Business continuity briefs:
28th May 2009

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

evaQ8 launches ‘Business Continuity Emergency Pack’
evaQ8 has launched a 'Business Continuity Emergency Pack' battlebox.
The Business Continuity Emergency Pack is supplied in a rigid, waterproof and impact resistant portable case and costs £249 + VAT. Contents include
- “INCIDENT CONTROLLER” high-visibility arm band
- wind up LED torch (no need for batteries)
- hazard barrier tape 100m x 7.5cm
- disposable camera with film
- waterproof notepad with pencil
- clipboard, waterproof adhesive labels, permanent markers and notepaper
- portable AM FM SW radio receiver
- set of two license-free two-way radios for emergency communication
- pay-as-you-go GSM mobile phone with SIM card and airtime
- AA battery powered mobile phone charger
- miniature combination lock box
- tamper evident seals
- miniature combination cable lock
- spare AA & AAA alkaline batteries for all equipment.
www.evaq8.co.uk

SunGard Availability Services and Phoenix Health Systems partner to supply information availability services to community hospitals
SunGard Availability Services has partnered with Phoenix Health Systems, a provider of healthcare IT outsourcing, consulting and revenue cycle management solutions, to help US hospitals improve information availability for electronic medical records and other technologies essential to quality of care. Read press release.

Risk and Resilience Expo 2010
Olympia, London, 22-23 September 2010.
Risk & Resilience Expo is an open exhibition showcasing the latest is business continuity technologies, products and services. It will offer a forum for senior buyers and specifers to see the latest solutions. Risk & Resilience Expo will run a series of seminars which will be case study focused. http://www.risk-expo.co.uk

Major disaster declared for Florida 
FEMA has announced that federal disaster aid has been made available for Florida to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms, flooding, tornadoes, and straight-line winds beginning on May 17, 2009, and continuing. Jeffrey L. Bryant has been named the federal coordinating officer for federal recovery operations in the affected area. http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=11508

Current environmental stories with business continuity implications:

FEMA daily SITREP

World weather impacts

Greenland ice could fuel severe US sea level rise

•Date: 28th May 2009• Region: Various