Business continuity briefs:
18th 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 extended to almost half of Queensland
The Queensland Government has activated disaster assistance for a further six local government areas, now making relief available to almost half of the State. Acting Emergency Services Minister Andrew Fraser said activating the joint State-Commonwealth funded Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements to Cook, Croydon, Etheridge, Flinders, McKinlay and Richmond Shires meant assistance was now available for 40 shires. Mr Fraser said the latest extension of disaster assistance followed damage assessments to public infrastructure as a result of heavy rain and associated flooding from the monsoonal low.

Business Continuity Strategies for Banking Operations
28 - 29 February 2008, Singapore.
Organised by the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS), this is part of its BCM training series for financial institutions. This two-day specialised course will examine in detail the business continuity requirements and strategies for a broad range of banking operations, and the practical steps on how to incorporate these strategies into effective and robust BCM plans. More details (PDF)

Post event recovery
31th January 2008, London
When an event strikes an organisation, the business continuity plan will go into action. Through this event the UK Continuity Forum provide delegates with relevant information to ensure that you are fully prepared for what will happen next. Case studies will be presented on:
- Document recovery
- Trauma
- IT and workspace recovery
- The recovery of your building
- Temporary buildings and their uses.
For further information contact
Sara McKenna on 0208 993 1599 or mail info@continuityforum.org

BounceBack Professional version 8.0 data backup and restore software launched
CMS Products, Inc., a leader in data security, backup, disaster recovery and content management technologies, has launched its newest data backup and disaster recovery software, BounceBack Professional Version 8.0. Read press release

Current environmental stories with business continuity implications:

FEMA daily SITREP

World weather impacts

China drought underlines hydropower reliance risks

•Date: 18th January 2008• Region: Various