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news headlines: 31st January 2006

European Commission planning to strengthen the EU Civil Protection Mechanism
Proposals aim to improve disaster planning, recovery and response in the EU region.
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Date: 31st Jan 2006• Region: UK/W.Europe Type: Article •Topic: Emergency plan.
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Annual Message Management and Threat Report
Details industry trends and makes predictions concerning message processing and threat management. Security and business continuity are the biggest challenges…
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Date: 31st Jan 2006• Region: World Type: Article •Topic: ISM
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Warnings of impending worldwide energy crisis are unfounded…
…Energy CEOs tell the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting.
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Date: 31st Jan 2006• Region: World Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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HP launches new technologies for enhanced data center reliability
HP has unveiled new power management and cooling technology developments that the company claims can slash data center energy bills while increasing system reliability.
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Date: 31st Jan 2006• Region: US/World Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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New RMS study reviews Japanese disaster risks
Pandemic influenza joins earthquakes as the highest wide-area disaster threats.
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Date: 31st Jan 2006• Region: Asia Pacific Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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First east coast US city declared TsunamiReady
NOAA, the federal agency responsible for tsunami and all severe weather warnings, has officially recognized the City of Norfolk as the latest TsunamiReady community.
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Date: 31st Jan 2006• Region: US Type: Article •Topic: Emergency planning
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• ‘Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change’
• NOAA updates list of US billion-dollar weather and climate disasters
• Avamar claims that it is ‘Poised to transform the data protection industry’

• Business continuity management training activities in Europe
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AT&T to conduct its largest-ever network disaster recovery exercise

Surge in criminal-driven cyber attacks anticipated in 2006: IBM

UK government launches Energy Review

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Gil Jamieson appointed as FEMA Deputy Director for Gulf Coast Recovery

Automata launches ‘Trainers’ Club’

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European Commission proposes new flood protection directive

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US Department of Agriculture conducting five food defense exercises through 2006

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European banking industry attitudes towards IT continuity explored

Patent granted for telecoms continuity product

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American Red Cross and Operation HOPE sign disaster support agreement

Gulf Coast recovery update published

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Sudan 1 revisited

IBM Australia buys Classic Blue

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Enterprise content management storage explored

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ICM to issue Voluntary Risk Statement to clients

BC Management's 5th Annual BC/DR Study underway

HP researchers looking to turn virus protection methods upside down

WHO issues update on Avian influenza in Turkey

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Damage forecasting service for UK and Western European winter storms launched

2006 London counter-terrorism advertising campaign launched

Automata Technology Continuity and DR Masterclass 2006

Terms of reference published for UK financial sector Cross-Market Business Continuity Group

RMS analyses the impact of new TRIA structure

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DHS provides $765 million funding for high threat urban areas

WMF flaw could have far-reaching enterprise impact: Gartner

CBI tells UK organisations to make business continuity a priority

Despite 2005’s disasters, the vast majority of Americans still believe that ‘it won’t happen to them’

BCI appoints Technical Services Director

SNIA survey examines state of storage management

Final draft of US National Preparedness Goal released

Updated NFPA 1600 standard out for consultation

Basel Committee publishes consultation paper on ‘high-level principles for business continuity’




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