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Andrew Dailey highlights the business continuity and risk management benefits that GIS can bring.
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•Date: 21st December 2007• Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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David Frith explains why existing security measures are no longer enough when it comes to protecting virtual systems.
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•Date: 20th December 2007• Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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For disaster recovery professionals, virtualization is particularly promising as a tool to help reduce recovery time objectives. Jack Wade explains.
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•Date: 20th December 2007• Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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IAEM has reported that President Bush has approved an annex to Homeland Security Presidential Directive-8 (HSPD-8) which directs the establishment of a national planning system.
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•Date: 19th Dec 2007• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Emergency planning
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"The government agrees with all of the urgent recommendations and will work with all organisations involved in taking them forward as quickly as possible."
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•Date: 19th Dec 2007• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Emergency planning
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Enactment by President Bush expected soon.
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•Date: 19th Dec 2007• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Terrorism
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Eight Southern African and Indian Ocean nations have joined forces to participate in a United Nations-backed plan to combat the effects of natural disasters.
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•Date: 19th Dec 2007• Region: Africa •Type: Article •Topic: Disaster recovery
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Compliance and application availability demands driving need for near zero impact recoverability of information.
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•Date: 19th Dec 2007• Region: World •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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One year after the launch of the revised Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, more than 65 percent of US businesses remain unprepared to meet strict court requirements for the discovery and handling of electronic evidence.
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•Date: 19th Dec 2007• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Operational risk
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The National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) selected eleven state IT initiatives in ten categories to receive its 2007 Recognition Awards for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Information Technology in State Government. The District of Columbia Unified Communications Center (UCC) won in the category of business continuity and disaster recovery.
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•Date: 19th Dec 2007• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Urges immediate action in a number of areas by government departments and agencies, local authorities and other stakeholders.
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•Date: 17th Dec 2007• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Emergency planning
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Today's issue includes:
• BCM Challenges For 2008
• Major disaster declared for Oklahoma
• Business continuity training comes to Bahrain
• Asempra Technologies upgrades Business Continuity Server
• Current environmental stories with business continuity implications:
- FEMA daily SITREP
- World weather impacts
- Sri Lanka floods
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