‘The New Madrid Seismic Zone: Whose Fault Is It Anyway?’ On December 4 The US Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs will hold a hearing with the above title. Read article •Date: 30th Nov 2007• Region:US •Type: Article •Topic: Emergency planning
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New ViaBack RecoveryPlus speeds up data center backup and recovery
Helps companies implement cost effective and reliable tiered recovery services. Read article •Date: 30th Nov 2007• Region:US/World •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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Outbreak Anarchy - a business / community influenza pandemic tabletop exercise The Red Cross has published the scripts for a recent pandemic tabletop exercise. The exercise aimed to bring business owners and community leaders together to collectively help plan and prepare for, respond to, recover from and mitigate the effects of an influenza pandemic. The resources provide useful materials for those developing similar exercises. http://redcross.tallytown.com/panflu/outbreak/ •Date: 30th Nov 2007• Region:US/World •Type: Briefing •Topic: BC testing
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Double-Take 5.0 unveiled New features include physical and virtual On Demand Migration and ease of Microsoft SharePoint Services protection. Read article •Date: 28th Nov 2007• Region:US/World •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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Xiotech secures $40 million in new financing Xiotech Corporation, a US-based provider of data storage and business continuity solutions, has announced that Steve Luczo, chairman of the board for Seagate Technology, was elected to Xiotech's board of directors. Xiotech also announced it has completed an investment round, led by Luczo, in excess of $40 million. Xiotech recently announced that it had acquired Seagate's Advanced Storage Architecture (ASA) group. Under the agreement Xiotech acquired certain assets of the ASA business and acquired a license to the associated technology, which Xiotech plans to incorporate into its existing storage solutions. Xiotech will use the new funds to bring these new technologies from Seagate to market. http://www.xiotech.com •Date: 28th Nov 2007• Region:US •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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ISO publishes international benchmark for incident preparedness and operational continuity management Publicly Available Specification ISO/PAS 22399:2007. Read article •Date: 27th Nov 2007• Region:Various •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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SunGard warns against complacency As the 2007 hurricane season has come to a close, now is not the time to set plans on a shelf to collect dust. Read article •Date: 27th Nov 2007• Region:US •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Atlantic hurricane activity forecast for 2008 to 2012: RMS US hurricane landfall risk expected to remain significantly above the long-term average. Read article •Date: 22nd Nov 2007• Region: N.America •Type: Article •Topic: DR general
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Virtualization usage continues to grow Two-thirds of large organizations now consider that virtualization is business-critical. Read article •Date: 20th Nov 2007• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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Continuity Software releases RecoverGuard Version 2.0 Helps detect and correct disaster recovery threats. Read article •Date: 20th Nov 2007• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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Amcom Software and XTEND Communications announce merger Amcom Software, the provider of mission critical communications software, and XTEND Communications, a long-time provider and innovator in telecommunications, have announced that they have reached an agreement to combine the two companies. The company will offer an expanded product suite to a broader market. Going forward, Amcom will support and enhance both companies' product lines. www.xtend.comwww.amcomsoftware.com •Date: 20th Nov 2007• Region: US •Type: Briefing •Topic: BC markets
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How to deploy BS25999 A whitepaper supplied by BSI Management Systems America. Read article •Date: 15th Nov 2007• Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC standards
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Auditing contingency plans What you do with the contingency plan is as important as the plan itself. By Ken Koch. Read article •Date: 15th Nov 2007• Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC facilities
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Researcher models effects of crowd configurations on suicide bombing impacts Recent research indicates that various crowd formations exacerbate or minimize injuries and fatalities in the event of a pedestrian suicide bomb attack. Read article •Date: 15th Nov 2007• Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: Terrorism
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Gartner's inaugural Business Continuity Management Summit March 5-7, 2008, at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers in Chicago. Read article •Date: 15th Nov 2007• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Events
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Senate Homeland Security Committee approves bombing prevention legislation The bipartisan ‘National Bombing Prevention Act of 2007’ will enhance DHS’s ability to better prepare State and local government officials, emergency response providers, and the private sector to deter, detect, prevent, protect against, and respond to terrorist explosive attacks. Read article •Date: 15th Nov 2007• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Terrorism
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FEMA names new director for Center for Domestic Preparedness FEMA’s National Preparedness Directorate has announced that Dr. Cortez Lawrence has been named the director for the Center for Domestic Preparedness, located in Anniston. Lawrence has served as the acting CDP director since July of this year. •Date: 15th Nov 2007• Region: US •Type: Briefing
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Most US communities need extra disaster planning support More Federal and state support must be given to programs that enable local governments to work effectively with communities to prepare for and respond to all disasters. Read article •Date: 13th Nov 2007• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Emergency planning
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SunGard third quarter 2007 results Revenue well up on the same period last year. Read article •Date: 13th Nov 2007• Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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AmeriVault to launch RestartIT-VDR for virtualized disaster recovery Latest offering emulates customer servers in a virtual environment for rapid recovery or business continuity. Read article •Date: 13th Nov 2007• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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CIQ/Voisys acquires EmployeeNotification.com CIQ Inc./Voisys has announced the acquisition of Employee Notification Services Inc; a disaster recovery / business continuity product that can be used by small and medium size businesses to communicate with employees. www.voisys.com •Date: 13th Nov 2007• Region: US •Type: Briefing •Topic: BC markets
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ASTM introduces perimeter barriers testing standard For the testing of perimeter barriers that are used to prevent terrorist attacks on facilities by moving vehicles. Read article •Date: 8th Nov 2007• Region:US/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC facilities
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MailShadow 2.2 launched Upgraded Exchange continuity and disaster recovery solution. Read article •Date: 8th Nov 2007• Region:US/World •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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DHS publishes list of notifiable chemicals Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards: Appendix A is a list of chemicals that, if possessed by a facility in a specified quantity, trigger a requirement to complete and submit an online consequence assessment tool called a Top-Screen. Read article •Date: 6th Nov 2007• Region:US •Type: Article •Topic: Terrorism
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SteelEye launches continuous data protection solution for Linux By combining ‘any point in time rewind’ with replication to multiple local and remote sites, SteelEye Data Replication for Linux v6 brings advanced data protection to Linux. Read article •Date: 6th Nov 2007• Region:US/World •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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Pandemic planning for utilities A new guide, ‘The Microbiological Threat to the National Power Grid: Advanced Pandemic Planning for Utilities Executives’ has been published. Read article •Date: 6th Nov 2007• Region:US/World •Type: Article •Topic: Pandemic planning
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New government website tracks US Drought
The US government has unveiled a new website to monitor US drought conditions, get forecasts, and understand drought impacts. Called the US Drought Portal, the www.drought.gov site was developed for the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS). •Date: 6th Nov 2007• Region:US/World •Type: Briefing
Additional dates for Certified Business Resilience Auditor seminar High demand for Business Resilience Certification Consortium International event leads to new US and UK dates. Read article •Date: 2nd Nov 2007• Region:Various •Type: Article •Topic: Events
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California wildfires disaster recovery update page UPDATED This page will be updated with relevant disaster recovery information and offers of assistance. Read article •Date: 2nd Nov 2007 • Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: DR general
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NOAA reports record-setting Tornado outbreak during October A total of 87 tornadoes were reported in the United States from Oct. 17-19 – a new record outbreak for the month, according to NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla. The outbreak also contributed to the monthly total of 105 tornado reports – the second highest for October, behind the 117 tornadoes in October 2001. Records date back to 1950. •Date: 2nd Nov 2007 • Region: US •Type: Briefing
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Rochester Institute of Technology selects RecoveryPlanner.com and 3n Following an extensive review, Rochester Institute of Technology has officially selected the combination of 3n’s InstaCom 5.0 mass notification solution and Recovery Planner’s RPX business continuity software to expand RIT’s continuity planning and emergency communications capabilities. www.3nonline.comwww.RecoveryPlanner.com •Date: 2nd Nov 2007 • Region: US •Type: Briefing •Topic: BC markets
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Agilysys reports unaudited fiscal 2008 second-quarter results Sales increase 100 percent compared with last year's second quarter; income from continuing operations improves to $1.4 million compared with a loss of $4.8 million a year ago; EPS from continuing operations was $0.05 for the second quarter compared with a loss of $0.16 last year. Go to the results. •Date: 2nd Nov 2007 • Region: US •Type: Briefing •Topic: BC markets
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Hurricane Katrina Mississippi recovery update FEMA summary of Mississippi recovery efforts to-date. Read article •Date: 1st Nov 2007• Region:US •Type: Article •Topic: DR general
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Daniel Webster College announces BS in Homeland Security The first program of its kind in New England, Daniel Webster's new interdisciplinary Bachelor of Science in Homeland Security is enrolling students for next fall's start. Visit http://homelandsecurity.dwc.edu for more information. •Date: 1st Nov 2007• Region:US •Type: Briefing
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