Business continuity briefs:
Thursday 6th January 2005

'Business continuity briefs' provides a summary of new product and services press releases and other useful resources published in the last 24 hours.

New version of UltraBac backup and disaster recovery software released
UltraBac Software has released version 8.0, of its UltraBac backup and disaster recovery software. Major new features include UltraCopy for creating duplicate media for off-site storage, barcode media pool support, differential image backup, and native 64-bit support for both Intel and AMD processors. www.ultrabac.com

American Insurance Association joins FSSCC
The Financial Services Sector Coordinating Council for Critical Infrastructure Protection and Homeland Security (FSSCC) has announced that the American Insurance Association (AIA) has joined 27 other financial services industry associations and trade groups as the newest member of the Council. The AIA represents over 435 major insurance companies providing all lines of property and casualty insurance.

The FSSCC, a network of financial trade associations and private firms representing thousands of financial services organisations, works closely with the US Department of the Treasury and financial regulators, as well as with the Department of Homeland Security, to coordinate the private sector's business continuity preparation for events that could disrupt the normal business of the financial services.

Continuity Link business continuity courses schedule for 2005
ContinuityLink offers business continuity management training and the DRI International business continuity education and certification program in Europe. The company has recently published its 2005 schedule of courses – see http://www.continuitylink.com/En/schedule.htm

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•Date: 6th January 2004 • Region: Various