Business continuity briefs:
Tuesday 26th October 2004

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

BCI South Midlands Forum
Thursday 25th November 2004, 14.00 to 19.00.
The next meeting of the BCI South Midlands Forum will take place at the Cock Hotel, Stony Stratford, Milton Keynes. The forum will consider ‘What makes a Business Continuity Plan?’ Cost: BCI Members £15 non-BCI members £20. Contact Colin Gordon FBCI for more details

Free memory sticks for Automata BCM training delegates
Automata will now be giving a free memory stick to all delegates attending its monthly two day BCM Masterclass for professionals leading BCM programmes or projects. In addition, memory sticks will be given to delegates attending their new one day BCM induction day that has been designed for individuals supporting the BCM programmes undertaken to protect their organisations or who are new to business continuity. The memory sticks will contain the course notes and useful BCM information for students.

Blackouts could hit southern California again
Limited high voltage line capacity and the mothballing of old power plants could leave Southern California on the brink of rolling blackouts in the next couple of years, according to a report released on Friday October 22nd.
* News piece. * California Energy Commission Report

CNT announces SAN-based heterogeneous data replication services - over any distance
CNT has launched its new UltraNet Replication Appliance. Enabling new levels of data protection for customers, the URA provides a complete suite of SAN-based local and remote heterogeneous data replication services over unlimited distances. Read press release

Implementing PAS 56
Survive has launched a new training course entitled ‘Implementing PAS 56 – the emerging standard’. Approved by the Business Continuity Institute (BCI), this new course will help participants to understand the implications of PAS 56 for their business continuitymanagement programme, and to apply the knowledge gained to their organisational structure. The first course will be held on 6th December in London. For further information contact Survive on +44 (0)20 7936 9035

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•Date: 26th October 2004 • Region: Various