Business Continuity Journal Volume Two, Issue Four now available
Continuity Central’s quarterly peer-reviewed advanced level publication. Read article •Date: 31st January 2008• Region:World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Xsigo development accelerates disaster recovery of virtualized systems Xsigo announces Virtual I/O integration with VMware ESX Server 3.5. Read article •Date: 31st January 2008• Region: US/World•Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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Major disaster declared for Indiana FEMA has announced that federal disaster aid has been made available for the state of Indiana to help people and communities recover from the effects of severe storms and flooding during the period of January 7, 2008, and continuing. http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=9265 •Date: 31st January 2008• Region: US •Type: Briefing •Topic: DR general
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Stratus Technologies takes hat trick of awards Stratus Technologies started off 2008 racking up two awards for its products and one for overall performance as a fault-tolerant technology provider. Stratus won best product/technology in award competitions conducted by Internet Telephony and InfoWorld magazines, and a financial services industry award from American Banker and Financial Insights in their FinTech 100 competition. Read press release (PDF) •Date: 31st January 2008• Region: US •Type: Briefing •Topic: BC markets
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FERC approves new reliability standards for cyber security
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has approved eight new mandatory critical infrastructure protection reliability standards to protect the US’s bulk power system against potential disruptions from cyber security breaches. Read article •Date: 29th January 2008• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Power management
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Cypress Communications wins telecom disaster recovery award
Receives Frost & Sullivan Product Innovation Award in the field of hosted VoIP solutions for telecom disaster recovery. Read article •Date: 25th January 2008• Region:US •Type: Article •Topic: Telecoms continuity
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Public confidence in US education institutions’ business continuity and disaster recovery capabilities jumps Public confidence in the abilities of US education institutions to continue in operation during major emergencies and recover from disasters jumped in 2008. This finding came from a 2008 opinion survey released today by InfoSENTRY Services, Inc., a national information technology consulting firm located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The company’s president, M. Glenn Newkirk, said, “While overall confidence in major US institutions’ abilities to prepare for disasters and continue operation after disasters remained broadly low, education institutions have seen a rise in overall public confidence in their abilities from a net score of 28% in 2006, to 29% in 2007, and to 37% in 2008.” •Date: 25th January 2008• Region:US •Type: Briefing
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Virtual desktops for enterprise disaster recovery
New desktop DR solution enables cost-effective business continuity using employee home PCs. Read article •Date: 24th January 2008• Region:US/ World •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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The SANS Institute’s ‘top ten cyber security menaces for 2008’ During December, 2007, twelve cyber security SANS Institute veteransworked together to compile a list of the attacks most likely to cause substantial damage during 2008. Read article •Date: 24th January 2008• Region:US/ World •Type: Article •Topic: ISM
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US National Response Framework released Mixed response to National Response Plan successor. Read article •Date: 23rd January 2008• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Emergency planning
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Continuity Logic launches Front Line Live business continuity software US-based Continuity Logic has launched new software which aims to enhance enterprise business continuity program management. Read article •Date: 23rd January 2008• Region:US/ World •Type: Article •Topic: BC software
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AmeriVault expands data protection suite with Email Continuity
AmeriVault has announced the availability of Email Continuity as an expansion of its email and instant message archiving suite under the AmeriVault-EM brand. This latest offering will provide small to medium-sized businesses with an affordable contingency plan to continue their messaging communication in the event of an interruption. Read press release. •Date: 23rd January 2008• Region: US •Type: Briefing •Topic: IT continuity
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California flood risks are 'disaster waiting to happen' According to University of Maryland engineers. Read article •Date: 18th January 2008• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: DR general
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Partnership aims to advance US disaster management American Society of Civil Engineers and International Association of Emergency Managers sign new Memorandum of Cooperation. Read article •Date: 18th January 2008• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: DR general
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Kroll Ontrack launches PowerControls 5.0 Mailbox recovery tool provides new live Eexchange server functionality, search reports and security features. Read article •Date: 18th January 2008• Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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BounceBack Professional version 8.0 data backup and restore software launched
CMS Products, Inc., a leader in data security, backup, disaster recovery and content management technologies, has launched its newest data backup and disaster recovery software, BounceBack Professional Version 8.0. Read press release •Date: 18th January 2008• Region: US/World •Type: Briefing •Topic: IT continuity
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CAPS opens new Duluth, Georgia, recovery center 56,000 sqft facility offers work-area recovery seats and data center space. Read article •Date: 17th January 2008• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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Seismic scientists and emergency managers meet in Seattle Hundreds of geoscientists, engineers, insurance regulators, building officials and emergency managers will converge in Seattle to take part in the National Earthquake Conference, 22-26 April 2008, at The Westin Hotel in downtown Seattle. According to WSSPC executive director Patti Sutch, the conference reflects a commitment to changing the way America deals with earthquakes by stressing pre-disaster planning and aggressive mitigation measures. This year’s National Earthquake Conference will focus on building dialogue among emergency managers, earthquake researchers, government officials and business leaders to mitigate losses from earthquakes and increase social and economic resiliency. www.earthquakeconference.org/registration.html •Date: 17th January 2008• Region: US •Type: Briefing •Topic: Events
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Evolve Technologies unveils comprehensive disaster recovery solution for Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 servers Evolve Technologies, a company that specializes in providing IT solutions for small businesses, has unveiled its new Backup Disaster Recovery (BDR) and Offsite Backup services, designed for multiple Microsoft Windows 2000 and 2003 servers. Read press release •Date: 17th January 2008• Region: US •Type: Briefing •Topic: IT continuity
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Repeat of the 1998 ice storm could generate up to $3 billion in insured losses According to RMS 10-year retrospective report. Read article •Date: 15th January 2008• Region: N.America •Type: Article •Topic: DR general
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RiskWatch launches new risk and business continuity consulting service New division being led by Raymond A. Jean, formerly of IBM Global Services. Read article •Date: 15th January 2008• Region: N.America •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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Major disaster declared for Nebraska 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 a severe winter storm during the period of December 10-12, 2007. http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=9245 •Date: 15th January 2008• Region: US •Type: Briefing •Topic: DR general
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Businesses need to consider the risks of ‘presenteeism’ According to a new survey by CCH. Read article •Date: 11th January 2008• Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Regional emergency communications coordination working group to meet for first time FEMA Region 6 regional administrator William Peterson has announced the first meeting of the newly formed Regional Emergency Communications Coordination (RECC) Working Group. That meeting is set for January 23, at the FEMA Region 6 office in Denton, Texas. Read article •Date: 11th January 2008• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Crisis communications
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Crisis monitoring : the art of preparation Proactive threat monitoring is an important aspect of risk management. Steven Burns explains. Read article •Date: 10th January 2008• Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: Crisis management
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Majority of organizations are not prepared for a business outage lasting longer than seven days According to a Gartner survey. Read article •Date: 10th January 2008• Region: UK/N.America •Type: Article •Topic: BC stats
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Insider threat studies released by CERT CERT has issued two new reports into insider threats: ‘Illicit Cyber Activity in the Government Sector’ and ‘Insider Threat Study: Illicit Cyber Activity in the Information Technology and Telecommunications Sector’. Read article •Date: 10th January 2008• Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: ISM
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Major disaster declared for Nevada FEMA has announced that federal disaster aid has been made available for the state of Nevada to help people and communities recover from the effects of severe winter storms and flooding beginning on January 5, 2008, and continuing. http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=9225 •Date: 10th January 2008• Region: US •Type: Briefing •Topic: DR general
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New solar cycle will bring increasing risk for electrical systems NOAA reports that the first official sunspot belonging to the new Solar Cycle 24 has formed. Read article •Date: 8th January 2008• Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Cincinnati Bell acquires GramTel USA Pays $20 million for disaster recovery and business continuity services provider. Read article •Date: 8th January 2008• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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Major disaster declared for Iowa FEMA has announced that federal disaster aid has been made available for Iowa to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area struck by a severe winter storm during the period of December 10-11, 2007. http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=9206 •Date: 8th January 2008• Region: US •Type: Briefing •Topic: DR general
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Business continuity in 2008 What changes and challenges does the new year hold for the business continuity profession? David Honour speculates. Read article •Date: 3rd January 2008• Region: World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Double-Take Software acquires TimeSpring Extends Double-Take customers' recovery options with ‘any-point-in-time-recovery’ capabilities. Read article •Date: 3rd January 2008• Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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President declares major disaster for Missouri FEMA has announced that federal disaster aid has been made available for Missouri to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe winter storms beginning on December 6, 2007, and continuing. FEMA Administrator David Paulison said the assistance was authorized under a major disaster declaration issued for the state by President Bush. http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=9185 •Date: 3rd January 2008• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: DR general
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