Employee Internet misuse is costing U.K. businesses GBP9.6 billion a year in lost productivity!

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M2 PRESSWIRE-21 August 2001-Websense: Employee Internet misuse is costing U.K. businesses GBP9.6 billion a year in lost productivity! (C)1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:21082001 Internet misuse is costing U.K. businesses more than GBP9.6 billion annually* in lost productivity, according to employee Internet management (EIM) company Websense Inc.

(NASDAQ: WBSN). The Net is not only a productivity tool, it is now also considered a distraction for employees, as it can be a drain on productivity if not managed effectively by employers. Dataquest, a division of Gartner Group, estimates that more than 13.6 million workers in the United Kingdom are Internet-enabled and recent data from Websense has shown that 44 of employees who are Internet enabled...