news headlines: 22nd April 2005

Is climate change a business continuity issue?
Whatever the cause, most scientists agree that climate change is taking place. David Honour asks what the implications are for business continuity managers.
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•Date: 22nd April 2005 •Region: World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Iron Mountain issues advice on privacy issues with backup tapes
Recommends encryption of all sensitive data held on backups.
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•Date: 22nd April 2005 • Region: N.America/World •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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HP looks to broaden its approach to business continuity
Key appointment made as HP looks to promote a holistic approach to business continuity and technology availability.
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•Date: 22nd April 2005 • Region: N.America •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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Synstar to open new Thames Valley business recovery centre
Hewlett-Packard, through Synstar, its UK-based business continuity company, is launching a new recovery centre on 25th May 2005.
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•Date: 22nd April 2005 • Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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SunGard publishes first quarter 2005 results
Availability Services’ revenue increased 10 percent to $317 million for the quarter.
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•Date: 22nd April 2005 • Region: N.America/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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Business continuity briefs
Today's issue includes:
• Sanovi expands business continuity R&D centre in India
• European Commission reinforces its disaster response capacity
• India Weather Office predicts normal monsoon
• FalconStor's VirtualTape Library software solution qualifies with leading backup and recovery software solutions
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Top headlines from the past four weeks:
• Measuring operational risk management systems under Basel II

• IBM launches ‘Resilience Program Assessment’ service

• Unisys “overcomes time and distance barriers of IT disaster recovery”

• Is grid computing technology coming of age?

• Outsourcing trend starts to fall off

• Australian Prudential Regulation Authority publishes business continuity regulations

• Phoenix EGM approves NDR acquisition

• Is machine-to-machine the gap in your security?

• Various disaster declarations made in the US

• Unravelling business continuity terminology

• Businesses feel more at risk

• US Critical infrastructure Warning Information Network complete

• Accounting for staff in a crisis

• NIST publishes World Trade Center collapse study

• Most common items which are overlooked in business continuity plans

• European Commission to undertake Europe wide pandemic response exercise

• DHS provides new grants for protecting transit systems

• Windows XP Service Pack 2 may pose new business continuity threat

• Another active hurricane season on the cards

• NSF launches $19 million research program for long-term solutions to information security

• On-demand ‘rapid server recovery service’ launched

• UK insolvency service outlines scope of new Insolvency Act

• The hidden vulnerabilities in critical power supply protection

• Belgian financial sector regulator publishes business continuity guidance

• New BlackBerry software enables rapid location of key staff members in a crisis

• Boston to host anti-terrorism research and development collaboration meeting

• European Commission prioritises security and anti-terrorism research

• A complete network continuity solution

• Kenya gets business recovery facility

• Voice Continuity Services announces After Hours Service

• The changing role of business continuity software

• FSSCC identifies critical concerns for financial infrastructure protection in 2005

• Business Recovery Managers Association and the Information Systems Audit & Control Association meeting report

• HP wins DARPA Internet continuity research contract

• ICM to open its first recovery centre in Scotland

• Southern California tsunami scenario modelled

• More details of SunGard acquisition made available

• Department of Homeland Security publishes interim National Preparedness Goal

• DIY attempts to solve computer problems are a leading cause of permanent data loss

• Regulatory compliance and critical system protection

• Choosing a crisis notification system

• Phoenix IT Group planning NDR acquisition

• The threats to effective risk management

• UK to extend corporate manslaughter law

• Operational risk and information security need to co-exist for effective risk management

• UK is top of the bots

• Updated emergency preparedness guide highlights key issues for handling the needs of people with disabilities

• TABB Group launches new global ‘Crisis & Continuity Services’ practice

• UK Foreign Office issues Philippines terrorism warning

• SunGard up for sale

• Mastering exercise development

• Tsunami lessons relevant to UK coastline risk management

• Taking the terror out of terrorism

• IBM launches new data availability and disaster recovery options for the North American market

• Planning for people

• Is the US homeland really secure or are we fooling ourselves?

• BCI announces International National Rehearsal Day

• Major international counter-terrorism exercise to take place in April

• DTCC opens Southern Business Center – a key component of its business continuity strategy

• BCI calls for the appointment of a UK government minister for business continuity

• Business continuity awareness survey published

• Chertoff outlines risk-based strategy for long-term homeland security

• SunGard Availability Services UK launches new business continuity management software tool

• US courts told to develop disaster recovery and continuity of operations plans

• Business continuity awareness raising: taking it to the next level

• BCI showcases website evolution

• Financial Stability Forum holds its thirteenth meeting in Tokyo

• NFPA hosts seminars on NFPA 1600 in cities across the US

• VERITAS Software to officially launch EMEA business continuity consulting practice

• Sarbanes-Oxley and outsourcing : time is running out for non-US companies

• Take a holistic approach to security and business continuity IDC advises Asian businesses

• Addressing the risks of removable media

• Practice makes almost perfect

• London Prepared publishes Strategic Emergency Plan

• Tokyo-based businesses prepare for next mega-earthquake

• Phishing still on the rise

• Business continuity explored

• ICM sees strong growth in business continuity sector

• Forrester Research identifies top IT Priorities for European enterprises in 2005

• Swiss Re study counts the cost of catastrophe

• Business insurance – what you may not have thought about…




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