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'Business
continuity briefs' provides a summary of new product and services
press releases and other useful resources published in the last
24 hours.
BSI one-day conference 27th February 2007 followed by workshop on 28th February. Birmingham, UK.
Following on from the success of the oversubscribed conference in December 2006, the British Standards Institution (BSI) has released a new conference date for guidance on how to use BS 25999, the new British Standard on Business Continuity Management. www.bsi-global.com/bcmconference
FalconStor has announced support of Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 with new data protection and recovery capabilities. The new capabilities extend continuous data protection and continuous data replication for Microsoft Exchange 2007 with guaranteed transactional integrity and very rapid recovery in the event of partial or full system failure, speeding recovery from hours to minutes. FalconStor CDP takes continuous snapshots that capture and maintain the integrity of every transaction in Exchange. The FalconStor Message Recovery option allows recovery of single messages and mailboxes. Via a simple 'wizard' interface, the long processes usually experienced when recovering data in Exchange are removed. visit www.falconstor.com
ContingenZ Corporation has introduced a new and cheaper version of its IMCD business continuity plan development software. IMCD is now offered in two versions: IMCD Professional, which offers all the capabilities of IMCD; and IMCD Small Business Edition which offers the same functionality as IMCD Professional, but with a database sized for the small business. Both versions are available for free trial at http://www.contingenz.com/IMCD
In a study of non-human primates infected with the influenza virus that killed 50 million people in 1918, an international team of scientists has found a critical clue to how the virus killed so quickly and efficiently. Writing this week in the journal Nature, a team led by University of Wisconsin-Madison virologist Yoshihiro Kawaoka reveals how the 1918 virus unleashes an immune response that destroys the lungs in a matter of days, leading to death.The finding is important because it provides insight into how the virus that swept the world in the closing days of World War I was so efficiently deadly. The work suggests that it may be possible in future outbreaks of highly pathogenic flu to stem the tide of death, through early intervention.
For the Global Services business, segment revenues from Global Technology Services increased 7 percent (4 percent, adjusting for currency) to $8.6 billion, and segment revenues from Global Business Services increased 6 percent (3 percent, adjusting for currency) to $4.2 billion. Read the results
US provides emergency flood assistance to Malaysia
The US Government, through the US Agency for International Development, has announced that it will provide $50,000 through the US Embassy to the Malaysian Red Crescent Society to support emergency flood relief efforts. Heavy rains beginning in December 2006 followed by extensive rainfall over the past week, has triggered severe flooding in southern peninsular Malaysia. This represents some of the worst flooding in the area in many years, particularly affecting the southern states of Johor and Pahang. Some areas remain submerged under three meters of water. According to the Government of Malaysia, the flooding has killed 17 people, forced the evacuation of more than 100,000 others, and caused more than $28 million in property damage.
FEMA daily SITREP
Storms lash Europe
Australia braces for renewed bushfire threat
•Date: 19th January 2007• Region: Various
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