news headlines: 18th January 2008

Bayesian Belief Networks in business continuity management
Bayesian Belief Networks provide a method for integrating beliefs and hard facts in a logically consistent manner. Patrick Roberts explores the potential for applying them in business continuity management.
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•Date: 18th January 2008• Region:UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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How to safely virtualize your IT environment
Virtualization presents risks as well as benefits; Nick Turnbull, provides a list of items that businesses need to consider before virtualizing their environments.
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•Date: 18th January 2008• Region:World •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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California flood risks are 'disaster waiting to happen'
According to University of Maryland engineers.
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•Date: 18th January 2008• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: DR general
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Steelhenge’s Michael Gilbert awarded OBE in News Year’s Honours
Michael Gilbert, director of Steelhenge’s Energy & Utilities Resilience practice, was awarded an OBE for exceptional service to the electricity and gas industries in the UK New Year’s Honours list.
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•Date: 18th January 2008• Region: UK •Type: Article
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Partnership aims to advance US disaster management
American Society of Civil Engineers and International Association of Emergency Managers sign new Memorandum of Cooperation.
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•Date: 18th January 2008• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: DR general
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Kroll Ontrack launches PowerControls 5.0
Mailbox recovery tool provides new live Eexchange server functionality, search reports and security features.
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•Date: 18th January 2008• Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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Business continuity briefs
Today's issue includes:
• Flood assistance extended to almost half of Queensland
• Business Continuity Strategies for Banking Operations
• Post event recovery
• BounceBack Professional version 8.0 data backup and restore software launched
• Current environmental stories with business continuity implications:
   - FEMA daily SITREP
   - World weather impacts
   - China drought underlines hydropower reliance risks
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