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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.
OpSource has announced the availability of OpSource Business Continuity with OpSource Multisite. As an integrated component of OpSource On-Demand, OpSource Business Continuity helps ensure that on-demand businesses remain up and running in the event of any interruption in service. OpSource Multisite specifically eliminates the danger of single location point of failure and ensures enterprise required application continuity. Read press release.
FEMA has announced that federal disaster aid has been made available for Nebraska to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding during the period of April 23-26, 2008. Thomas A. Hall has been named as the federal coordinating officer for federal recovery operations in the affected area. http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=9906
The NFPA Committee on Emergency Services Organization Risk
Management is seeking individuals to help with its work. This committee is responsible for NFPA 1201, Standard for Providing Emergency Services to the Public and NFPA 1250, Recommended Practice in Emergency Service
Organization Risk Management. http://www.nfpa.org
The Queensland government is buying one kilometre of temporary flood barriers following success protecting the south-west Queensland town of Charleville with a borrowed barrier during flooding this year. Emergency Services Minister Neil Roberts said the government’s disaster management experts were impressed how the barrier plugged two unfinished sections of the Charleville levee when the Warrego River peaked in January.
FEMA daily SITREP
World weather impacts
•Date: 3rd June 2008• Region: Various
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