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news headlines: 25th August 2005

Maintaining thriving businesses amid the threat of terrorism
In a Gartner Fellows Interview, former US Ambassador and international security expert John Kelly has given his views on what businesses should and shouldn’t be doing where terrorism is concerned.
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Date: 25th August 2005 • Region: US/World Type: Article •Topic: Terrorism
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Confusion between archiving and backup exists in many UK companies
Suggests results from the Information Lifecycle Management Audit survey.
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Date: 25th August 2005 • Region: UK Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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SunGard Availability Services launches new Managed Services Portal
State-of-the-art monitoring and reporting platform for mission-critical systems.
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Date: 25th August 2005 • Region: N.America Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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Lack of investment in e-mail systems opening companies up to various threats
UK businesses risking compliance-failure and reputation damage.
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Date: 25th August 2005 • Region: UK Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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San Francisco area business recovery vendor fair
September 29th, the Ramada Plaza Hotel,1231 Market Street, San Francisco, CA.
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Date: 25th August 2005 • Region: US Type: Article •Topic: Events
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Business continuity briefs
Today's issue includes:
• Central Europe braced for further flooding
• Nexsan develops secure storage appliance
• Al-Qaida recruiting target: skilled hackers
• US Joint Chiefs of Staff publishes homeland security guidance
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