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news headlines: 27 - 28th Feb 2007

Virtualization-based IT continuity services announced by SunGard Availability Services
New services will provide organizations with a cost effective way to achieve recovery timeframes of less than four hours.
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Date: 28th Feb 2007 • Region: US/World Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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Survey finds encouraging news on UK business continuity take-up
80 percent of companies surveyed by Computer Business Review have some sort of business continuity plan.
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Date: 28th Feb 2007 • Region: UKType: Article •Topic: BC statistics
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FBI warns of ‘vishing’ threat
New online scam targets VoIP users.
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Date: 28th Feb 2007 • Region: US/World Type: Article •Topic: Warnings
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Double-Take Software launches Double-Take for VMware Infrastructure
New solution protects entire virtual machines on VMware ESX Server platforms.
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Date: 28th Feb 2007 • Region: World Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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2006 was the least costly year of the last two decades in terms of natural disasters
According to United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction figures.
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Date: 27th Feb 2007 • Region: World Type: Article •Topic: BC statistics
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No SIA industry-wide business continuity test in 2007
2005 and 2006 tests will be followed by an expanded test in late spring 2008; but pandemic planning exercise and crisis communications test scheduled for 2007.
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Date: 27th Feb 2007 • Region: US Type: Article •Topic: Financial sector BC
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UK NHS to coordinate National Workshop on Pandemic Influenza
5th March 2007 workshop will provide an update on preparing for pandemic influenza, highlighting progress and next steps.
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Date: 27th Feb 2007 • Region: UK Type: Article •Topic: Public sector
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HP launches data backup and recovery aimed at small and medium-size businesses
The new HP StorageWorks D2D Backup System is designed for the business continuity and IT needs of small and medium-sized businesses.
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Date: 27th Feb 2007 • Region: US/World Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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RMS releases first commercially available influenza pandemic probabilistic risk model
The model can be leveraged to allow corporate risk managers to understand the operational impact and estimated economic loss associated with a full range of influenza pandemic scenarios at the company-specific level.
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Date: 27th Feb 2007 • Region: World Type: Article •Topic: Pandemic planning
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SunGard publishes 2006 results
SunGard has reported that adjusted income from operations for the year 2006 was $994 million, a 7 percent increase over $933 million for the year 2005.
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Date: 27th Feb 2007 • Region: US/World Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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The 80 percent myth…
UPDATED You don’t have to be involved in business continuity long before you come across the profession’s very own urban legend: the 80 percent statistic. By Mel Gosling.
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Date: 27th Feb 2007• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Business continuity briefs
Today's issue includes:
• Virtual Corporation releases Spanish language version of the Business Continuity Maturity Model
NOAA and Australian Bureau of Meteorology agree tsunami early warning partnership
• Will data centres in London run out of space or power?
• Much risk and opportunity in the gathering climate change storm
• Current environmental stories with business continuity implications
   - FEMA daily SITREP
   - World weather impacts
   - President declares emergency disaster for New York
   - President declares major disaster for Louisiana
   - President declares major disaster for Pennsylvania
   - President declares major disaster for Oregon
   - Crisis looms in flood-ravaged Mozambique
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Top headlines from the past few weeks:

Business continuity standards survey

Emergency procedures – flowcharts

Business continuity issues for the UK financial sector 2007

‘Emerging Governance Practices in Enterprise Risk Management’

New US legislation seeks to establish a voluntary certification program for private sector preparedness

'Flu pandemic could result in a bandwidth-choking surge in online traffic - telework plans at risk: Computerworld

UK financial sector authorities publish business continuity activity report

A third of UK medium-sized companies have no website disaster recovery plans

‘Business continuity and risk management the world is changing, are you prepared?’

AT&T survey looks at business continuity plans of Los Angeles companies

World's first zinc air fuel cell powered indoor generator demonstrated at Fuel Cell Expo 2007

Business Continuity Institute publishes Good Practice Guidelines 2007

DataMonitor research finds financial sector business continuity divide

SCS launches mobile business continuity facility for Singapore

Security, storage and disaster recovery are top priorities for IT managed services customers: CompTIA

The business continuity team as a profit center

Willis Research Network uses Japanese supercomputer to help predict typhoons, hurricanes and climate change

Senate Committee questions DHS budget

IBM launches drive-based tape encryption solution for midsized businesses

Doing Business in South Asia 2007

FEMA to get a National Advisory Council

Resources and advice for managing IT issues related to Daylight Savings Time changes

Business Continuity Awards 2007

Deadline looming for BC Management's 6th Annual business continuity compensation/salary survey

Business and Supply Chain Continuity

Researchers invent new system to control and quarantine worms attacking computer networks

Limitations in Australia and New Zealand data centres restricting mission critical market

Continuous availability computing in a 24x7 world

Avian ‘flu – Marsh publishes insurance and risk update

UK businesses urged to be wary of letter bomb threat

GAO drops two areas and adds three to 2007 high risk list

Preparing your call centre for a ‘flu pandemic

18th Annual Top Technology Initiatives survey results

British Insurance Brokers’ Association launches business continuity campaign

Soaring data volumes put pressure on IT infrastructure

MIT develops measures to predict performance of complex systems

Public comment period initiated for the US National Incident Management System

European Commission ‘takes first step towards improving critical infrastructure protection’

Creating shareholder value through business continuity management

Incident Command Systems and business continuity

Chavez deadline highlights the importance of considering political risks within the context of business continuity

UK government launches Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure

Irish backup survey finds ‘shocking practices’

Queensland government issues warning about cyclone threat

GSA opens contracts to state and local governments for disaster recovery

HP sees strong growth in Mission Critical Partnership service

MessageOne reports 100 percent-plus revenue growth

Blue chips asked to disclose climate change risks

FSA publishes Financial Risk Outlook 2007

Gartner warns of potential global business continuity implications of US changes to Daylight Saving Time dates

European blackout of November 2006: important lessons to be drawn

False confidence in IT security exposes business to attack

US Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee to step up disaster preparedness scrutiny

Cyber war threats examined

UK fraud cases reach record levels

SPRING Singapore & IPOS launch new intellectual property management programme for SMEs

GridWeek 2007

TeleContinuity given the '2007 North American Telecom Services Technology Innovation of the Year Award'

Communicating complex risks

Evolution rather than revolution…

Modeling constraints and statistical issues of consistent operational risk measurement

US use of third party IT continuity services remains focussed on disaster recovery facilities

UK local authorities show considerable progress in risk management

Isn’t it time business woke up to the significance of asset convergence?

IFPMA publishes pandemic preparedness guidance

Sentryx 2007 business continuity training course schedule

Active Power wins SearchDataCenter.com Product of the Year for CoolAir UPS

Political risk improves worldwide: Aon

RMS estimates insured losses of €3-5 billion from Windstorm Kyrill

New guide to managing power protection for critical systems

Influenza updates

Swedish bank suffers huge phishing fraud

XL Insurance launches product recall insurance with integrated crisis management cover

FBI launches e-mail alerts service

Goodwill Industries implements new business continuity solution

Ten things that indicate top management support for business continuity

Is a communications collapse possible in Europe?

Crisis Commander International looking for worldwide resellers

SearchWinComputing.com announces ‘Products of the Year’ winners

Siemens Insight Consulting publishes 2007 business continuity training course schedule

Continuity Forum UK business continuity salary survey report

Business continuity planning to become compulsory for Lexcel accreditation in UK legal profession

FSTC names co-chairs of Business Continuity Standing Committee

SunGard launches new Electronic Vaulting service

Influenza updates

Global Risks 2007

AIRMIC sets up company to promote risk management learning

New members of the Homeland Security Advisory Council

New company offers ‘worst case scenario’ exercising

Widespread power outages in Victoria

New approach to reduce English urban flooding impacts to be tested

The business benefits of business continuity

Business continuity management: helping to align information technology to the business needs

UK Civil Contingencies Secretariat provides an update on CCA duty to promote business continuity

NIC recommends NFPA 1600 standard

INONI launches new business continuity awareness raising tool

ICM completes multi-million pound refresh of workplace recovery PCs

Final Katrina Workshop addresses critical role of standards for emergency preparedness

European Commission to convene oil supply crisis planning group

DHS announces 2007 grant structure for critical infrastructure security work

Double-Take Software launches new products offering full system protection and recovery

NonVerba unveils new business continuity management software

Server virtualization: do’s and don’ts for mission critical manufacturing systems

Business continuity uptake in UAE examined

Advice published on pandemic preparedness planning for US businesses operating overseas

‘Good Security – Good Business’

Enterprises may be over-investing in some areas of data protection

HKBN launches 'bbAid' to support emergency broadband needs for Hong Kong

Ten assumption-busting guiding principles for business pandemic planning

Out in the cold?

Business continuity resolutions for 2007




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