news headlines: 10th January 2006

UPDATED Emerging threats 2006: drought
Part one of a regular series of articles to be published over the next few weeks exploring threats which are likely to be an increasing issue during 2006. Updated with reader comments.
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•Date: 10th Jan 2006 • Region: Various • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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ICM to issue Voluntary Risk Statement to clients
Company responding to call for more transparency in UK business continuity services market.
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•Date: 10th Jan 2006• Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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BC Management's 5th Annual BC/DR Study underway
BC, DR, emergency management, crisis management, risk management and information security professionals are encouraged to take part in the benchmarking survey.
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•Date: 10th Jan 2006• Region: US/World • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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HP researchers looking to turn virus protection methods upside down
A team of Hewlett-Packard researchers is currently developing software which could provide ‘virus-safe computing’ at the desktop level.
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•Date: 10th Jan 2006• Region: World • Type: Article •Topic: ISM
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WHO issues update on Avian influenza in Turkey
The World Health Organization has published a statement on the current situation in Turkey.
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•Date: 10th Jan 2006• Region: Asia • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Business continuity briefs
Today's issue includes:
• ILM Summit West 2006
• UK Foreign Office issues Tunisia terror warning
• Drought impacts Tanzania's power supply
• Jean-Pierre Roth to chair BIS Board
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