Friday 23rd October 2009, by Daniel King
Broadband could provide the solution that businesses need in the face of recent problems with alternative methods of communication and data transfer, one expert has advised.
With the Royal Mail strikes affecting postal deliveries for companies across the nation this week, a spokesman for IT Pro said it could be the internet that comes to the rescue.
Benny Har-Even, technology editor at the enterprise and business technology news and reviews resource, explained that the action could also have a detrimental effect on the sector if organisations find a cheaper solution to their practices by utilising the power of the web.
He said that if Royal Mail continued to be unreliable for businesses, it would not be unusual to expect them to seek alternatives, with the main obstacle that has to be overcome being data security.
At the moment, Mr Har-Even added, there was not the right facilities in place for products like cloud computing to serve as a safe and efficient method of transferring data - but there are options out there.
"There is technology built in to Windows 7 which is designed to make it easier for companies to connect to each other securely, so there are definitely other possibilities," he concluded.
Lord Mandelson, the secretary of state for business, innovation and skills, has already stated ahead of the Royal Mail strike that it was likely that firms would seek alternatives if the action went ahead.
His comments formed part of a statement issued to the House of Lords on October 20th aimed at helping to forge an agreement for the group's 120,000 staff.
Categories: Broadband, Business Broadband
