A new survey of how German businesses communicate shows that a large majority still admit to using the Cold War-era technology - and quite frequently, too. German firms are getting more on board with new technologies, but still largely hold onto the out-dated fax machine, according to the survey by German digital association Bitkom released this week. A surprising 70 percent of respondents said they use fax machines “often” or “very often” at their business, both for internal or external purposes. Landline phones and email were the most popular forms of communication with 100 percent of respondents reporting that they used these methods frequently. The least used method of communicating was through company blogs or micro-blogging sites with just 3 percent of companies reporting that they often use such platforms.

Source: The Local March 24, 2017 16:07 UTC