news headlines: 27th November 2007

‘Recovery Site Providers' Statement of Intent’ published
Describes how the UK’s large business continuity providers will maintain their service during a pandemic.
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•Date: 27th Nov 2007• Region:UK •Type: Article •Topic: Pandemic planning
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ISO publishes international benchmark for incident preparedness and operational continuity management
Publicly Available Specification ISO/PAS 22399:2007.
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•Date: 27th Nov 2007• Region:Various •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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European Commission directive on flood risk management comes into force
Requires flood risk management to be negotiated across national borders.
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•Date: 27th Nov 2007• Region:UK/W.Europe •Type: Article •Topic: Emergency planning
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SunGard warns against complacency
As the 2007 hurricane season has come to a close, now is not the time to set plans on a shelf to collect dust.
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•Date: 27th Nov 2007• Region:US •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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New business continuity sales director for ICM
ICM, the business continuity division of the Phoenix IT Group, has announced that Roland Mann has joined the company as its new business continuity sales director.
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•Date: 27th Nov 2007• Region:UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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Serial blasts hit northern cities of Uttar Pradesh in India
Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bangalore put on high alert.
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•Date: 27th Nov 2007• Region:Asia •Type: Article •Topic: Terrorism
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Honey bee strategy helps servers run more sweetly
According to new research from the Georgia Institute of Technology, the swarm intelligence of bees can be used to improve the availability of Internet servers.
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•Date: 27th Nov 2007• Region:World •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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Business continuity briefs
Today's issue includes:
• Phoenix IT Group publishes interim results for the six months ended 30 September 2007
• Cyclone Sidr losses in Bangladesh estimated at $2.31 billion
• Natural disasters escalating four-fold: Oxfam
• Current environmental stories with business continuity implications:
   - FEMA daily SITREP
   - World weather impacts
   - S.Africa floods
   - Typhoon hits Northern Philippines, heads for Taiwan
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