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Business continuity briefs:
12th December 2006

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

APC to make large UK investment
Channel Web has reported that APC, the uninterruptible power supplies vendor, will make its largest-ever investment in the UK channel. The company is actively looking for new resellers and will support them through demand generation, reseller training and cross-selling opportunities, as well as marketing, support and online tools. Read the story.

Tabletop exercises for pandemic influenza preparedness in local public health agencies
Rand has published a new pandemic planning resource which provides a fully customizable template for a tabletop exercise for pandemic influenza preparedness that can be used by state and local health agencies and their healthcare and governmental partners as an exercise in training, in building relationships, and in evaluation. More information.

Australian army to help in bushfire fight
Army engineers and bulldozers will join the fight against major bushfires in Victoria after the Australian Government approved a request for further assistance. Attorney-General Philip Ruddock said: "The requests are for the Australia Defence Force to identify whether military assets could be used for temporary repairs in areas where bridges are burned beyond safe use.” Emergency Management Australia has activated the Commonwealth Disaster Plan.

Current environmental stories with business continuity implications:

FEMA daily SITREP

President declares major disaster for Alaska

Kenya Red Cross says floods kill 114

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Date: 12th December 2006• Region: Various




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