Royal Mail’s pre-Christmas postal strikes saw many companies send merchandise by TNT and other private companies Britain’s private postal operators have made substantial inroads into Royal Mail’s customer base as a result of the strikes at the end of the year, and any further upheaval will accelerate the process, warns …

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Martin Courtney, Computing , Tuesday 5 January 2010 at 16:30:00 Hosted system helps with ten year message archiving, retrieval and backup operations As one of London’s top concert venues, the Royal Albert Hall entertains over a million people each year. But even without an audience, the RAH is open 24 …

Historic Illinois post office in urgent need of carcinogenic mold …Mesothelioma & Asbestos Awareness CenterThe 92-year-old post office in Charleston, Illinois is known to contain mold and carcinogenic asbestos. Asbestos exposure has been conclusively linked to …and more » More: continued here

The Post Office says there are some NY State pension checks missing for January. More: continued here

While the unemployment rate in the U.S. climbed to more than 10 percent in December, the job market could be gaining strength for green leaders. Already companies such as Wal-Mart, Coca-Cola Co. and FedEx Corp. have reportedly carved out executive positions for so-called sustainability officers. But, as two professors at …

MSN Money UK Home Delivery Network buys DHL parcel divisionTimes OnlineThe deal, for an undisclosed sum and subject to regulatory clearance, will double HDN's size and hand it a market share of 17 per cent, behind Royal Mail's…Home Delivery Network buys DHL's UK parcel operationTelegraph.co.ukHome Delivery Network to buy DHL's …

For EBay Sellers, a Holiday Hamster HangoverAll Things Digital (blog)For avid eBay sellers, it was the perfect recipe for profits–if they managed to jump on the trend early enough. Jorge, a field inspector for a Southern …and more » More: continued here

Senior Director of eBay Partner Network Steve Hartman has left the company to join U-Store-It Trust as Senior Vice President of Marketing. At U-Store-It, Hartman will be responsible for the company’s overall marketing efforts and U-Store-It Network program. More: continued here

San Diego News Room GOP candidate Poizner has $17.5 mil war chestSan Francisco ChronicleBut a source in the campaign of rival Republican candidate Meg Whitman said the former eBay CEO raised $3.5 million in the last reporting period, …Poizner releases fund-raising figures for 2009San Jose Mercury NewsBusiness-style government floppedRecord-SearchlightCampaigns, Websites …