news headlines: 8th November 2007

Study indicates widespread data centre expansions by European companies during next 24 months
Disaster recovery initiatives cited as the leading reason for expansions.
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•Date: 8th Nov 2007• Region:UK/W.Europe •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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End of the road in sight for BS25999 part two
Specification part of the Business Continuity Management British Standard to be published by the end of November.
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•Date: 8th Nov 2007• Region:UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC standards
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ASTM introduces perimeter barriers testing standard
For the testing of perimeter barriers that are used to prevent terrorist attacks on facilities by moving vehicles.
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•Date: 8th Nov 2007• Region:US/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC facilities
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Slow progress - but risk and controls continue to climb UK board agenda
Lack of full understanding of risk issues remains a hindrance: KPMG.
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•Date: 8th Nov 2007• Region:UK •Type: Article •Topic: Operational risk
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Pakistan state of emergency: assessing the business impact
What will the impact of Pakistan’s state of emergency be on the country’s IT/IT Enabled services sector? Vignesh Karthic discusses.
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•Date: 8th Nov 2007• Region:Asia •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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MailShadow 2.2 launched
Upgraded Exchange continuity and disaster recovery solution.
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•Date: 8th Nov 2007• Region:US/World •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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National Workshop on Tsunami Risk Management
29 November, 2007, Centaur Hotel, New Delhi, India.
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•Date: 8th Nov 2007• Region:Asia •Type: Article •Topic: Events
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Business continuity briefs
Today's issue includes:
• Data problems disrupt London stock market
• ‘Email Archiving for Dummies’
• ‘The Essential Workforce Continuity Kit’
• Current environmental stories with business continuity implications:
   - FEMA daily SITREP
   - World weather impacts
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