news headlines: 31st August 2007

Exercise Winter Willow - lessons learned document published
Issues needing action were identified in the areas of crisis management and co-ordination, public advice and communication, further policy development and business continuity.
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•Date: 31st Aug 2007• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Pandemic planning
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Protecting your business against extortion bomb threats
Advice from the FBI, following various incidents in the US.
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•Date: 31st Aug 2007• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Terrorism
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Glasgow factory explosion: investigation highlights issues that need considering
Risk management lessons are relevant to all organisations using LPG.
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•Date: 31st Aug 2007• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: ManufacturingBC
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Virtualization and business continuity: are you protected?
AberdeenGroup has published a new short report that discusses how organizations can protect their virtualized environments.
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•Date: 31st Aug 2007• Region: World •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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US gears up for National Preparedness Month
Presidential proclamation sets the scene.
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•Date: 31st Aug 2007• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Emergency planning
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‘Planning for a Possible Influenza Pandemic – A Framework for Planners Preparing to Manage Deaths’
A new draft guidance paper from the UK Home Office: feedback sought.
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•Date: 31st Aug 2007• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Pandemic planning
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Controlling bandwidth in cloud-based computing approaches
New approach improves automatic bandwidth allocation between mirrored sites.
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•Date: 31st Aug 2007• Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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'IT Risk: turning business threats into competitive advantage'
A new book which defines four types of IT risk – availability, access, accuracy and agility – and the three disciplines enterprises must master to manage IT risk effectively.
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•Date: 31st Aug 2007• Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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Climate change may result in average UK river levels increasing in future
Higher CO2 levels makes plants ‘less thirsty’, increasing run-off into rivers.
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•Date: 31st Aug 2007• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: DR general
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‘Words Into Action: A Guide for Implementing the Hyogo Framework’
Building the resilience of nations and communities to disasters.
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•Date: 31st Aug 2007• Region: World •Type: Article •Topic: DR general
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Business continuity briefs
Today's issue includes:
• Neverfail appoints regional director for Middle East and Africa region
• Indiana launches disaster recovery network
• H5N1 virus confirmed in Bavaria
• Major disaster declared for Illinois
• Major disaster declared for Nebraska
• HHS announces $75 million in supplemental funding to states for pandemic ‘flu preparedness
• Current environmental stories with business continuity implications:
   - FEMA daily SITREP
   - World weather impacts
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