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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.
The board of Phoenix IT Group plc, parent company of the ICM and NDR business continuity companies, has issued a statement saying that trading for the year to 31 March 2008 has been in line with the board's expectations. The company also announced the appointment of Jeremy Stafford as chief executive of the Group.
The judges’ panel deciding Awards for the forthcoming ceremony at the 4th Data Centres Europe event, taking place at the Intercontinental Park Lane, London (10-11 April) have announced the shortlisted companies. In the Best Disaster Recovery Provider Award category the judges selected eBRC (Luxembourg), Equinix and Mainroad (Portugal) for the shortlist.
FEMA has announced that federal disaster aid has been made available for Arkansas to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding beginning on March 18, 2008, and continuing. http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=9566
Sixty-eight percent of employees admit to bypassing their employers’ information security controls in order to do their jobs, according to new research from IT Governance Limited. This finding suggests that, even in some of the most sophisticated and security-conscious organisations, managers are failing to understand the correct balance between the confidentiality and availability of information. By implementing the wrong policies and procedures, they are potentially putting their organisations at risk and may be undermining the legitimacy of information security in employees’ eyes. http://www.itgovernance.co.uk
FEMA daily SITREP
World weather impacts
US West warming faster than rest of world
•Date: 31st March 2008• Region: Various
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