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Home working: a strategy for business continuity
Don’t assume homeworking can be easily ‘turned on’ during a crisis: it must be tested and exercised like any other BC strategy. Graham Chick explores the issue.
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Date: 21st Dec 2006• Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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UK Civil Contingencies Secretariat to explore impact of pandemics on the workplace
Employer and employee surveys will help companies make more realistic absence plans.
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•Date: 19th Dec 2006• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Pandemic planning
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Survey looks at UK business continuity investment drivers
Three quarters of respondents plan to increase their investments in BCM during 2007.
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•Date: 14th Dec 2006• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC statistics
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ICM rejects Netstore offer
But ICM’s board confirms that it has received an approach from another party.
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•Date: 12th Dec 2006• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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Buncefield Investigation Board update
Reports on progress to date.
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•Date: 12th Dec 2006• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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APC to make large UK investment
Channel Web has reported that APC, the uninterruptible power supplies vendor, will make its largest-ever investment in the UK channel. The company is actively looking for new resellers and will support them through demand generation, reseller training and cross-selling opportunities, as well as marketing, support and online tools. Read the story.
•Date: 12th Dec 2006• Region: UK •Type: Article •Briefing: BC markets
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The pandemic threat: Aon assesses the ongoing risk to business
A sense of complacency seems to be creeping in…
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•Date: 8th Dec 2006• Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: Pandemic planning
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UK companies getting better at business continuity management
According to the latest British Standards Institution Business Barometer.
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•Date: 8th Dec 2006• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC statistics
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EU research project boosts security of major events worldwide
Develops a handbook of best practice for security at major events.
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•Date: 8th Dec 2006• Region: W.Europe/UK •Type: Article •Topic: Terrorism
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Netstore publishes update on ICM acquisition offer
In an announcement to the Stock Exchange, Netstore has confirmed its interest in acquiring ICM and has given details of the synergies it sees between the two companies.
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•Date: 7th Dec 2006• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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Peterborough businesses given evacuation map
Shows how the city centre would be evacuated in response to major incidents.
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•Date: 7th Dec 2006• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Business Continuity Student of the Year Award
Pawel Wozniak of Hewlett Packard, Poland, has won the first Business Continuity Student of the Year Award.
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•Date: 7th Dec 2006• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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ICM seeks to end Netstore speculation
The Daily Telegraph has reported that ICM ‘is planning to ask the Takeover Panel to impose a ‘put up or shut up’ deadline on Netstore’.
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•Date: 6th Dec 2006• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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Risks rise, but liability insurance fails to keep pace
According to a new report by Marsh, since 2004, UK firms have not increased their levels of insurance protection limits purchased, despite increased litigation action, product recalls and supply chain risks.
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•Date: 6th Dec 2006• Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: Operational risk
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Between a rock and a hard place
Steve Dance discusses the interplay between BS25999 and other recent UK legislation.
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•Date: 1st Dec 2006• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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BCI to launch business continuity management training services
Will be based on the BCI’s Good Practice Guidelines and BS25999.
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•Date: 1st Dec 2006• Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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Good progress on risk management but more needed, FSA tells insurers
Firms need to further improve the effectiveness of their risk management frameworks.
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•Date: 1st Dec 2006• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Financial sector
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Home Office relaunches security website
The UK Home Office Security website has been redeveloped with a new look and structure. New information includes a science and technology section; and the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (RIPA) information is now on its own website. In addition, the chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) resilience programme information is now in its own section. The website will continue to be updated with new information from the Counter-Terrorism and Intelligence Directorate (CTID). http://security.homeoffice.gov.uk
•Date: 1st Dec 2006• Region: UK •Type: Briefing •Topic: Terrorism
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