news headlines: 1st December 2005

VoIP and business continuity: a work in progress
The interim results of Continuity Central’s latest survey show a lack of consensus on the risks of VoIP.
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•Date: 1st Dec 2005 • Region: Various • Type: Article •Topic: Telecoms continuity
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NOAA reviews 2005 Atlantic hurricane season and looks towards 2006
Conditions already in place for an active 2006 hurricane season.
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•Date: 1st Dec 2005 • Region: US • Type: Article •Topic: Emergency planning
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Companies flirting with brand disaster…
Avoidable records management failures are impacting company reputations, according to new research by AXS-One.
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•Date: 1st Dec 2005 • Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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New software enables faster large-scale data migration over IP networks
HyperIP DMO addresses the requirements of organisations that need to move large amounts of mission critical data between locations.
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•Date: 1st Dec 2005 • Region: US/World• Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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UPDATED ACP joins with the Telework Coalition to promote telework as a business continuity response to pandemic influenza
TelCoa is urging the US Congress to pass, and President Bush to sign, three bills that eliminate barriers and provide incentives to encourage telework on all levels. Updated with ACP clarification.
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•Date: 1st Dec 2005 • Region: US • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Business continuity briefs
Today's issue includes:
• ACP announces Connecticut Chapter
• New information security risk software tool launched
• UK Home Office publishes its latest CBRN newsletter
• 45 percent of companies worldwide are victims of economic crime
• MAS releases semi-annual financial stability review
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