news headlines: 6th September 2007

Inaugural Business Continuity Institute Certificate examination to be held during October
Two hour online examination will be held at numerous venues internationally.
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•Date: 6th Sept 2007• Region: World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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MEPs call for a European natural disaster reaction force
Would react immediately to emergencies, providing expert disaster and crisis management resources.
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•Date: 6th Sept 2007• Region: UK/W.Europe •Type: Article •Topic: DR general
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Unknown high mortality illness breaks out in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
WHO responding rapidly to investigate; an important aspect of pandemic planning is to monitor outbreaks of all new communicable diseases.
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•Date: 6th Sept 2007• Region: Africa/World •Type: Article •Topic: Pandemic planning
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Strohl Systems adds pandemic planning module to PLANet software tool
Also announces pandemic planning webinar, to take place on September 12.
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•Date: 6th Sept 2007• Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: Pandemic planning
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Double-Take Software launches ‘Recovery Consulting Services’
Includes ‘staff augmentation’ service.
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•Date: 6th Sept 2007• Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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Confronting the Terrorist Threat to the Homeland: Six Years After 9/11
The US Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs is to convene a hearing with the above title on September 10.
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•Date: 6th Sept 2007• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Terrorism
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Business continuity briefs
Today's issue includes:
• A CIO's and CISO's take on security
• Robert D. Jamison nominated as new Under Secretary for National Protection and Programs Directorate
• SunGard Availability Services adds VMWare ESX Server support to Operating Systems Management Services
• Vince West Joins Marsh UK business continuity team
• Protecting the Supply Chain’ & ‘Contingency Planning for Schools’
• Current environmental stories with business continuity implications:
   - FEMA daily SITREP
   - World weather impacts
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