Business continuity news 10th September 2004

news headlines: 10 September 2004

Limited software use by business continuity managers
The interim results of Continuity Central’s software survey finds that only half of BC managers use specialist plan development and management software.
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•Date: 10th September 2004 • Region: World •Type: Article •Topic: BC software
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Examining data replication and data mirroring technologies as part of a disaster recovery plan
Ravi Chalaka lists the essential considerations.
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•Date: 10th Sept. 2004 •Region: N.America/World •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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Business continuity and medium size enterprises
Once upon a time, high tech disaster recovery and business continuity solutions were the preserve of multinationals with buckets of cash. No longer, says Richard Boud…
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•Date: 10th September 2004 •Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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UK insurance companies may demand evidence of business continuity planning before offering terrorism cover
According to The Times.
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•Date: 10th September 2004 • Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Terrorism
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Engineers model effects of hurricane force winds on structures
Long-term research work aims at reducing property damage.
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•Date: 10th September 2004 • Region: N.America •Type: Article •Topic: DR general
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Business Continuity Planning 4 Retailers
11th November 2004, SAS Radisson, Portman Sq., London W1
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•Date: 10th September 2004 • Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Events
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Free crisis communications technical seminar
Wednesday 17th November, Institute of Directors, London
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•Date: 10th September 2004 • Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Events
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South Midlands BCI Forum
23rd September 2004, Stony Stratford, Milton Keynes.
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•Date: 10th September 2004 • Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Events
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• Jamaica prepares for Ivan

• Gartner offers free disaster recovery advice for organisations affected by Hurricanes Charley and Frances

• Guidelines on business continuity planning issued by the State Bank of Pakistan

• New head of UK Civil Contingencies Secretariat appointed

• Update on HP purchase of Synstar

• Business continuity planning - how long should it take?

• It's time to stop the excuses

• Vulnerabilities of US power grid identified

• Where do I start in business continuity?

• US organisations gearing up for National Preparedness Month

• BCP testing under the spotlight

• SunGard invests in new Luxembourg recovery centre

• Hurricane Frances threatens East Coast US businesses

• A layered approach to IP SANs…

• 10 candidates for 2004 Business Continuity Institute board elections

• New modelling techniques could lead to better flood forecasting

• Putting the case for tape…

• The brand – estimating its vulnerability

• US Department of Health & Human Services issues national Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Plan

• 2004 Waters Rankings gives US market leadership position to IBM

• FSTC publishes detailed analysis of technology recovery in the financial services industry

• Isle of Man aims to become centre for disaster recovery services

• HP’s proposed acquisition of Synstar - more of the same?

• Financial institutions see reputational risk as the greatest threat

• Winternals Recovery Manager helps minimise the risks of deploying Windows XP Service Pack 2

• Achieving resilience – best practices in business continuity

• Surviving unplanned downtime…

• New version of RecoveryPAC Web to be launched in September

• US regional differences in business continuity planning identified

• Viewing the continuity development process with 20/20 vision

• UK businesses complacent about communications disaster planning

• The highs and lows of continuity software

• Colour co-ordinated…

• Recovery centre location is top concern for UK business continuity managers

• Northeast America blackout anniversary offers reminder of importance of emergency backup power

• IT continuity spending set to rise

• Survey identifies main stumbling blocks to successful operational risk management

• Advanced energy storage technologies offer new back-up power options

• HP makes bid to acquire Synstar

• Moving towards an interactive approach

• Addressing the challenges of data protection

• 9/11 has had little impact on spending on business protection and security by mid-sized companies

• Many business networks are not prepared for power outages

• The challenges of security management

• Irish Competition Authority to investigate IBM’s acquisition of Schlumberger Business Continuity Services (Ireland)

• ASIS publishes draft business continuity guideline for public review

• Synstar survey reveals skills are most prized, yet BC teams are still chosen according to authority

• Remote physical security and reducing downtime in the data centre

• Strohl Systems releases LDRPS update

• London Resilience Partnership publishes 2004-5 plans

• Business continuity plan development explored

• Archiving has a nasty sting in the tail – ignore it at your peril!

• Best practice: how to use automated notification systems

• Business continuity software survey

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