news headlines: 16th December 2005

Basel Committee publishes consultation paper on ‘high-level principles for business continuity’
The principles promote a ‘common base level of resilience across national boundaries’.
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•Date: 22nd Dec 2005 • Region: World • Type: Article •Topic: Financial sector
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The five stages of pandemic response planning
Charlie Straker provides a practical checklist to help business continuity managers develop pandemic response plans.
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•Date: 16th Dec 2005 • Region: UK/World • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Comment: Business intelligence projects should not be offshored…
Offshoring BI projects results in the introduction of unnecessary and unjustifiable business risks, says Nakis Papadopoulos.
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•Date: 16th Dec 2005 • Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Are we missing the point of pandemic planning?
Focusing on the impact of a pandemic on staffing and output risks failing to plan for other, even bigger threats, associated with such a crisis. By Geary W. Sikich and John M. Stagl.
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•Date: 16th Dec 2005 • Region: US/World • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Warning issued about Al Qaeda plans to target American interests in China
DEBKA warns about Al Qaeda activities in China, but Control Risks plays down the threat.
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•Date: 16th Dec 2005 • Region: SE Asia / US • Type: Article •Topic: Warnings
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UK Civil Contingencies Secretariat publishes ‘Telecoms Resilience Assessment 2005-06’
Comprehensive risk assessment provides useful information for business continuity managers in both the public and private sectors.
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•Date: 16th Dec 2005 • Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: Telecoms continuity
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US Congressional Budget Office reports on the potential impacts of an influenza pandemic
‘A Potential Influenza Pandemic: Possible Macroeconomic Effects and Policy Issues’.
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•Date: 16th Dec 2005 • Region: US • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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NFPA makes agreement with Canadian Standards Association
NFPA has licensed CSA to use the NFPA 1600 standard as the basis of a new voluntary Canadian National Standard for Emergency Management and Business Continuity Programs.
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•Date: 16th Dec 2005 • Region: N.America • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Lessons Learned from the 2005 Hurricane Season
Webinar, January 19th, 2006, 1:00 - 2:30 pm EST.
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•Date: 16th Dec 2005 • Region: N.America • Type: Article •Topic: Events
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Unitrends launches IT Rapid Recovery System for small and mid-sized businesses
Offers quick and easy data, application and operating system recovery.
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•Date: 16th Dec 2005 • Region: N.America • Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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R.R. Donnelley acquires Critical Mail Continuity Services Limited
UK print and mail business continuity provider sold.
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•Date: 16th Dec 2005 • Region: UK/N.America • Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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Business continuity briefs
Today's issue includes:
• Spending for Compliance and corporate governance to account for 10-15 percent of enterprise IT budgets in 2006: Gartner
• ‘Protecting New Orleans From Future Flooding’
• UK government forms new Cabinet committee to coordinate pandemic planning
• Disaster Recovery Suppliers in Europe 2006
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