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news headlines: 19th August 2004

US regional differences in business continuity planning identified
New study by AT&T and the Partnership for Public Warning finds South Florida best prepared region, Los Angeles the worst.

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Date: 19th August 2004 • Region: N.America Type: Article •Topic: BC stats
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Viewing the continuity development process with 20/20 vision
Strohl Systems develops ‘Continuity Roadmap’ for continuity of operations planning.

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Date: 19th August 2004 • Region: N.America Type: Article •Topic: BC software
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UK businesses complacent about communications disaster planning
71 percent see little value in automatic call diverts in emergency situations.

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Date: 19th August 2004 • Region: UK Type: Article •Topic: BC stats
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Ontrack Data Recovery offers free diagnosis and service discounts to Hurricane Charley victims
Never assume that data is unrecoverable, no matter what it has been through…

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Date: 19th August 2004 • Region: N.America Type: Article •Topic: Salvage
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Gevity offers free services to businesses hit by Hurricane Charley
Including payroll processing and payroll reconstruction services and employee assistance program counselling services.

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Date: 19th August 2004 • Region: N.America Type: Article •Topic: DR general
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StorageTek launches new DB2 data storage control solution: Lifecycle Director
Includes rapid disaster recovery and data recoverability capabilities.

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Date: 19th August 2004 • Region: N.America Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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Top headlines from the past four weeks:
• The highs and lows of continuity software

• Colour co-ordinated…

• Recovery centre location is top concern for UK business continuity managers

• Northeast America blackout anniversary offers reminder of importance of emergency backup power

• IT continuity spending set to rise

• Survey identifies main stumbling blocks to successful operational risk management

• Advanced energy storage technologies offer new back-up power options

• HP makes bid to acquire Synstar

• Moving towards an interactive approach

• Addressing the challenges of data protection

• 9/11 has had little impact on spending on business protection and security by mid-sized companies

• Many business networks are not prepared for power outages

• The challenges of security management

• Irish Competition Authority to investigate IBM’s acquisition of Schlumberger Business Continuity Services (Ireland)

• ASIS publishes draft business continuity guideline for public review

• Synstar survey reveals skills are most prized, yet BC teams are still chosen according to authority

Remote physical security and reducing downtime in the data centre

Strohl Systems releases LDRPS update

London Resilience Partnership publishes 2004-5 plans

Business continuity plan development explored

Archiving has a nasty sting in the tail – ignore it at your peril!

Best practice: how to use automated notification systems

Business continuity software survey

Terror in the US: what are the real threats?

Civil Contingencies Secretariat provides more information on how new LA funding will be delivered

European Commission publishes Basel II implementation proposals

Australian Prudential Regulation Authority publishes draft business continuity management standard

Flood protection: European Commission to coordinate improved risk management

Federal Preparedness Circular updates continuity of operations guidance

UK government doubles funding for local authority emergency planners

What's under the business continuity umbrella?

The risks of e-mail mismanagement

September to be National Preparedness Month in US

European Commission sets out new guidelines for approach to saving companies in difficulty

Can you afford multiple disk drive failure?




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