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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.
GlobalOptions Group, Inc. has announced that its James Lee Witt Associates unit (JLWA) has formed a multi-year agreement with Kuwait-based International Investors Group Holdings k.s.c.c. (IGH), to jointly provide emergency planning, crisis management, business continuity planning, training and exercises, and continuity of government services to governments and corporations throughout the Middle East and North Africa. www.wittassociates.com
Durham University has selected Jermyn Consulting to develop a disaster recovery and business continuity strategy. Dr Paul Jones, Head of System Services at Durham University says, “We need to make our academic departments more aware of their reliance on IT. The University also needs to understand the potential impacts of losing key processes or IT services. We selected Jermyn Consulting because of their experience in the Higher Education sector; their flexible approach and their ability to provide independent advice.” Read article
TelecityRedbus has announced it has begun construction on a new £50m data centre in Central London. The Powergate facility will be one of the highest specification data centres in Europe, with a planned 25 megawatts of resilient power and approximately 50,000sq feet of capacity. The facility is expected to be ready for customers in Q2 2008. www.telecityredbus.com
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•Date: 21st June 2007• Region: Various
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