news headlines: 26th April 2007

The rise and rise of service-oriented architecture
SOA will be used in more than 50 percent of new mission critical operational applications and business processes designed in 2007: Gartner.
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•Date: 26th April 2007 • Region: World •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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Six month countdown to data protection crisis begins…
KPMG warns that UK-based public and private sector organisations are facing a data protection crisis that will affect the way they store paper based files.
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•Date: 26th April 2007 • Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Operational risk
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Multinational corporations are facing increasingly diverse, complex and exotic risks
But damage to reputation tops the threat list: Aon Global Risk Management survey.
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•Date: 26th April 2007 • Region: World •Type: Article •Topic: Operational risk
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Phoenix increases its offer for ICM
Phoenix IT Group plc has issued a stock exchange statement saying that it is to increase its cash and share offer for ICM.
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•Date: 26th April 2007 • Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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Europe plans for increasing risk of flooding
European Parliament and Council reach agreement on the new Floods Directive.
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•Date: 26th April 2007 • Region: W.Europe/UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Lieberman and Collins express serious concerns over ‘major weaknesses’ in disaster communication plans for US first responders
Letter sent to DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff.
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•Date: 26th April 2007 • Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Emergency planning
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