Are companies going to be forced to ban private use of company email
Released on = May 26, 2006, 2:07 am
Press Release Author = Simply Mail Solutions
Industry = Internet & Online
Press Release Summary = Regulatory and legal pressure forces organisation to look at new options for email at work
Press Release Body = . In an paper just published on the SMS website, Bill Unsworth looks at the problems companies are having because of private use of company email and the possible solutions.
http://www.simplymailsolutions.com/Analysis/
Although superficially similar to the use of company phones or surfing websites on company time use of email introduces new problems - more akin to employees using company notepaper for private correspondence. There are legal and regulatory implications nowadays because all email from a companys email address has to be seen in principle as official communications from the company. The move to archiving greatly aggravates the problems.
The paper suggests that an outright ban is going to be impractical but comes up with some interesting alternatives for companies that safeguard their rights whilst respecting the privacy of employees private communications.
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Web Site = http://www.simplymailsolutions.com
Contact Details = Bill Unsworth E bill@simplymailsolutions.com T 0870 850 3587 W www.simplymailsolutions.com