news headlines: 8th February 2008

Business continuity and brand protection
Jim Burtles argues that the primary purpose of business continuity is in the protection which it provides for the brand.
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•Date: 8th February 2008• Region:UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Looking back on a career in business continuity
David Lightfoot looks back over a long career in BC and DR and highlights the lessons learned so far...
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•Date: 8th February 2008• Region: World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Business resumption safety tips from the American Society of Safety Engineers
To help businesses resume operations safely after a natural disaster, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) has written a business resumption checklist.
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•Date: 8th February 2008• Region:US •Type: Article •Topic: DR general
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Petition launched to push the UK government to change its approach to business continuity
Urges the Prime Minister to create ‘a designated lead department within central government to coordinate, initiate and oversee business continuity management within all other government departments.’
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•Date: 8th February 2008• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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CA releases new Recovery Management software
CA has announced a major new release of CA Recovery Management enabling companies to simplify management, tighten security and speed recovery of critical business information.
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•Date: 8th February 2008• Region: World •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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FEMA announces next meeting of the National Advisory Council
Along with the swearing in of new NAC members at the February meeting, the Council will be briefed on their comments to the National Response Framework, Integrated Planning System, FEMA's draft Strategic Plan, Regional Advisory Council updates, and other topics as appropriate.
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•Date: 8th February 2008• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Emergency planning
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Business continuity briefs
Today's issue includes:
• Communications continuity : seminar
• Atlanta-Based FEMA team in Tennessee to support Federal response to tornado strikes
• Major disaster declared for Arkansas
• New website lists validated software security tools for Federal IT
• Current environmental stories with business continuity implications:
   - FEMA daily SITREP
   - World weather impacts
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