news headlines: 22nd March 2005

SunGard up for sale
SunGard announced yesterday that it is in discussions concerning a possible purchase of the entire company.
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•Date: 22nd March 2005 • Region: N.America/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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Mastering exercise development
What are the keys to a successful business continuity exercise? Jim Burtles explains.
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•Date: 22nd March 2005 •Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC exercising
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Tsunami lessons relevant to UK coastline risk management
UK coastlines are vulnerable to rare but large scale tsunamis.
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•Date: 22nd March 2005 • Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Emergency planning
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Taking the terror out of terrorism
Some current Homeland security policies are playing into al Quaeda’s hands, says Sandia National Laboratories group.
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•Date: 22nd March 2005 • Region: N.America •Type: Article •Topic: Terrorism
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IBM launches new data availability and disaster recovery options for the North American market
IBM's Electronic Data Management Services use an online, disk based storage and retrieval system for corporate data.
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•Date: 22nd March 2005 • Region: N.America •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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Business continuity briefs
Today's issue includes:
• It’s US Flood Safety Awareness Week
• Don't overlook licensing issues when planning for disaster
• ShaoLin Microsystems announces next generation disaster recovery solution
• Basel II - a review of ongoing work
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