Business continuity briefs:
5th June 2007

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

‘Preparing Scotland: Guidance on Business Continuity Management’
The Scottish Executive has published a basic guide to business continuity for companies in the country. ‘Preparing Scotland: Guidance on Business Continuity Management’ is available at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/178380/0050775.pdf

Iron Mountain and IACCM webinar discusses strategies for reducing the risks of SaaS relationships
Iron Mountain, together with the International Association for Contract and Commercial Management (IACCM), will host a Web seminar on strategies for reducing the risk of Software as a Service (SaaS) relationships. The event takes place on Tuesday, June 12, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. ET US. Free registration at:
http://www.ironmountain.com/events/webcasts/saas5122007.asp

How has the SBA changed since Hurricane Katrina?
The US Small Business Administration has published a document which sets out how it ‘has reengineered the Disaster Assistance program’ since Hurricane Katrina and how it now offers ‘a significant focus on customer service, direct accountability, and new technologies that have quadrupled processing capacity’. Read the document (PDF)

Current environmental stories with business continuity implications:

FEMA daily SITREP

World weather impacts

China says 180,000 evacuated after earthquake

•Date: 5th June 2007• Region: Various