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iconHP developing new business continuity facility in Rugby, UK
Centre will offer 450 work-area recovery positions; replaces two HP legacy sites.
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•Date: 30th October 2008• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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iconSunGard announces UK expansion plans
Major investments in infrastructure and service delivery scheduled.
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•Date: 22nd October 2008• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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iconICM opens upgraded Aston business continuity centre
Now provides up to 450 work area positions and a 100 rack data centre.
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•Date: 21st October 2008• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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iconIBM launches Jakarta business continuity facility
New Indonesia recovery center/centre will provide 40 workarea recovery seats.
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•Date: 25th Sept 2008• Region: Asia Pacific •Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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iconWorkplace recovery strategies for a changing world
Continuity Central's editor, David Honour, interviewed various SunGard Availability Services staff members about the above topic and this paper is the result.
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Date: 23rd Sept 2008• Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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iconICM upgrades Birmingham business continuity centre
£2m spent to take existing facility to the next level.
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•Date: 17th Sept 2008• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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iconSunGard opens new UK business recovery centre
On 16th September, SunGard opened its latest business recovery centre. The new facility is located in the Hertfordshire town of Borehamwood.
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•Date: 17th Sept 2008• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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iconMail-Gard opens second print-to-mail recovery facility
The Mail-Gard division of Transcontinental Direct has today that it has opened a second print-to-mail recovery facility in Forth Worth, TX. This will offer the print and insert capacity to complete 1.5 million envelopes per day. With the addition of this facility Mail-Gard's total recovery capacity is now nearly 3 million envelopes per day. Increased capacity is only one benefit of the second location, Mail-Gard can now offer clients the ability to test in the Texas location, saving travel costs and the added benefit of knowing their production can be recovered at either Mail-Gard location. www.mailgard.com
•Date: 10th Sept 2008• Region: US •Type: Briefing •Topic: Recovery facilities
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iconMerge launches off site disaster recovery services for US healthcare sector
HIPAA compliant disaster recovery services launched.
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•Date: 5th Sept 2008• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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iconNew ‘BizShelter’ service package offers emergency office space facilities to New England businesses
The BC Group has launched a new service package that offers business continuity services and emergency office space facilities for New England businesses.
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Date: 7th August 2008• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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icon Netriplex expands Asheville, NC, data center to offer work-area recovery seats
Netriplex has announced that it is expanding its Asheville, NC, data center facility by 50 percent to offer work-area recovery (emergency office) space.
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Date: 18th July 2008• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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SunGard to open new UK business recovery centre
Latest facility will be at Borehamwood, Hertfordshire.
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Date: 15th July 2008• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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Plan-b to open Hamilton business recovery centre
New Zealand's latest recovery centre will be officially opened on 9th July by Plan-b.
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Date: 7th July 2008• Region: New Zealand •Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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SunGard sells South African operation to the Dialogue Group
R18.5m acquisition will strengthen ContinuitySA offerings.
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Date: 2nd July 2008• Region: Africa •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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New disaster recovery facility opened in McClellan, CA
Quest's new Business Resumption Center offers both work-area and data recovery space.
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Date: 27th June 2008• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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Recovery Solutions provides mobile banks after natural disaster invocation
Contributes to First State Bank business continuity success story.
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Date: 26th June 2008• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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COLT expands German business continuity solutions portfolio
Frankfurt recovery centre grows from 85 to 250 work area seats.
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Date: 10th June 2008• Region: W.Europe •Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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ICM to officially open London SouthWest Business Continuity Centre
Farnborough recovery centre will be opened by the local mayor on Monday 2nd June.
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Date: 23rd May 2008• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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Regus launches new work-area recovery options
Regus Workplace Recovery offers pay-as-you-use pricing structure.
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Date: 20th May 2008• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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New ‘OmniCenter’ recovery facility opened in Navi Mumbai
First of a planned network of recovery centres across India.
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Date: 22nd February 2008• Region: Asia •Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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IBM launches Navi Mumbai recovery centre
Initially providing 2,500-seats, the 25,000 sq ft facility has the potential to increase capacity up to 3,500 seats.
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Date: 31st January 2008• Region: Asia •Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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CAPS opens new Duluth, Georgia, recovery center
56,000 sqft facility offers work-area recovery seats and data center space.
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Date: 17th January 2008• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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‘Recovery Site Providers' Statement of Intent’ published
Describes how the UK’s large business continuity providers will maintain their service during a pandemic.
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Date: 27th Nov 2007• Region:UK •Type: Article •Topic: Pandemic planning
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IBM developing Mumbai recovery centre
Will provide 250 syndicated work area recovery seats.
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Date: 22nd Nov 2007• Region: Asia •Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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New recovery centre open for business in Kenya
Facility developed by Uunet Kenya.
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Date: 13th Nov 2007• Region: Africa •Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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ContinuitySA invests R33m in Midrand Recovery Centre
Company has extended and upgraded its recovery centre in Midrand, South Africa.
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Date: 6th Nov 2007• Region:S.Africa •Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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Singapore Computer Systems wins inaugural Asia Business Continuity Award
SCS is Business Continuity Provider of the Year (Recovery Site).
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Date: 1st Nov 2007• Region: SE Asia •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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SunGard officially opens new Leatherhead workplace recovery centre
18th October saw the official opening of SunGard Availability Services’ latest workplace recovery centre, in Leatherhead, Surrey.
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Date: 19th October 2007• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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IBM to open Cork business continuity centre
Official launch on Thursday 8 November 2007.
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Date: 18th October 2007• Region:W.Europe •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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CAPS plans new recovery facilities
New sites to be developed in Shelton, CT and Duluth, GA.
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Date: 20th Sept 2007• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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SunGard schedules official opening of new Leatherhead recovery centre
18th October 2007, Woodlands Park Hotel, Cobham.
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Date: 29th Aug 2007• Region: UK Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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Springfield, Australia, to get two new disaster recovery centres
Two competing facilities to open.
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Date: 7th August 2007• Region: Australia Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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MarquisNet opens new co-location and disaster recovery facility
At Riverside, California.
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Date: 30th July 2007• Region: US Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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Tech Valley Continuity, LLC. partners with Business Recovery Center, Inc.
Tech Valley Continuity, LLC. has entered into an agreement with Business Recovery Solutions, Inc. to provide comprehensive data protection and business continuity services to companies and organizations in upstate New York and Massachusetts. Under terms of the agreement, Tech Valley Continuity will market and support network monitoring, automated data backups, and hot site solutions available through Business Recovery Center.
http://TechValleyContinuity.com
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Date: 17th July 2007• Region: US Type: Briefing •Topic: BC markets
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IBM opens Randburg Business Continuity Centre
New option for South African businesses.
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Date: 3rd July 2007• Region: Africa •Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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NDR expands its inner London recovery centre
The facility now offers 27,000 sq ft of accommodation and equipment and provides work-area recovery seats for up to 300 people.
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Date: 3rd July 2007• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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Gateshead gets a workplace recovery centre
Onyx Group has announced that it is to open a new 200-seat workplace recovery centre in Team Valley, Gateshead.
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Date: 26th June 2007 • Region: UK Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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Phoenix to develop new recovery centre in Farnborough
100,000 sq ft facility will provide up to 1,450 office and dealing room recovery positions.
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Date: 15th June 2007 • Region: UK Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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Northeastern Pennsylvania to provide back-up location for Wall Street firms
Federal and state-funded program will include a fiber optic network connecting lower Manhattan with northeastern Pennsylvania.
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Date: 8th June 2007 • Region: US Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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West Yorkshire gets a new workplace recovery centre
SunGard Availability Services officially opened its latest recovery centre in Elland on 23rd May.
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Date: 24th May 2007 • Region: UK Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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ICM launches enhanced hot ship service
200 pre-configured standby IT systems are ready to be dispatched from ICM’s 12 regional Business Continuity Centres.
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Date: 12th April 2007 • Region: UK Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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IBM and Cisco partnership provides new crisis response solutions
IBM and Cisco have teamed up to launch a variety of new offerings to help businesses and government manage crises.
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Date: 22nd March 2007 • Region: US Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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NDR adds new mobile unit to its mobile recovery fleet
Can provide 20 workplace recovery positions.
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Date: 22nd March 2007 • Region: UK Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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SunGard constructs three new UK workplace recovery centres
New facilities being fitted-out in Elland, West Yorkshire; Leatherhead, Surrey; and Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire.
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Date: 7th March 2007 • Region: UK Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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SCS launches mobile business continuity facility for Singapore
‘Business continuity office’ is housed within a standard stackable shipping container.
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Date: 15th Feb 2007 • Region: Asia Pacific Type: Article •Topic: Rec Facilities
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ICM completes multi-million pound refresh of workplace recovery PCs
More than 5,000 of the latest Hewlett Packard Ultra Slim business PCs have been installed in ICM’s 12 UK locations.
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Date: 12th January 2007 • Region: UK Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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Onyx Group acquires North East England recovery centre
Teeside-based Business Continuity Centres (BCC) bought for undisclosed sum.
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Date: 3rd Jan 2007 • Region: UK Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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ContinuitySA opens a recovery centre in Botswana
Provides 200 work-area seats.
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Date: 14th Dec 2006• Region: Africa Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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Renovation of business continuity center finished
After under going a comprehensive renovation, Perimeter Technology Center's Business Continuity Center in Tulsa, is ready to re-open. The facility provides disaster recovery office space and work-area seats. Source:
http://www.tulsaworld.com/ More information on the facility is at
http://www.perimetercenter.com/fac_tulsa.html
Date: 7th Dec 2006• Region: US Type: Briefing •Topic: Recovery facilities
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Chicago area to get new business continuity facility
Cyber Continuity Center will offer high density collocation, disaster recovery and workplace recovery facilities.
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Date: 27th Nov 2006• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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ICM launches ‘packaged’ business continuity service aimed at SMEs
Disaster Cover Direct is a straightforward, low cost solution, for businesses with up to 150 office staff based on site.
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Date: 2nd Nov 2006• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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MarquisNet opens 125-seat Disaster Recovery Service Center near Las Vegas airport
Work-area recovery option added to existing Internet and IT data center offering.
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Date: 5th October 2006• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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Edge Business Continuity Center opens its doors
Tuesday, September 26th sees the ‘Grand Opening’ of a new business continuity facility in Des Moines.
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Date: 22nd Sept 2006• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Rec. facilities
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IBM takes control of Brazilian provider of business continuity and recovery services
Since 2001, GVS has been a joint venture by IBM and Fiat, with each company holding a 50-percent stake. With this agreement, IBM acquires Fiat's stake in the company.
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Date: 7th September 2006• Region: S.America •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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Let common sense prevail
Mike Osborne, managing director – Business Continuity, ICM Computer Group, gets on his soap box...
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Date: 18th August 2006 • Region: UK Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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Strohl Systems and Agility Recovery Solutions form partnership
Two of North America’s best known business continuity companies are working together to provide community banks and credit unions with specialist mobile disaster recovery.
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Date: 18th August 2006• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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Edge Business Continuity Center will provide Iowa businesses with work-area and data recovery services
Planned opening date is November 1, 2006.
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Date: 3rd August 2006• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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Telefonica opens South Florida business continuity recovery center
Will offer work area recovery services in a category 5 facility.
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Date: 13th July 2006• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilitites
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Concentration risk high on the agenda
Many questions are being asked; what answers are required? David Honour looks at this hot topic.
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Date: 12th July 2006 • Region: UK/World Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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ICM announces contract wins for London Essex Business Continuity Centre
Group says that it shows that London-based companies are changing their approach to recovery facility provision.
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Date: 12th July 2006• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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July 7th 2005: looking back for the future
Continuity Central recently conducted a survey aimed at discovering whether the events of July 7th have had a lasting impact on business continuity practices. The results are now in…
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Date: 7th July 2006 • Region: UK Type: Article •Topic: BC statistics
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Disaster recovery unwrapped...
North American organizations seem to be sticking with tried and trusted traditional disaster recovery solutions, while Europeans are more willing to push the envelope and implement new technologies.
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Date: 27th June 2006 • Region: UK/N.America/World Type: Article •Topic: BC stats
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ICM opens 1700 seat Romford recovery centre
40 suites available to service businesses of all sizes in London and the surrounding area.
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Date: 17th May 2006• Region: UK Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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Scotland Online invests £1.7m in new Dundee centre
The company has also announced details of a strategic partnership with SunGard Availability Services.
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Date: 24th March 2006• Region: UK Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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ICM to launch new business continuity centre in Scotland
New £14m business continuity centre and Scottish headquarters will be opened on 23rd March.
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Date: 10th March 2006• Region: UK Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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Disaster Recovery Site Selection Matrix
Rumma Zahra, BCP Coordinator, has provided Continuity Central readers with the opportunity to review and use an Excel-based spreadsheet utilised by the State Bank of Pakistan for initiating an enterprise wide disaster recovery project.
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Date: 7th March 2006 • Region: Asia/World Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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UK Business Continuity Service Provider of the Year 2006: vote now
CIR magazine is inviting UK-based Continuity Central readers to help choose the Business Continuity Service Provider of the Year 2006.
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Date: 22nd Feb 2006• Region: UK Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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New disaster recovery facility being built in South Amboy, New Jersey
According to the Star-Ledger a 200,000-square-foot technology park and disaster recovery center is being built on South Amboy’s Raritan River waterfront. Planned to open in the summer of 2008, the facility will offer high technology disaster recovery services to New York based companies.
Date: 1st Feb 2006• Region: US Type: Briefing •Topic: Recovery facilities
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Business Continuity Institute publishes Voluntary Supplier Declaration forms
The UK Tripartite Authorities are encouraging all suppliers of recovery facilities to use the BCI's Voluntary Supplier Declaration form to submit information relating to concentration risk.
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Date: 19th Jan 2006• Region: UK Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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ICM to issue Voluntary Risk Statement to clients
Company responding to call for more transparency in UK business continuity services market.
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Date: 10th Jan 2006• Region: UK Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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