news headlines: 20th January 2006

A decade in business continuity planning
Nathaniel Forbes started his BC consultancy in January 1996. In this article he highlights the key lessons that he has learned since that time.
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•Date: 20th Jan 2006 • Region: Asia/World • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Incident Action List
A comprehensive checklist has been provided by Alan Bastick, Business Continuity Coordinator, at Perth’s Edith Cowan University.
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•Date: 20th Jan 2006 • Region: Australia/World • Type: Article •Topic: Crisis man.
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Bin Laden’s truce: is it out of the question to consider the offer?
Have your say in Continuity Central’s reader poll.
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•Date: 20th Jan 2006• Region: US/World • Type: Article •Topic: Terrorism
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Buncefield investigation board established
The UK Health and Safety Commission will publish a special report under Section 14(5) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
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•Date: 20th Jan 2006• Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Fast-growing private US companies are voluntarily adopting Sarbanes-Oxley principles
According to a survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
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•Date: 20th Jan 2006• Region: US • Type: Article •Topic: Operational risk
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Business continuity briefs
Today's issue includes:
• Australian government issues new warning over terrorist attacks in Egypt
• Three-day Advanced Business Continuity Program Audit course
• SBA hurricane loans surpass $3 billion mark and rising
• Tracking Ontrack
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