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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.
ContinuumPlus, a new instant notification tool allowing organisations to contact key personnel with a single activation, delivering information simultaneously via mobile phone, PDA, landline, blackberry, pager, e-mail and fax has been launched by Continuum Consultancy. The system can send and receive up to 650,000 SMS responses per hour and up to 1,740 voice calls simultaneously through a network of multi-location resilient servers. Among the other features of the service is a dedicated conference bridge facility that allows all members of a crisis team communicate even if they are not located at one site. www.continuumltd.com
Met Office forecasters have issued an early warning of severe weather, with further rain and showers forecast to sweep across parts of the UK later this week and through the weekend. This rainfall is likely to result in further disruption across parts of England and Wales which are already suffering from severe flooding. http://www.metoffice.gov.uk. Flood warnings and advice on flooding in England and Wales is available at the Environment Agency website at http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk or on Floodline 0845 9881188.
July 17-18 2007, New York
Business Continuity Forum 2007 will address the key strategic and tactical issues that CIOs, CSOs, CTOs and other business technology executives must engage when building and maintaining the operational integrity, availability and resiliency of their organizations. The content is organized around the three key pillars of resiliency structure: build, deploy and manage. More details.
Gulf Coast small business owners who missed last July's application deadline for the US Small Business Administration's Economic Injury Disaster Loans made available during the 2005 hurricane season have another opportunity to apply, SBA Administrator Steven Preston has announced. Pre-existing small businesses located in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas counties and parishes that were declared disaster areas after Hurricanes Dennis, Katrina, Rita and Wilma can now apply for Economic Injury Disaster Loans until December 31, 2007. http://www.sba.gov/
World weather impacts
Rain floods central Texas
Storms dumped up to 18 inches of rain on parts of central Texas, flooding several towns and stranding dozens of people on rooftops, cars and in trees.
Desertification threat to global stability - UN study
Brazil's oil boom town sinking, faces floods - study
•Date: 28th June 2007• Region: Various
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