news headlines: 9th February 2007

Resources and advice for managing IT issues related to Daylight Savings Time changes
How to prevent business continuity problems linked to the new DST start date.
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•Date: 9th Feb 2007• Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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Business Continuity Awards 2007
Deadline for entries is 1st March; voting deadline for Business Continuity Service Provider of the Year is 9th March.
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•Date: 9th Feb 2007 • Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Deadline looming for BC Management's 6th Annual business continuity compensation/salary survey
Take part in the only worldwide survey of its type.
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•Date: 9th Feb 2007 • Region: World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Business and Supply Chain Continuity
A new free report is available from CAPS Research.
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•Date: 9th Feb 2007 • Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Researchers invent new system to control and quarantine worms attacking computer networks
A new anti-worm technology developed by Penn State researchers can not only identify and contain worms milliseconds after a cyber attack, but can also release the information if the quarantine turns out to be unwarranted.
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•Date: 9th Feb 2007 • Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: ISM
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Limitations in Australia and New Zealand data centres restricting mission critical market
Demand may outstrip supply: report.
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•Date: 9th Feb 2007 • Region: Australasia •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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Continuous availability computing in a 24x7 world
The Continuous Availability Summit 2007 will take place in Orlando, March 25-27.
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•Date: 9th Feb 2007 • Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: Events
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Is business continuity diverging?
Ian Clark, FBCI, asks whether there is a growing transatlantic divide when it comes to the general understanding of what business continuity management is.
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•Date: 9th Feb 2007• Region: Various •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Business continuity briefs
Today's issue includes:
• Chertoff presents budget request to appropriations committee
• Financial support for bushfire victims
• Freeman shares pandemic business continuity plan
• New GAO reports available
• Current environmental stories with business continuity implications
   - FEMA daily SITREP
   - Major disaster declared for Florida
   - Six feet of snow and more on the way
   - Debate storms on possible warming-hurricane link
   - Global warming to require more robust disaster monitoring
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