news headlines: 16th Nov 2006

The State of Enterprise Infrastructure In Europe 2006: Forrester Research
Disaster recovery, security, and consolidation are the top three priorities for the next 12 months.
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•Date: 16th Nov 2006• Region: UK/W.Europe •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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Security spending by US companies examined
Spending less than five per cent of your IT budget on security? You’re probably under-investing.
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•Date: 16th Nov 2006• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: ISM
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BCI-approved training comes to North America
A new company, Surefire Continuity Inc, has been established to deliver Business Continuity Institute-approved training courses in North America.
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•Date: 16th Nov 2006• Region: North America •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Law firms agree that disaster recovery plans are critical but worry about lack of funding
Computer software failure seen as the highest disaster threat: ILTA survey.
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•Date: 16th Nov 2006• Region: World •Type: Article •Topic: BC statistics
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‘All-encompassing’ climate change threat must be taken seriously: UN
Climate change sceptics “out of step, out of arguments and out of time.”
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•Date: 16th Nov 2006• Region: World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Business continuity briefs
Today's issue includes:
• NEMA publishes biennial sitrep about US emergency planning
• BSITE becomes Whispir
• '2006 Visionary Leadership Award' for Iron Mountain chairman and CEO
• 'Rioters attack businesses in Tonga
• Current environmental stories with business continuity implications
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