As the cold snap shows no signs of abating, Aon Risk Solutions,is advising businesses affected by the snow to constantly evaluate their business continuity plans and note any findings to minimise impact from future events.
Computerlinks is has announced plans to provide a suite of internet continuity services for the channel in 2011. The services will be delivered using Avanti Communications’ HYLAS 1 satellite, which was launched into space last week. HYLAS 1 is the first predominantly Ka-band satellite to give coverage to key European markets.
Aviva has launched a free business continuity plan template for businesses in the technology sector. The document has been drawn up by a team of specialist business interruption (BI) surveyors.
SunGard Availability Services has launched Recover Anywhere, a service that can help extend full desktop recovery, including voice capability, to the entire workforce in the event of a business disruption.
Companies are being advised to take extra fire safety precautions during the planned industrial action by the UK’s Fire Brigade Union. The strikes, scheduled to take place today and on 5-7 November, represent a potentially serious threat, with an increased chance of them being unable to control a fire on their premises.
Research just published shows that as many as seven out of ten organisations have suffered at least one supply chain failure in the last nine months. The survey,, conducted by the BCI, suggests that while awareness of supply chain risks is increasing, many businesses remain exposed to high levels of risk.
Over two-thirds of large companies in the UK expect the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games to have virtually no impact on their ability to operate business as usual, according to new research from Deloitte.
SunGard Availability Services has launched Replication-as-a-Service (RaaS), a cost-efficient, on-demand way to replicate vital data contained within an organisation’s diverse storage devices. SunGard’s RaaS replicates data in a secure private cloud environment, which is linked into its recovery network.
Business continuity service provider, ICM Continuity Services, has completed the rollout of its new state-of-the-art VoIP system to 7,500 end points across its eighteen business continuity sites nationwide.
Following the coldest winter for three decades last year, which caused widespread disruption to businesses, forecasters are predicting another harsh, snow-filled winter in the coming months.
Business continuity service provider, ICM Continuity Services, has launched two enhanced versions of its business continuity planning software, Shadow-Planner.
Vocal is offering an entry-level Warn and Inform service free of charge until December 2010 to all local authorities in the UK. The iModus Warn and Inform system can be used both for everyday communication as well as crisis messaging.
Managed services and datacentre provider, The Bunker, has been named as one of Britain’s most successful technology businesses in the 2010 Sunday Times Microsoft Tech Track 100. The Tech Track 100 ranks Britain’s fastest-growing private technology companies.