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'Business
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press releases and other useful resources published in the last
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Easyspace, one of Europe’s largest hosting and managed service companies, has announced the opening of a new high specification Tier 3 data centre in the heart of the City of London. Constructed specifically for the purpose of large scale server hosting and colocation, the data centre offers a combined net 16,000 sq.ft of high quality, resilient and secure data centre space, across 4 separate data halls. Easyspace has organised two open days in June, Wednesday 6th and Wednesday 20th, where the company will host escorted tours around the centre for interested parties. www.easyspacehosting.com
The world’s largest unclassified database of terrorism attacks is now available online for general use by researchers, policy-makers, media and the general public – an important tool that the researchers say may aid in the development of more effective responses to terrorism. The ‘Global Terrorism Database’ was developed by START, the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism based at the University of Maryland, with funding from the US Department of Homeland Security. http://www.start.umd.edu/data/gtd/
Avocent Corporation has announced that it has extended the flexibility of its DSView 3 management software platform for data centres, making IT infrastructure remotely manageable from handheld devices, such as a Blackberry. The mobile module is tightly integrated with the DSView 3 software platform, providing security and logging of all activity for tracking and reporting. Managing Windows users, processes, Active Directory, Exchange Severs and controlling power of servers is now possible from anywhere, anytime. http://www.avocent.co.uk/
World weather impacts
President Bush has issued two major disaster declarations:
- A major disaster exists in the State of Rhode Island in the area struck by severe storms and inland and coastal flooding during the period of April 15-16, 2007.
- A major disaster exists in the State of Iowa in the area struck by severe storms, flooding, and tornadoes during the period of May 5-7, 2007.
More details at http://www.fema.gov
Floods, mudslides kill three in Haiti's capital
•Date: 29th May 2007• Region: Various
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