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Business continuity briefs:
26th 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.

‘Private Sector Preparedness Part I- Defining the Problem and Proposing Solutions’
The US Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs’ Ad Hoc Subcommittee on State, Local, and Private Sector Preparedness and Integration has held a session with the above title. Testimonies and presentations to the meeting can be found here.

Karachi slowly returning to normal after storm causes huge power outages
Monsoon rains and thunderstorms hit the city of Karachi between 23rd and 24th June, causing many deaths and widespread power outages. KESC, the regional power supply company said that more than 700 feeders out of 1000 either broke down due to heavy rain or were shut down as preventive measures. Most of the feeders have been re-opened now but there are still some problems.

ROBObak delivers powerful data protection, disaster recovery to branch, remote offices
A new data protection service, ROBObak software suite, has been launched which is specifically focused on helping companies with multiple off-site locations. The ROBObak software suite is comprised of four separate, yet integrated, parts:
- ROBObak - ROBObak software automatically handles backup and restore for both local and remote branch offices.
- ROBObak Open File Manager - active files are backed up, enabling up-to-the-second protection.
- ROBO Encryption Manager - using the most sophisticated algorithms available in the marketplace, ROBO Encryption Manager encrypts all the files it backs up. All data assets are securely delivered to the central hub where they ultimately reside.
- ROBOark - once files have been securely backed up, ROBOark provides an easy-to-use archiving system to ensure round-the-clock access to all valuable information. www.robobak.com

Current environmental stories with business continuity implications:

FEMA daily SITREP

World weather impacts

Floods cause major problems across Northern England

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Date: 26th June 2007• Region: Various




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