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April 2009 News
Handheld ADSL tester unveiled
A Canadian technology firm has developed a gadget which enables companies to test Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) internet connections in a simple and straightforward manner.
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Businesses need to prepare for swine flu
A business continuity expert has claimed that businesses need to prepare themselves for a swine flu pandemic, which may potentially constitute a real threat to their operations.
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WAN optimisation 'saves Scandinavian company money'
Wider Area Network (WAN) optimisation will help one Scandinavian company reduce its IT budget by several million dollars this year if its predictions turn out to be correct.
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Internet World conference 'a success'
This year's Internet World conference has been declared a success by its organisers.
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Business continuity strategies 'should be tailored for pandemics'
Business continuity strategies should be adapted to deal with the potential swine flu pandemic, according to one risk management company.
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Business continuity tips for swine flu published
Ensuring business continuity may be one of the key concerns that company managers need to address as the potential for a worldwide swine flu pandemic grows.
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Businesses 'unprepared for swine flu'
A survey has revealed that many businesses in the UK do not have business continuity plans in place to deal with the potential threat from swine flu.
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New business continuity tool launched
An IT company in the US has launched a new programme which it claims will help companies' business continuity strategies.
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Data storage centre award winners announced
Data Centre Europe has announced the winners of its 2009 data storage centre awards.
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Companies urged to examine business continuity strategies as swine flu hits
An IT expert has advised companies in the UK to examine their business continuity strategies as the threat from the virulent form of influenza known as swine flu grows.
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Business continuity helps change data management
Business continuity is changing the way companies manage their data, according to a new survey.
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Business continuity company offers advice for dealing with swine flu
As increasing numbers of people become infected with swine flu, one business continuity company has issued advice on how organisations can prepare to deal with the disease should it reach pandemic level.
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Business continuity 'should bridge organisational divides'
Business continuity planning needs to be considered across company divides and involve all the different departments of an organisation in order to be effective, according to two IT experts.
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Harvey Nichols 'embraces virtualisation'
Virtualisation is forming part of the IT modernisation programme currently being undertaken by Harvey Nichols, one of the world's most famous retail brands, it has emerged.
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Cloud computing 'becoming more important for CIOs'
Cloud computing is increasing in its importance for chief information officers (CIOs) according to a new survey.
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Business continuity exercise held in Wales
Government authorities in Wales have been holding a major business continuity exercise to test how organisations in the country would hold up if threatened by a major pandemic.
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High-speed business broadband 'comes to South Yorkshire'
Business broadband in South Yorkshire looks set to get faster with the introduction of a super-fast business internet network in the region.
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Boston legal firm helped by business continuity
Boston Legal, the US TV show famous for bringing the work of lawyers into the public eye, was famous for the high drama of its episodes.
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Business continuity conference comes to Amsterdam
Companies wanting to know more about business continuity may want to attend a conference in Amsterdam later this year, where the latest advances in the industry will be discussed.
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ADSL business broadband speeds reach 80Mb
Business broadband in the UK may be set to get faster with the launch of a new service offering high speed internet access.
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Business continuity workshop to take place in London
A business continuity workshop which will take place in London next month will focus on the important question of supply chain resilience.
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New research 'could boost business recovery times'
Business recovery times may be boosted by a new technology which US scientists have been working on, making business continuity plans more efficient.
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WAN optimisation 'speeds up networks'
An IT expert has claimed that wider area networks (WAN) can be transformed by a process of optimisation, which can speed them up as well as making them more efficient.
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VoIP is 'helping companies through the downturn'
IT experts in the US have claimed that voice over internet protocol (VoIP) technology is helping businesses deal with the economic downturn, as it can help them save on communications costs.
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Business interruption 'poses significant risks'
The results of a recent survey suggest that business continuity may be increasingly important as many companies consider business interruption to be one of the biggest risks they currently face.
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Business recovery centre launched in the UK
Business continuity services will be offered to local companies in the Tamworth area by a new business recovery centre, it has emerged.
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Virtualisation 'can increase efficiency'
A new white paper has highlighted the role virtualisation can play in helping companies to improve the efficiency of their IT infrastructure, thus saving them money.
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'Promising times ahead' for managed network security sector
The managed security market is set to experience significant growth in the future, it has been predicted.
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Proper management of redundancies 'helps to reduce risk to IT systems'
Businesses that face making redundancies due to the recession can reduce the chance of attacks and security breaches to their IT systems by ensuring they treat outgoing employees correctly and fairly.
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Business broadband package introduced by Vodafone
Vodafone has entered the realm of business broadband by offering a new five gigabit package to its entrepreneurial customers, it has emerged.
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Many companies 'cannot do without data'
Business continuity planning's increasing importance in a data dependent world has been highlighted by the results of a new survey by IT firm Bakbone.
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Date set for Business Continuity Awareness Week
Business Continuity Awareness Week will take place again towards the end of March next year, its organisers have announced.
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Cloud computing 'makes sense for small businesses'
Cloud computing makes sense as an IT strategy for small businesses, according to a report published by the consultancy firm McKinsey.
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European virtualisation conference announced
Virtualisation is increasingly becoming a key technology in many businesses' IT strategies and to this end, a Europe-wide virtualisation conference is being organised in Germany.
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How to implement virtualisation
Virtualisation can offer businesses many advantage, according to IT expert Justin Steineman, but companies need to go about implementing it in the right way.
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Virtualisation 'is a top five priority for businesses'
Virtualisation is one of the top IT spending priorities for businesses, it has emerged.
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Business continuity conference announced
Business continuity and the necessity of effective emergency planning will be the subjects of a conference which is to take place in the Midlands this summer.
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Co-op adopts virtualisation
Virtualisation is helping the Co-operative Group to reduce its IT costs as the company revamps its communications and data storage centre systems.
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Business continuity summit announced
Two government departments will be joining forces with the Continuity Forum to host a special summit on issues affecting business continuity in London this summer, it has emerged.
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Isle of Man to host business continuity test
Businesses on the Isle of Man are being invited to test the readiness of their disaster recovery systems by the emergency planning office of the island's department for home affairs.
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Companies looking to cut WAN costs, says survey
Many companies consider cutting the cost of their wider area network (WAN) as a priority for business, according to a new poll.
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Managed security systems 'largely inefficient'
A new study has found that managed security systems are not performing to their best and are failing to protect sensitive company data from employees.
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Data centres 'to adopt new environmental measuring system'
Managed data centres in the UK are to see the introduction of new technique designed to monitor their energy efficiency, it has been revealed.
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Surge in popularity 'looming for virtual managed software'
The popularity of virtual managed software is set to soar this year, according to new research.
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Orange launches SME-friendly business broadband package
Network provider Orange has launched a new business broadband service which it hopes will be particularly appealing to small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
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Microsoft: Most common cause of data loss is theft
A new report from Microsoft has urged firms to maintain a sturdy security system, as most incidents of data loss are brought about by theft of software, such as company computers and hard drives.
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Carrier Ethernet industry 'to be worth $32 billion by 2013'
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Continue reading: Report: Managed hosting has a lot of potential Mobile voice over internet protocol (VoIP) has not yet reached its potential and is so far "much more a proof of concept of what can be done". Continue reading: ProcessOne: Mobile VoIP has not yet reached its full potential Outsourcing is a necessity which smaller businesses should be making use of in the current economic climate, an expert has stated. Continue reading: Expert: IT outsourcing a must for small firms US firm Hewlett Packard (HP) has established a new £50 million disaster recover centre in Rugby. Continue reading: New disaster recovery centre opened by HP Virtual
Continue reading: Bandwidth issues 'can be addressed by managed MPLS' A pocket of seminars which aim to discuss the efficiency of managed data centres have been announced. Continue reading: Series of managed date centre events announced for MayProcessOne: Mobile VoIP has not yet reached its full potential
Expert: IT outsourcing a must for small firms
New disaster recovery centre opened by HP
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