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news headlines: 22nd NOvember 2005

VoIP and business continuity
Continuity Central’s latest survey looks at the business continuity issues linked to the emergence of Voice over IP as a genuine business tool.
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Date: 22nd Nov 2005 • Region: World Type: Article •Topic: Telecoms continuity
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Energy prices hammer at US multinationals; threaten business continuity investments
PricewaterhouseCoopers survey finds uncertain economic outlook over next 12 months.
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Date: 22nd Nov 2005 • Region: US Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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UK Met Office to hold winter briefing for emergency planners and business managers
Aims to help organisations prepare for the expected ‘harder than usual’ winter.
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Date: 22nd Nov 2005 • Region: UKType: Article •Topic: BC general
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Prepare for MiFID
FSA warns of major compliance challenge for UK firms.
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Date: 22nd Nov 2005 • Region: UKType: Article •Topic: Financial sector
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Global Health Security Initiative agrees bioterror and pandemic ‘flu action plans
Members of the Global Health Security Initiative met recently in Rome to discuss the international response to deliberate actions, such as terrorism, and naturally occurring threats to global health, such as pandemic 'flu.
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Date: 22nd Nov 2005 • Region: Various Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Business continuity briefs
Today's issue includes:
• Focus on resiliency: a process-oriented approach to security management
• President Bush declares major disaster for North Dakota
• Reed Exhibitions acquires BC Expo and Technology for Compliance Expo
• Infosecurity Europe 2006

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Top headlines from the past four weeks:
Continuity Central pandemic planning survey results: PART 2

Communications continuity is the weak link in the majority of business continuity plans

Communication just won’t wait...

Tamiflu investigation leaves business continuity planners confused

Business continuity guidelines for coping with a global 'flu pandemic to be developed

Study finds US telecom consolidation will aid network reliability during disasters

2006 Edition of Edwards Disaster Recovery Directory released

International threats to business decrease for second year running

Unencrypted backup tapes ‘still the norm’

'Ready America Homeland' initiative launched

New combined replication / disaster recovery testing solution offers backup flexibility

Continuity Planning Associates launches Crisis Commsuite

Five nines: chasing the dream?

Ensuring a smooth transition : guidelines for successfully migrating data centers

Survey finds limited progress on IT security measurement and reporting

Research and Development Committee established by FSSCC

Microsoft announces new products and solutions

Continuity Central pandemic planning survey results

Beyond disaster recovery: becoming a resilient business

Crisis Checklist: the press office

Long term solutions to Britain’s energy short-fall explored

Experian study analyzes Hurricane Katrina's effect on small business

Airport protection guidelines to be distributed to US emergency planners and airport executives

New technical discussion group launched

IDC survey provides Asia Pacific disaster recovery planning insights

Average UK business suffers 235 hours of downtime every year

US SBA launches pilot program to strengthen banks' role in accelerating small business disaster recovery

New Scientist investigation reveals how easily terrorists can obtain biological weapons ‘building blocks’

Western hotels targeted in coordinated terrorist attacks in Jordan

New technology trends: the Adaptive WAN

Many European companies housing mission critical equipment in unsuitable premises

CIO Executive Council survey explores disaster recovery planning in US companies

Remote data backup yet to take off in UK SME sector

Japanese stock exchange outages prompt review

LightPointe introduces rapid deployment kits for instant high-speed wireless networks

Hazard identification and Business Impact Analysis

A major pandemic checklist and assessment matrix

HP launches new business continuity and recovery facility

Survey indicates that NAS virtualization is set to double in 2006

Sun expands Java Availability Suite

BS 7799 becomes ISO 27001

Australian PM warns of ‘specific terror threat’

President Bush outlines US pandemic influenza preparations and response

UK Tripartite Authorities publish ‘Financial Sector Business Continuity Annual Report’

As BT and OFCOM agree final undertakings, GemaTech gains access to BT exchanges

IAEM makes recommendations for improved US disaster response

The crisis team and crisis room: a guide to getting the basics right

NIST urges implementation of recommendations from World Trade Center investigation

ABI report criticises delivery of UK flood prevention measures

New Delhi on edge after terrorist attacks

How Far is Far Enough?

Mission Assurance Analysis Protocol (MAAP): assessing risk in complex environments

Gartner tells business continuity leaders to make preparations for the impact of an Avian Influenza pandemic

Banks and avian flu: planning for a possible pandemic

Creating effective business continuity plans

New initiative to explore attitudes to disaster

Hurricane Wilma update page

More details released on UK financial sector market-wide exercise

New disaster site clearance guidance published by UK government

US financial services industry business continuity exercise ‘a success’ 

EC steps up pandemic preparedness planning

IDC conducts ‘continuous data protection’ survey

Direct local involvement, better communications needed for improved disaster response: National League of Cities

New Zealand Ministry of Economic Development publishes pandemic business continuity advice

Intelligent infrastructure management: a catalyst for change within the enterprise

A new planning paradigm: economic consequences of a pandemic

Data recovery checklist

TeleContinuity and EnvoyWorldWide team up to offer ‘continuity of communications’ solutions

Data deletion is not enough…

How to find and motivate employees for business continuity

One year on from Hurricane Ivan: what lessons have been learnt?

New BSI survey highlights areas of weakness in the business continuity planning of Britain’s FTSE250 companies

European Civil Protection exercise to simulate earthquake in Sicily

Global terrorism activity doubled over the last year

NIST coordinating post Katrina and Rita structural damage assessment

Climate change will result in heavier rainfall events for some regions

Business continuity during an avian 'flu pandemic

Business continuity planning in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita




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