Business continuity briefs:
19th 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.

ISO launches self-assessment tool for software asset management
ISO has launched a new self-assessment tool on CD to help organizations ensure an effective and smooth-running IT environment through implementation of the ISO/IEC 19770-1:2006 standard on software asset management. The CD ‘ISO/IEC 19770-1 Software Asset Management: Are You ready?’ will help organizations prepare for and maintain certification to ISO/IEC 19770-1:2006. http://www.iso.org/iso/en/commcentre/pressreleases/2007/Ref1059.html

Peak 10 offers electronic vaulting services
Peak 10 has added e-vaulting to its suite of managed services offerings. Peak 10 provides fully managed disk-to-disk-to-tape backup solutions for its clients. This includes full weekly backups and daily incrementals. E-Vaulting builds on that platform by duplicating backed-up data to a second Peak 10 facility, with transfer of the data being monitored in order to ensure complete and accurate backups. E-Vaulting clients have access to multiple Internet service providers from each Peak 10 data center, ensuring that the data will be backed up, regardless if one ISP goes down. www.peak10.com

FBI cracks Botnet
The US Department of Justice and the FBI have announced successful results from Operation Bot Roast, an ongoing cyber crime initiative to disrupt and dismantle ‘botherders’ and to elevate the public’s cyber security awareness of botnets. More details: http://www.fbi.gov/page2/june07/botnet061307.htm

Current environmental stories with business continuity implications:

FEMA daily SITREP

World weather impacts

Lightning, floods kill 16 in Eastern India

•Date: 19th June 2007• Region: Various