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Business continuity briefs:
6th September 2007

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

A CIO's and CISO's take on security
CERT has published a new podcast where Motorola CIO Patty Morrison and CISO Bill Boni share their experiences in their respective roles and offer advice for listeners who are faced with building a security program or strengthening their current one. http://www.cert.org/podcast/

Robert D. Jamison nominated as new Under Secretary for National Protection and Programs Directorate
President Bush has announced his intention to nominate Robert D. Jamison as Under Secretary for National Protection and Programs Directorate at the Department of Homeland Security. Jamison has been a key member of the senior management team as Deputy Under Secretary and acting Under Secretary for the National Protection and Programs Directorate.

SunGard Availability Services adds VMWare ESX Server support to Operating Systems Management Services
SunGard Availability Services has announced that it is now offering support of VMware ESX Server 3.x and the distributed services that are part of VMware Infrastructure through its Operating System Management Service. The service includes a VMware VirtualCenter management server to monitor and manage a customer’s virtual machines, as well as complete monitoring, management and reporting of the physical servers. www.availability.sungard.com

Vince West Joins Marsh UK business continuity team
The Insurance Journal has reported that Vince West has joined Marsh’s London office as a managing consultant within its business continuity management consulting team. Vince was previously a partner in an independent business continuity practice and Head of Business Continuity Services at Norwich Union.

Protecting the Supply Chain’ & ‘Contingency Planning for Schools’
Weds 26th September 2007, 15:30 at the City Marketing Suite, City of London.
An event organised by the Emergency Planning Society
£30 for people signing up who mention Continuity Central. More details (PDF)

Current environmental stories with business continuity implications:

FEMA daily SITREP

World weather impacts

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Date: 6th September 2007• Region: Various




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