Disasters

Westlin, Zogmo offer dual data center IT continuity deal
Interest is growing in disaster communication continuity solutions, and two Texas companies join hands to offer a dual data center solution
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Depending on a data center makes your company vulnerable
Relying on a data center may be necessary for company operations, but it adds a layer of vulneability for which companies must prepare
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TeleContinuity offers survivable communication solution
Communication systems collapse or are severly disrupted during disasters; for many businesses, communication survivability means business survivability; this is where TeleContinuity comes in
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Airwave emergency communication radios "seriously flawed"
In 2002 London launched a £3 billion emergency communication service; 7/7 highlighted shortcomings in the system, and a new study finds that two years later the system is still flawed
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Many 7/7 attack victims are still dealing with its repercussions
Those who survive a terrorist attack have many problems to cope with, and government bureaucracies set up to help vitims are often not as nimble as we would hope
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U.S. BioDefense evaluates EDS spin out
California company considers spinning out a disater recovery company it acquired in August 2006
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Illinois Emergency Alert System activated by mistake
Hundreds of radio stations in and around Chicago were sent the Emergency Alert System by mistake, disrupting broadcasts for a few anxious moments
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Unified communication important in disaster recovery
More government agencies embrace unified communications which they consider critical to disaster recovery and business continuity
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Durham University develops business continuity plan
A U.K. university contracts a business continuity consulting firm to develop a business continuity blueprint for the school
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Business continuity planning has reached a more steady state
Business continuity planning was a feast-and-famine phenomenon, but now it is again a top priority for Wall Street firms and vendors
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Egenera receives disaster recovery patent
Massachusetts company designs a disaster recovery solution which simplifies moving entire groups of servers, including their storage and network connections, to remote sites
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E-mail disaster recovery niche market growing
E-mail disaster recovery market will reach $635 million by end of 2007, and $887 million by 2011
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Congressional panel to recommend extending TRIA with modifications
Few programs arouse as much debate — and split the insurance industry — as the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA); House panel recommends extension of TRIA, but with modofications
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Decision on on 700 MHz nears
The need for emergency communication interoperability has prompted calls for using part of the 700 MHz band for public safety; industry heavyweights object, and the FCC is divided
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Pennsylvania offers itself as safe alternative to Wall Street
Governor Ed Rendell spearheads a campaign to persuade Wall Street companies to locate their back offices in the Poconos, arguing that it is far enough from New York to be outside a nuclear blast zone
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