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RSS katrina2005: The Year in Enterprise Security
White Paper But Hurricane Katrina highlighted many of the flaws in existing disaster recovery and business continuity plans. One would have thought that after 9/11 companies would have realized the importance of using things like warm/hot sites and remote... [09 Aug 2006]
It's National Preparedness Month: Are You Ready?
White Paper Should disaster strike, saving lives, of course, is paramount, and hopefully the lessons of Katrina will serve one to better react in the future. The cruel and fickle hand of Mother Nature has dealt a mighty blow to the Gulf Coast, ironically... [09 Aug 2006]
US toys with emergency warning system update
News The idea of expanding the warnings to other media appears to have escalated in popularity since Hurricane Katrina and the communications bungles that occurred during the storm. A recent executive order from President Bush and a report by an... [21 Jul 2006]
ITU satellite phone deal for disaster relief
News Events such as the Asian tsunami at the end of 2004, the Kashmir earthquake and even Hurricane Katrina have shown how terrestrial communications links are hit hard in the first hours - around the time such services are needed most. [11 Jul 2006]
US ill-prepared for "cyber Katrina"
News Experts remain divided on the likelihood that a "cyber Katrina" will occur, as the roundtable itself acknowledges. The US has never experienced a massive internet outage but a coalition of dynamic chief executives said on Friday the nation must do... [26 Jun 2006]
Mobile Marketing Case Study: Hurricane Mobile Relief Fund for Kids
White Paper The goals were to raise money for the EIF hurricane relief fund that will help rebuild the Gulf Coast schools devastated by hurricanes Katrina and Rita, bring celebrities, athletes, and organizations together to participate in the mobile campaign... [12 May 2006]
Leader: Is disaster recovery talk in poor taste?
Leader NetSuite on the other hand said it would mention it, though not make a virtue of it, citing a number of customers who had expressed relief that important customer, financial and sales data had survived Hurricane Katrina in one recent example. [18 Apr 2006]
Insurance firm updates disaster recovery plans
Case Study Events such as 9/11 and the more recent Hurricane Katrina disaster have upped activity across the insurance sector, and in 2004 that Aspen had to find a new gear. Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited is a reinsurer - an insurers' insurer - that has... [11 Apr 2006]
2005: 'The year of online media'
News The past year has seen a major increase in the number of people turning to the internet for news, with events such as the terror attacks in London, Hurricane Katrina in the US and the death of the Pope driving traffic to news sites. [22 Dec 2005]
Gartner: RFID spend to hit $3bn by 2010
News In Mississippi, the technology was used to help identify victims of Hurricane Katrina. RFID is on the upswing as businesses start to see ways the technology can augment bar coding, according to a new report. [14 Dec 2005]
New Orleans plans free wi-fi
News Before Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf coast, the New Orleans police department had already built a wi-fi network using Tropos access points to do video surveillance in some of its high-crime areas. New Orleans plans to be the first major city to... [30 Nov 2005]
Pakistan earthquake relief: Appeal to tech
News We are very aware of the fact that folks are tapped out, if you will, because of Hurricane Katrina, Rita and the tsunami," he said. Donations for victims of the devastating earthquake that struck Pakistan over the weekend are trickling in from the... [11 Oct 2005]
University of New Orleans reopens online
News UNO is the first of New Orleans' damaged large universities to reopen - if largely virtually - to students in the wake of Hurricane Katrina's devastation. After weeks overseeing phone banks and fielding calls from students and other employees at... [06 Oct 2005]
CIOs "bullish" on health of economy and IT spend
News In the latest poll CIO confidence has risen significantly since the second quarter but Forrester warns the disruption caused by Hurricane Katrina could have a negative impact on expectations and confidence in the fourth quarter. [04 Oct 2005]
First Katrina web scammer up in court
News A Florida man who collected nearly $40,000 over the web for Hurricane Katrina humanitarian relief was indicted on fraud charges on Monday. Kraser is the first person the US has charged with internet fraud linked to Hurricane Katrina, the US... [04 Oct 2005]
