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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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Online security experts in legal gray area
Laws hampers the ability of online security experts do their job dilligently and effectively — not a good thing when the use of Web-based applications grows by leaps and bounds
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Search and rescure robot competition
DHS’s Science and Technology Directorate sponsors fourth search and rescue robot competition next week
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Maker of innovative disaster recovery tool launches U.S. operations
Continuity Software opens Boston and New York offices with a bang: If the company’s application does not help disaster recovery work better, customers will not be charged a dime
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Shortage of RFID-skilled lessens, but still a problem
There is a boom in the use of RFID technology, but the very radpidity of the technology’s proliferation has brought about shortage in skilled RFID-skilled technicians
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U.S. recommends commercial technologies for communication interoperability
While the debate on emergency communication interoperability continues, the U.S. Commerce Department recommends that the federal, state, and local public safety community consider using commercial technologies
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IBM acquires Watchfire
Worries about corporate security and compliance are rising, and IBM plans to incorporate Watchfire’s solutions into Rational software and Tivoli
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The long view
Researchers Offer Hard-Hit Communities Solutions for Flood Recovery and Resilience
Long before flash floods damaged communities in Ohio and Marion counties this month, West Virginia University researchers were studying community resilience in flood-devastated areas of the state. The toolkit they developed will help communities better prepare for such emergencies and recover quicker.