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RSS fluBusiness Continuity: Managing Through Workforce Disruption
White Paper Whether a workforce disruption takes the form of a bird flu pandemic, winter storm or transit strike, your business needs to keep running even when your employees can't make it to the office. A successful business continuity strategy includes a way... [04 Jun 2008]
Arizona's SIREN Speeds Information Flow, Helps to Avert Potential Epidemics
White Paper Whether the disease is SARS, the Bird Flu, or the West Nile Virus, the key to addressing a medical emergency - as well as to quell a dangerous public panic - is to identify a potential outbreak early, marshal medical resources rapidly, and contain... [30 Apr 2008]
Google invests in web to fight disaster
News The project, called Innovative Support to Emergencies, Diseases and Disaster (InStedd), is a not-for-profit organisation that aims to help communities use web and communications technology to identify and warn others of outbreaks like Avian flu or... [17 Jan 2008]
Communications Solutions in Support of Pandemic Planning
White Paper The H5N1 virus (A bird-adapted strain of H5N1 has been commonly referred to as the Bird Flu), today's most likely pathogen, has been passed sporadically from animals to humans, and while continuing to evolve, has not mutated into a form highly... [08 Jan 2008]
SMS reminders help NHS tackle forgetful patients
Case Study Hall explained: "We've used it also for our influenza campaign to target those patients who've not turned up for appointments or not bothered to get in touch with us that they are due a flu jab. An SMS service is helping the NHS save time and... [07 Jan 2008]
Streamline to Success: The Real Mid-Market Experience: Life Sciences
White Paper From avian flu to digital imaging, innovation is guiding the life science industry toward a healthier future. The IT industry is furthering understanding of important health issues such as genetics, diseases and cures. [12 Dec 2007]
The Importance of Remote Access in Disaster Recovery Planning
White Paper Although disaster recovery planning is often driven by natural disaster risks such as hurricanes, tornadoes, or even a bird flu pandemic, it's more likely your company's next "disaster" will be caused by a hardware failure or power outage. [12 Dec 2007]
Webcast: Why Remote Access is Critical to Your Disaster Recovery Plan
White Paper Although business continuity planning is often driven by natural disaster risks such as hurricanes, tornadoes, or even a potential bird flu pandemic, it's much more likely that your company's next "disaster" will actually be caused by a hardware... [12 Dec 2007]
Is dirty hardware making you sick?
News Enough dead skin falls off a human in a day to fill a teacup, according to the company, which said some cold and flu viruses can survive on surfaces for up to 72 hours. Unclean office equipment can not only increase absenteeism among staff by... [29 Nov 2007]
RFID tags to "revolutionise" UN relief ops?
News And in the case of a flu outbreak or other incident that puts lots of personnel out of commission, the systems must not be burdensome to use. Embedding electronic tags in containers of food and supplies - and even in workers' identification... [11 Oct 2007]
Councils save £1.4m per year on contact centre
News The capacity for shared service will also enable the centre to take on other projects in the pipe-line, such as a helpline for a panemic flu outbreak. A partnership of 10 local authorities in Staffordshire has saved millions by consolidating its... [29 May 2007]
Webcast: Pandemic Readiness: A Six-Step Methodology for Business Continuity
White Paper But growing concerns about a possible avian flu or other pandemic now present unique challenges for business continuity planning in light of the uncertain global, emotional, and structural impact a pandemic could have on both the workplace and the... [02 May 2007]
CIO Essentials: The top five stories of the week
News After sleepless nights following the warnings of pandemic flu, we now get predictions of extreme weather with the associated dire warnings. Ever wondered what CIOs are reading on silicon.com? Our latest feature - CIO Essentials - puts you in the... [27 Mar 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 23.03.07
Round-Up informed the suddenly terror-stricken Round-Up that business commuters won't be skipping to work across London in the event of an avian flu pandemic or "rumoured" terrorist attack. You see, a press release which landed in the virtual mail sack this... [23 Mar 2007]
Grid boosts efforts to fight malaria
News Back in May last year, scientists in Asia and the UK deployed a grid aimed at finding a cure for bird flu. Scientists working to find effective drugs to combat malaria have enlisted the computing muscle of a grid spanning 28 countries. [15 Feb 2007]
