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Photo: Policing the depths of the Tube
Photo I was on duty throughout the 7/7 bombings and being able to communicate while managing the recovery operation in Russell Square would have made a very big difference. The system links 125 sub surface stations, bridging... [14 Jan 2009]
The Naked CIO: The great recovery disaster
Comment I remember the madness after the London bombings in July 2005: no mobile service to contact colleagues and family and to co-ordinate efforts. But how many plans are based on fragile theory rather than practical... [01 Sep 2008]
London bombing report slams 999 radio network
News A report into the 7/7 bombings in London two years ago has raised fresh concerns about the capacity and coverage of the Airwave emergency services digital radio network in the capital. The latest London Assembly 7/7... [16 Aug 2007]
The great working from home experiment
News While many of the silicon.com team regularly work from home or while on the road, we've only ever once had to run the website with everyone out of the office - on 8 July 2005, after the London bombings. [21 May 2007]
Firms urged to plan for extreme weather
News Bruce Mann, director of Civil Contingencies at the Cabinet Office, said events such as the Carlisle floods, London bombings and Buncefield depot explosion demonstrate the range of impacts emergencies can have but there... [19 Mar 2007]
Home working plan reduces disaster risk for Apacs
Case Study Yoe said plans to improve disaster recovery were already underway in May 2005 but the 7/7 bombings in London last year reinforced her view of their necessity. Apacs, the UK's payments association, has signed a contract... [08 Aug 2006]
Communicating in a Crisis: What Really Works
White Paper Specific information on how systems coped during the New York 9/11 attacks and recent London bombings is also included. Crisis Management and Business Continuity professionals understand that effective communication... [27 Jul 2006]
O2 in race to build €100m Irish police radio network
News Governments have been pushing for better communication and interoperability between emergency services in response to the heightened threat of terrorist attacks, and just last month a report into the 7 July bombings in... [03 Jul 2006]
Serious holes found in SME disaster recovery plans
News That is despite a report earlier this month into the rescue operation after the 7 July terrorist bombings in London, which criticised the reliance on mobile phones after the mobile networks crashed under the volume of... [20 Jun 2006]
7/7 bomb rescue efforts hampered by communication failings
News A report into the 7 July 2005 London bombings has said the lack of a digital radio network hampered the efforts of emergency service rescue teams, which were unable to communicate properly between the sites of the... [05 Jun 2006]
Insurance firm updates disaster recovery plans
Case Study The 7/7 London bombings heightened concerns," Turners says and it was on this date that data migration had been planned for its main office. Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited is a reinsurer - an insurers' insurer - that... [11 Apr 2006]
Police murder enquiry system gets upgrade
News For example, Holmes 2 was used during the Soham murders enquiry and the 7/7 London bombings. Plans are being developed to replace the serious crime investigation system used by UK police. The Police Information... [14 Mar 2006]
Data retention directive gets final approval
News EU countries will now have until August 2007 to implement the directive, which was initially proposed after the Madrid train bombings in 2004. The EU has given the final thumbs-up to a controversial data retention... [22 Feb 2006]
London law firm dishes out £4.5m for risk management
News Brammer said that although the strategy to separate the staff headquarters from the data centre was decided before the London bombings in July 2005, "what we saw in London in 2005 always focuses the mind". [01 Feb 2006]
Banks use IT to mitigate bird flu threat
News We see a rise in demand for home working requirements after the 7 July [London bombings] but particularly when there are things like bird flu about. Financial services organisations are being urged to improve their... [17 Jan 2006]
