As this week's Computer Weekly went to press news was arriving of
the unfolding tragedy in the US.
London businesses fearing related attacks on the City and Docklands
took immediate steps to invoke their disaster recovery service
agreements.
"One of our clients - a large one, I believe Docklands-based - has
invoked our workplace recovery services," said Stephen Bean, group
marketing director of business continuity specialist, Guardian iT.
He said the company was in the process of moving key members of
staff to a remote location "as a net result of what has happened in
New York. We will be surprised if others do not invoke our
services," he said.
The action follows apparent terrorist attacks on New York's World
Trade Centre and the Pentagon.
Meanwhile, London Internet Exchange reported a 10% fall in Internet
traffic in the capital on Tuesday afternoon. The exchange said that
the evacuation of the Stock Exchange, Lloyds of London, Canary
Wharf, and other buildings had contributed to a sharp fall in
traffic.
There were signs too that the public had given up trying to access
congested news Web sites and were relying on TV and radio reports
for updates, it said. Reports in the US suggested Internet traffic
there had risen by 80% as the disaster unfolded.