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'Business
continuity briefs' provides a summary of new product and services
press releases and other useful resources published in the last
24 hours.
An article in the latest issue of the British Medical Journal examines how lessons learnt from SARS epidemics in China may help preparations for new epidemics, such as pandemic ‘flu. Mainland China experienced three outbreaks of SARS between November 2002 and May 2004. The first outbreak resulted in a pandemic and caused huge financial loss and social panic, but rigorous control policies prevented further pandemics. What happened with the spread of SARS must not be allowed to happen again with H5N1. Incessant efforts are needed to improve our preparedness. Click here to view the full article: http://press.psprings.co.uk/bmj/august/ac389.pdf
China's central government has allocated 120 million yuan (15.2 million U.S. dollars) to regions struck by recent severe natural disasters, said the Ministry of Finance. Half will be allocated to areas struck by a severe drought in Sichuan and other regions in southwest China and half will be used for disaster recovery operations related to typhoon Saomai. Source: Xinhua
According to aljazeera, Eta has accused the Spanish government of bad faith in peace talks and threatened an unspecified response if what it calls attacks against nationalist politicians continue. The uncertainty in the peace process means that there is an increased risk of Eta returning to terrorist activities. Read the story
COOP Systems has announced that ANZ, based in Melbourne , Australia , has chosen myCOOP 5.3 for their business continuity management program. myCOOP has become a leading ASP-delivered software package, supporting distributed BCM programs. http://www.coop-systems.com
US-based EVault has launched a new business continuity consulting management practice aimed at helping small to mid-sized businesses prevent and mitigate the cost of business interruptions and system outages. The business continuity management services are the newest addition to EVault’s extensive line up of professional services offerings tailored to meet the needs of the SMB market. For more information on these services, please contact Tonya T. York at 510-868-2322.
Neverfail has announced that it has been granted a General Services Administration Information Technology Schedule Contract. Under terms of the five-year agreement, Neverfail and its nearly 500 US channel partners are now government-preferred vendors and will provide local, state and federal government entities with the latest business continuity technologies. Neverfail's contract, No. GS-35F-0567S, is valid through to August 8, 2011. www.neverfailgroup.com
FEMA daily SITREP
FEMA awards Georgia Emergency Management Agency nearly $1 Million for City of Fayetteville Flood Control Project
Flooding hits Pakistani city
Heavy rain pounds Japan, storm makes landfall
China power grids strained by heat, drought
•Date: 18th August 2006• Region: Various
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