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Business continuity briefs:
29th August 2007

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

Amcom Software launches new version of smart center
Amcom has announced the general availability of Smart Center 4.1.6.2, a central relational database platform that supports all mission critical communication within the enterprise. Expanded system scalability supports the complex demands of multi-facility healthcare networks and other large organizations. New self-monitoring capabilities eliminate downtime by enabling the system to switch automatically from backup to primary mode in the case of failure. As a result, users can depend upon superior system performance and unparalleled reliability. Read press release

7th Annual Business Continuity Management Conference
30 October to 1 November 2007, Meritus Mandarin, Singapore
‘Crisis is Possible. Overcoming is Nothing’ is the title of the 7th Annual Business Continuity Management Conference. This event aims to provide delegates with the latest business continuity skills and knowledge. For full program details go to www.bcmconference.com Information and booking: contact BCP Asia at +65 6325 2080 or email to events@bcpasia.com

FS-ISAC selects MessageOne for emergency notification
MessageOne has announced that it has been selected by the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC) to offer the AlertFind emergency notification service to a membership of more than 4,000 financial institutions. Since signing on as a customer six months ago, FS-ISAC has utilized AlertFind to communicate urgent security information to its members. Extending the relationship will make it easier for financial services member organizations to protect employees. www.messageone.com

US disaster declarations
FEMA has announced the following disaster declarations:
- A major disaster exists in the State of Wisconsin in the area struck by severe storms and flooding beginning on August 18, 2007, and continuing.
http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=39170
- A major disaster exists in the State in the area struck by severe storms, flooding, and tornadoes beginning on August 20, 2007, and continuing.
http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=39216
- Federal disaster aid has been made available for the state of Oklahoma to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding beginning on August 18, 2007, and continuing. http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=39130

Current environmental stories with business continuity implications:

FEMA daily SITREP

World weather impacts

UN says floods affect 100,000 Ethiopians

Greek fires latest

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Date: 29th August 2007• Region: Various




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