news headlines: 17th March 2006

Avian ‘flu: what does it mean to business continuity?
Tim Armit attempts to separate the real business continuity issues from the hype surrounding pandemic influenza.
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•Date: 17th March 2006 • Region: UK/World • Type: Article •Topic: Pandemic planning
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Keeping the VoIP house in order
The emergence of Voice over IP as an affordable alternative to traditional telephony has ushered in a new wave of network security considerations. Jonathan Zar outlines the key issues.
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•Date: 17th March 2006 • Region: World • Type: Article •Topic: ITC / Telecoms cont.
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Business continuity management British Standard update
A draft version of part one of the new business continuity management British Standard has been completed and will be released for public consultation after some final amendments are made.
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•Date: 17th March 2006• Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Incomplete content management puts compliance initiatives at risk
The majority of companies are unable to archive, track and access e-mail, voice or instant messaging despite the fact that 58 percent of CIOs say that e-mail is sometimes their only record of business critical information.
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•Date: 17th March 2006• Region: UK/W.Europe • Type: Article •Topic: BC statistics
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NOAA highlights US drought and wildfire concerns
Significant wildfire season expected in the Southwest and central and southern Plains.
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•Date: 17th March 2006• Region: US • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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SBA asks private sector to join policy discussion on disaster response
The US Small Business Administration has released a ‘Request for Information’ (RFI) soliciting input from interested parties on how the private sector can best support the delivery of SBA’s Disaster Assistance program
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•Date: 17th March 2006• Region: US • Type: Article •Topic: DR general
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Fourth Asia-Pacific regional meeting of the Financial Stability Forum held
Pandemic planning discussed: delegates agreed on the need for business continuity planning, focusing in particular on maintenance of the operation of payments systems, and stressed the importance of effective communication in the event of a pandemic.
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•Date: 17th March 2006• Region: Various • Type: Article •Topic: Financial sector BC
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Business continuity briefs
Today's issue includes:
• FEMA names acting Deputy Director of Operations
• Federal disaster assistance for Missouri
• Effective Electronic Preservation and Information Management Strategies
• Sussex councils publish business continuity advice for local businesses
• GlobalOptions Group completes acquisition of James Lee Witt Associates, LLC
• myCOOP integrated with WebEOC incident command software
• Disaster Forum 2006: Practical Perspectives on Emergency Management
• Bank and Thrift agencies issue advisory on influenza pandemic preparedness
• Buncefield case study sessions added to IT DR Summit 2006 agenda
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