Everbridge, Inc. has announced the completion of its acquisition of Unified Messaging Systems ASA (UMS). Based in Oslo, Norway, UMS provides a unique countrywide mobile population alerting system globally
Witt O'Brien's, LLC, has announced the acquisition of Strategic Crisis Advisors LLC (SCA). SCA is a crisis management consulting firm specializing in corporate preparedness.
Sungard AS has been awarded a patent for its Recovery Execution System (RES), which automates disaster recovery processes as part of its Managed Recovery Program (MRP). RES increases efficiency, lowers costs and improves accuracy to improve businesses' resilience.
AlertSense is changing its name to KONEXUS to better reflect its focus in helping all types of organizations, public and private, more effectively communicate and collaborate.
Continuity Logic has announced the appointment of Laurence Mascera as president and chief operating officer, effective immediately. He reports to Tejas Katwala, chief executive officer, and succeeds him as president.
Scott W. Ream has been appointed as the Association of Continuity Professionals (ACP) National Board Chair for 2018. Mr. Ream, the President & CEO of Virtual Corporation, brings more than 25 years of relevant industry experience to his new role.
DRI Japan has announced that it has joined with Tsukuba University and 11 other organizations in a new consortium that ‘balances research and development of risk, resilience, and human resource development’.
Business continuity practitioners in Canada will have continued access to DRI courses and certifications following an agreement between DRI International and DRI Canada to renew their International Affiliate Operating Agreement (IAOA).
Databarracks has announced that it is further strengthening its business continuity and resiliency expertise, with the appointment of Richard Bale, former Head of Business Resiliency for Europe, Middle East and Africa, at J.P. Morgan, to the position of Business Continuity and Resiliency Principal.
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Business continuity can be defined as 'the processes, procedures, decisions and activities to ensure that an organization can continue to function through an operational interruption'. Read more about the basics of business continuity here.
