Business continuity briefs:
14th October 2009

'Business continuity briefs' provides a summary of new product and services press releases and other useful resources published recently:

SIFMA implements Everbridge Emergency Notification System to Support business continuity
Everbridge has announced that the US Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) has implemented the Everbridge Aware emergency notification system to support business continuity and resiliency initiatives. “After evaluating a number of notification systems, we selected Everbridge based on the system’s exceptional infrastructure, ease of use, flexibility across departments, and innovation of the service,” said Howard Sprow, vice president, Business Continuity for SIFMA. www.everbridge.com

SMi’s Counter CBRN Operations 2010
1st to 2nd February 2010, Marriot Regents Park, London, United Kingdom
Returning for its fourth year, this event will provide you with the most up-to-date examination on the international CBRN challenge. Following on from sell out events in 2006, 2007 and 2008 Counter CBRN Operations 2010 gives international speakers and attendees the opportunity to discuss frankly the latest threats and emerging opportunities. www.smi-online.co.uk/countercbrn11.asp

AutoVirt sets new standard for management of unstructured file data on Windows networks
AutoVirt, Inc., has the release of AutoVirt Version 3.0, featuring enhancements in the areas of storage automation policies, independent namespaces, and interoperability with Microsoft’s DFS/DFS-R platform. The new and extended capabilities of AutoVirt 3.0 enable disaster protection, business continuity, and archiving in the storage environment. These build upon AutoVirt’s existing capabilities for executing a variety of storage optimization and consolidation tasks faster, less expensively, and without disrupting users. Read press release.

Current environmental stories with business continuity implications:

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•Date: 14th October 2009• Region: Various