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news headlines: 18th October 2006

Netstore to make bid for ICM?
Netstore plc has said that ‘it expects shortly to approach ICM’ regarding a possible offer for the company.
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Date: 18th October 2006• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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BSI launches PAS 77 IT Service Continuity Management framework
Provides guidance on IT continuity and availability management.
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Date: 18th October 2006• Region: UK•Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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UK critical infrastructure risks examined
The Institution of Civil Engineers’ ‘State of the Nation 2006’ report looks at infrastructure risks and what mitigation measures are needed.
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Date: 18th October 2006• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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SunGard launches ‘Enhanced Recovery’
New service helps ‘reduce recovery times by up to a third’.
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Date: 18th October 2006• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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Hawaii earthquake disaster recovery update
FEMA has sent an Emergency Response Team Advance (ERT-A) consisting of 75 personnel to Hawaii in response to the earthquake that recently hit the state.
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Date: 18th October 2006• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: DR general
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BakBone survey predicts increased adoption of replication and disaster recovery solutions in North America
Business continuity seen by many as a complex, costly and decentralized process.
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Date: 18th October 2006• Region: N.America •Type: Article •Topic: BC statistics
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Business continuity briefs
Today's issue includes:
• HP selects CBL as Asia and Asia Pacific data recovery services partner
• Basel Committee issues paper on range of practice in Advanced Measurement Approaches
• IBM reports 2006 third-quarter results
• UK businesses get new pandemic guidance
• Current environmental stories with business continuity implications
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Top headlines from the past four weeks:

WAN requirements for successful disaster recovery

Buncefield Joint Task Group calls for immediate action

UK financial sector Annual Market-wide Exercise gets underway

US securities industry gears up for business continuity test

NIST issues new computer security guidance documents

Huge fire destroys over 100 factories in Bangladesh

BSI Business Continuity Management Conference

Results of the BCI Board elections

World Bank calls for governments to increase their focus on disaster risks

Companies failing to provide enough resources for risk management

Australian financial sector gets pandemic planning guidance

Business continuity and disaster recovery driving archiving activities

‘After-action report’ for 2005 hurricane season response published

It’s Disaster Awareness Week in New Zealand…

As business continuity complexity increases, don’t forget the basics…

The reinvention of backup and disaster recovery

Corporate crime – the need for prevention and cure

One anti-virus engine is not enough to protect your business, warns GFI

New group CEO for SunGard Availability Services

EU business survey identifies target countries in fight against counterfeiting

European businesses struggle to manage security labyrinth

MarquisNet opens 125-seat Disaster Recovery Service Center near Las Vegas airport

Iron Mountain publishes white paper on changing US electronic discovery rules and e-records management implications

Business resiliency on tour

BIS releases various Basel II and operational risk documents

New technologies tackle remote office backup

European Commission to focus business continuity activities

‘Continuity Program Auditor’ launched

UK Civil Contingencies Secretariat develops Civil Contingencies Act information dissemination portal

Chertoff welcomes passage of FY2007 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill by the US House of Representatives

Revive BCM Toolkit version 7.4 released

Defining business continuity

Crisis management: how to plan for the unknown

Report reveals alarming attitudes to data theft in the UK workplace

Majority of Canadian executives tell survey that their company has no business continuity plan

Wake up to IT's energy crisis, urges Gartner

Satyam stages cross-border business continuity exercise in Singapore and India

Study shows Internet to be resilient against terror attack

IBM and Avokia set new record for long-range database clustering

GPS Receivers at serious risk from solar flares

Pandemic ‘flu preparedness going slowly in the US

TelstraClear conducts successful disaster recovery simulation

Pandemic Response Planning Services launched by Sungard Availability Services

ICM releases financial results

Hazard & Risk Science Review 2006 published

FTC announces acquisition of United Recovery Services

DHS awards $399m critical infrastructure security grants

New Zealand businesses warned to 'prepare for the worst'

How to choose a business continuity consultant

Communicating in a crisis – which technologies can be relied on?

Two new reports into 7th July London attacks published

Attention COMAH operators…

Edge Business Continuity Center opens its doors

Over a third of the UK’s admit their e-mail management system is in ‘complete chaos’

Post disaster worries highlight lack of business continuity awareness raising

Companies failing to keep up with brand and reputation threats linked to information security issues

Gartner highlights five high impact IT security risks

IAEM comments on FEMA reform

New self-healing software diagnoses IT problems based on symptoms

Trends in data recovery management

Details of Annual Market-wide Exercise 2006 published

Disaster recovery is a weak link in US insurance sector business continuity planning

Strohl Systems launches Incident Manager 3.0

The Global State of Information Security 2006

List of riskiest US cities published

Understanding personalities is key to effective business continuity planning

Intelligent data protection in today's enterprise

DHS publishes Cyber Storm exercise report

Every business needs an emergency supply kit: FEMA

Water added to model of Australia’s critical infrastructure

Aerospace and defence sector uniquely at risk from fraud

Wireless users: beware of ‘fingerprinting’

IBM introduces breakthrough technology to ensure data privacy

DHL uses National Preparedness Month 2006 to focus on human resource continuity

Framework for Pandemic Influenza Planning published

Business Continuity – the Risk Management Expo 2007

US water industry praised for addressing the 'very complex beast' of terrorism, natural disasters

Financial Stability Forum meets in Paris

UK Civil Contingencies Secretariat gives Civil Contingencies Act updates

9/11 anniversary roundup

How to choose a business continuity consultant…

Getting to grips with mobilising crisis teams

GAO issues reports into major disaster response

Researchers aim to tackle the ultimate continuity challenge…

Anti-Phishing Working Group reports 40 percent rise in crimeware sites

E-Crime incidents are declining yet their impact is increasing

Study shows the long term impacts of disasters

ISO publishes best practice guidelines for implementing supply chain security

IBM takes control of Brazilian provider of business continuity and recovery services

The majority of securities firms cannot prevent e-mails that may violate corporate and regulatory standards

Are executive boards ready to make room for a Chief Continuity Officer?

UK SMEs relying on mobile ‘phones for telecoms continuity

One to watch: Tropical Storm Florence

KLG Systel Ltd forms partnership with Strohl Systems to service Indian market

Australia's data centre professionals discuss power supply and other risks

European heat waves set to become more severe: new research

BS 25999 certification survey

Is London really prepared for the flood threat?




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