news headlines: 7th March 2006

Sunspots will be an increasing threat to communications and power supplies
The next sunspot cycle will be 30 to 50 percent stronger than the last one, says the National Center for Atmospheric Research.
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•Date: 7th March 2006• Region: US/World • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Disaster Recovery Site Selection Matrix
Rumma Zahra, BCP Coordinator, has provided Continuity Central readers with the opportunity to review and use an Excel-based spreadsheet utilised by the State Bank of Pakistan for initiating an enterprise wide disaster recovery project.
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•Date: 7th March 2006 • Region: Asia/World • Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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ICM sees 17 percent growth in business continuity revenue
ICM Computer Group plc has published its interim results for the six months ended 31st December 2005.
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•Date: 7th March 2006• Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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FSTC extends business continuity benchmarking project
Second phase of The Financial Services Technology Consortium’s Resiliency Model Project underway.
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•Date: 7th March 2006• Region: N.America • Type: Article •Topic: Financial sector
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World Bank approves $80 million loan to help Colombia to reduce Bogota’s vulnerability to natural disasters
Amongst other things the project will increase awareness of the importance of risk mitigation and disaster preparedness through activities such as education in disaster management and the preparation of emergency response plans.
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•Date: 7th March 2006• Region: S.America • Type: Article •Topic: DR general
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Baltimore businesses get new disaster recovery option
Baltimore Technology Park, a premier data center and the largest carrier-neutral facility in the state of Maryland, has formally opened its doors for business.
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•Date: 7th March 2006• Region: N.America • Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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National Academies publishes ‘Fact Sheets on Terrorist Attacks’
In cooperation with the Department of Homeland Security, the US-based National Academies has prepared fact sheets on four types of terrorist attacks.
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•Date: 7th March 2006• Region: US/World • Type: Article •Topic: Terrorism
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Asigra launches ‘Backup Lifecycle’ management solution
ILM-type agentless backup and archiving includes certificate of destruction; reduces costs while improving recovery time objectives.
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•Date: 7th March 2006• Region: US/World • Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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Business continuity briefs
Today's issue includes:
• Business Continuity Awards deadline extended
• Version 4.0 of ‘Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Template’ released by Janco
• Family Assistance Centres: provisional guidance document published by London Resilience Team
• Flu pandemic checklist for businesses
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