news headlines: 24th May 2007

Slow decision-making causing problems in UK business continuity planning processes
According to Marathon Technologies and Tickbox.net survey.
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•Date: 24th May 2007 • Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC statistics
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US survey shows many small businesses are complacent when it comes to disaster preparedness
Majority of small business owners ‘are not worried about the impact a disaster can have on their business’.
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•Date: 24th May 2007 • Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: BC statistics
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West Yorkshire gets a new workplace recovery centre
SunGard Availability Services officially opened its latest recovery centre in Elland on 23rd May.
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•Date: 24th May 2007 • Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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NOAA predicts above normal 2007 Atlantic Hurricane Season
13 to 17 named storms predicted; three to five could become major hurricanes.
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•Date: 24th May 2007 • Region: N.America •Type: Article •Topic: Warnings
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Hurricane planning updates
- FEMA and Federal agencies team up for hurricane response;
- DHS news conference;
- Lieberman, Collins seek assurance on FEMA’s Hurricane Preparedness;
- Peak 10 and Agility Recovery Solutions prepare for busy Hurricane Season.
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•Date: 24th May 2007 • Region: N.America •Type: Article •Topic: DR general
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Market-wide Exercise follow-up seminar
Lessons from last autumn’s UK-wide financial sector pandemic planning exercise will be shared with non-participant firms at a seminar on 19th July.
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•Date: 24th May 2007 • Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Financial sector
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Findings from Chicago’s September 2006 CBD evacuation exercise published
New emergency response tools launched in response.
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•Date: 24th May 2007 • Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Crisis communications
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All3Media Group invests in innovative BCM and crisis management tool
Wide-ranging BCM software implementation includes the ability to allow the business continuity team to view online news feeds from around the world during a crisis situation.
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•Date: 24th May 2007 • Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC software
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EVault awarded patent for online backup and recovery technology
The patent for ‘Systems and Methods for Data Backup over a Network’ is a core component of EVault's DeltaPro technology.
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•Date: 24th May 2007 • Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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Business continuity briefs
Today's issue includes:
• RiskWatch and TAMP Systems announce partnership to offer bundled risk assessment and business continuity planning tools
• ‘BS25999 - Understanding the Standard’
• Leeds NHS virtualises its server and storage infrastructure
• New Zealand to get tsunami phone alert system
• Current environmental stories with business continuity implications:
   - FEMA daily SITREP
   - World weather impacts
   - President declares major disaster for South Dakota
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