news headlines: 20th June 2006

Survey: Business continuity one year on from July 7th
Almost a year on, Continuity Central is conducting a survey to discover whether the July 7th terrorist attacks had a lasting impact on business continuity practices and, if so, what changes have occurred.
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•Date: 20th June 2006 • Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Department of Homeland Security publishes review of catastrophic event preparedness
Evacuation, attention to populations with special needs, command structure, and resource management, are areas needing significant attention.
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•Date: 20th June 2006• Region: US• Type: Article •Topic: DR general
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How prepared are UK businesses for disaster?
New research from Mitel has found that more than two out of three (68 percent) UK businesses with a turnover between £1m and £20m say that it would take them two working days or longer to become operational following a major incident.
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•Date: 20th June 2006• Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: BC statistics
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Continuity Central supporting Times business continuity supplement
‘Business Continuity II’, a Mediaplanet supplement which will be distributed in the Times newspaper on July 26th, is being supported by Continuity Central, Survive, the BCI and Airmic.
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•Date: 20th June 2006• Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Buncefield explosion cost local businesses £70 million
An economic study of the effects of the Buncefield oil depot explosion indicates that the incident has cost firms on the local Mayland’s estate over £70m.
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•Date: 20th June 2006• Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: BC statistics
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Business continuity a priority for the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority
CIMA outlines recent business continuity investments.
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•Date: 20th June 2006• Region: Caribbean• Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Business continuity briefs
Today's issue includes:
• Carbon monoxide poisoning creates unusual business continuity problem
• Control Risks warns of growing anti-business sentiment in parts of China
• Neverfail for SharePoint wins award
• Current environmental stories with business continuity implications
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