Gloucester ISP Star Technology, which is in the heart of
one of the worst flood-hit regions of the UK, is offering
freee-mail routingservices to local
businesses.
Employees at thousands of companies in Gloucestershire are
unable to go in to work because of
power and water cuts in the county.
Star Technology has offered to help local business by enabling
employees to receive and send e-mails from home if they have access
to a browser and an internet connection, even if the company's own
e-mail server or usual ISP has been knocked out by flooding.
"We will offer this service free of charge for next 14 days and
with no obligation," said Paul Watson, vice-president for marketing
and product management at Star Technology.
Emergency services say they expect water services to the area to
be restored only in the next seven to 14 days.
Watson said Star Technology was operating on its own power
generators and had ample capacity at its datacentre to offer e-mail
routing services within 24 hours to any company requesting
help.
Businesses needing help with e-mail re-routing are invited to
contact Star
Technology using the free call number 0800 138 4443.