Business continuity briefs:
11th January 2008

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

Flood assistance rolls-out across Queensland
Community recovery outreach teams are working in Queensland’s flood-affected regions. Communities Minister Lindy Nelson-Carr said assistance was stepped up again yesterday as flood waters continued to recede and clean-up efforts hit full swing. However, the Bureau of Meteorology continues to forecast rain and thunderstorms across the State and emergency and recovery teams remain on alert. Disaster Relief Hotline: 1800 440 074.

Understanding BCM Principles and Good Practice
A five day BCI licensed course training is scheduled from 21-25 January 2008 in Singapore. Consisting of five one day training modules, the course is based on the BCI Good Practice Guidelines 2007 and is closely related to the BS25999. These training modules can be taken individually or as part of a series. http://www.bcpasia.com/workshops/SG-BCItraining.html

2nd Annual Business Continuity Forum
The Second Annual Business Continuity Forum for the Philippines will be held between March 3-6, 2008 at the Crowne Plaza, Manila, Philippines. Organised by Marcus Evans, the conference aims to reinforce the importance of effective business continuity to sustain business operations. For more information email LeeC@marcusevanskl.com

Asigra awarded Byte and Switch Product of the Year
Asigra Inc. has announced that the company’s flagship product, Asigra Televaulting, has been named Product of the Year by Byte and Switch, a storage networking publication. The editors of Byte and Switch selected Asigra Televaulting for exceptional protection of virtual server environments.www.asigra.com

Current environmental stories with business continuity implications:

FEMA daily SITREP

World weather impacts

•Date: 11th January 2008• Region: Various