news headlines: 21st February 2006

Will 2006 be the year of storage virtualization?
ONStor’s Jon Toor explains why he believes that 2006 may be the year that use of virtualization technologies really takes off.
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•Date: 21st Feb 2006 • Region: World • Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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European product recalls more than double in 2005
Hungary, Germany and Greece top the list, with the UK in fourth place; rise in recalls has led to more attention being given to risk management in the supply chain.
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•Date: 21st Feb 2006• Region: UK/W.Europe • Type: Article •Topic: Retail BC
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HSE issues precautionary advice to fuel depot operators following Buncefield investigation progress report
Operators asked to review their operations and report the outcomes of those reviews to the Health and Safety Executive by Easter 2006.
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•Date: 21st Feb 2006• Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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UK law firms increasingly appointing risk specialists
The number of UK law firms appointing specialist risk managers to handle business continuity and ORM has risen sharply according to a survey by the law firm Legal Risk.
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•Date: 21st Feb 2006• Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: Service sector BC
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Warning issued of potential for catastrophic New Madrid fault earthquake
During a presentation of his paper ‘Dynamics of Earthquake Safety and Economic Development’ at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Professor David Gillespie urged local authorities and businesses in the Midwest not to ignore the risk posed by the New Madrid fault.
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•Date: 21st Feb 2006• Region: US • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Australian government highlights intellectual property risks faced by small businesses
Companies should ensure their intellectual property is safely secured or risk putting their livelihoods at risk, the Minister for Small Business and Tourism, Fran Bailey, has told Australian businesses.
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•Date: 21st Feb 2006• Region: Australia • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Ferry system studied as a possible primary disaster recovery service for San Francisco Bay…
Bay Area Council forms ‘Blue Ribbon Task Force’ to evaluate the proposal and provide recommendations.
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•Date: 21st Feb 2006• Region: US • Type: Article •Topic: DR general
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Business continuity briefs
Today's issue includes:
• Cyber Storm press conference sums up exercise lessons
• IBM's new security software helps smaller companies thwart insider threats
• Cornell, Weill Cornell and Lockheed Martin partner to create plan to manage mass casualties in disasters
• Reed Exhibitions and AIIM Europe collaborate to deliver Information Management conference and expo
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