news headlines: 16th February 2006

Room for improvement…
Only 38 percent of US business leaders believe their organizations are very effective at managing significant risks.
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•Date: 16th Feb 2006• Region: US • Type: Article •Topic: BC statistics
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New ultra-fast 10 GBPS 'London Data Centre Ring' ready for business
Connects 10 leading data centres together to offer high speed, highly resilient data transport; ideal for business continuity and disaster recovery use.
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•Date: 16th Feb 2006• Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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Spring Singapore publishes guide to 'flu pandemic business continuity planning for SMEs
Comprehensive and practical resource provides business continuity responses for different alert levels.
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•Date: 16th Feb 2006• Region: SE Asia • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Chertoff testifies before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Admits that DHS is “not where we need to be in our ability to manage catastrophic events”.
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•Date: 16th Feb 2006• Region: US • Type: Article •Topic: DR general
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Identity management: new challenges demand new solutions
IBM launches identity management services to help clients tackle their current and emerging identity theft challenges.
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•Date: 16th Feb 2006• Region: US/World • Type: Article •Topic: ISM/ IT continuity
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In times of disaster, utilities should help each other…
The American Water Works Association (AWWA), along with other water agencies, has published a Joint Policy Statement on Mutual Aid and Assistance Networks.
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•Date: 16th Feb 2006• Region: US • Type: Article •Topic: DR general
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Climate change impact on bushfire frequency explored
New study, funded by the Australian Government and some State and Territory governments, provides important new information to help communities and businesses across south-east Australia prepare for the possible increased bushfire risk which may be engendered by climate change in the coming decades.
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•Date: 16th Feb 2006• Region: Australia • Type: Article •Topic: DR general
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Business continuity briefs
Today's issue includes:
• SteelEye expands Windows offerings for continuous data protection
• Windows intruder detection checklist
• Message Technologies, Inc. opens disaster recovery site in Dallas
• PAR3-EnvoyWorldWide awarded patent for wireless messaging system to multiple recipients
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