news headlines: 22nd June 2007

Sydney prepares for an APEC experience
This article by Tim Janes considers the business continuity issues created by September’s APEC Leader’s Week in Sydney, Australia: including possible business continuity impacts, responses and potential opportunities.
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•Date: 22nd June 2007• Region: Australia •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Storage virtualization: enabling better business continuity
It is important for BCM professionals from both sides of the business-IT divide to understand the benefits of virtualization in the data storage space, says Steve Beck.
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•Date: 22nd June 2007• Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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Instant messaging emerging as mission critical business tool
Enterprises that haven’t already done so should start incorporating IM into their critical business processes immediately, says Gartner.
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•Date: 22nd June 2007 • Region: World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Details of FEMA National Advisory Council published
FEMA Administrator David Paulison has announced the membership of the National Advisory Council.
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•Date: 22nd June 2007 • Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: DR general
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NIST WTC recommendations spur new model building codes
Safer buildings that are more resistant to fire and more easily evacuated in emergencies are the goal of the first comprehensive set of building code changes recently approved by the International Code Council.
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•Date: 22nd June 2007 • Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC and Facilities
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Virginia Tech signs up with 3n
Agreement will significantly expand campus emergency notification system.
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•Date: 22nd June 2007 • Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Crisis communications
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Business continuity briefs
Today's issue includes:
• The Continuity Shop Summer School
• FBI wraps up unusual case of corporate identity threat
• The British Red Cross Disaster Response Challenge
• Current environmental stories with business continuity implications:
   - FEMA daily SITREP
   - World weather impacts
   - Heatwave kills 19 in Southern Romania
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