news headlines: 12th April 2007

Virtual recovery…
Ian Masters overviews the use of server virtualization technologies for business continuity purposes.
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•Date: 12th April 2007• Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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Shortlist published for Business Continuity Awards 2007
CIR Magazine has released the list of those companies and individuals who will compete for the Business Continuity Awards 2007 on 10th May 2007.
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•Date: 12th April 2007 • Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Business continuity is a collective challenge
Resiliency cannot be achieved in isolation, says KPMG.
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•Date: 12th April 2007 • Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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PHNS develops ‘disaster-proof’ subterranean data center
National data center for PHNS' hospital customers will be located 85 feet underground in a solid limestone cave.
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•Date: 12th April 2007 • Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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ICM launches enhanced hot ship service
200 pre-configured standby IT systems are ready to be dispatched from ICM’s 12 regional Business Continuity Centres.
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•Date: 12th April 2007 • Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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Paulison outlines 2007 Hurricane Season preparations
“FEMA is better aligned and focused on helping America to prepare before an event strikes.”
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•Date: 12th April 2007 • Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Emergency planning
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Strohl Systems releases PLANet 3
Multiple users creating unlimited business continuity plans now available to community financial institutions.
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•Date: 12th April 2007 • Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: BC software
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Business continuity briefs
Today's issue includes:
• Global threat report highlights changes in information security arena
• Study finds that three quarters of people don’t wear respirators correctly: has pandemic planning implications
• PERI compiles risk management directory
• CMA Focus Day - Unified Communications
• Current environmental stories with business continuity implications
   - FEMA daily SITREP
   - World weather impacts
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