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Prepare Now to Protect Your Employees! In the first 72 hours after a disaster, you'll need to be self-sufficient. Be ready. Meet critical needs with pre-packaged corporate emergency kits. Long-shelf-life food and water, communications, medical and sanitation items. Click HERE>>

Calling All Authors... We're updating our database - get included at no cost. BC/EM/DR experts needed for 6 content categories: Planning & Management, Human Concerns, Information Availability & Security, Telecom/Satcom, Facility Issues, Crisis Communications & Response. Click HERE>>


The GUIDE's "Data and Voice at Risk!" Issue Available in Digital Format Now
Our recent "Data and Voice at Risk!" issue focusing on Information Technology topics is now available in digital format. If you did not receive the printed copy, follow this link for access to this invaluable resource. Click HERE>>

Mines and Bunkers Protect Data Systems
Are your data operations and backup systems vulnerable to physical attacks or extreme weather? Here's why some businesses are moving theirs deep underground. Click HERE>>

Company On Hook for Millions in Post-Explosion Damages
Three years after an explosion at a local hazardous waste facility, affected businesses and residents may receive a multi-million-dollar settlement. Click HERE>>

2010 Olympics Center Gets Test Run
A $4 million communications center, designed as a part of law enforcement and counterterrorism efforts for the 2010 Winter Olympics, gets a test run this week. Click HERE>>

Storm Not Over For Hutchinson County Farmers
Sudden rain, hail and high winds that hit Hutchinson County July 9th damaged about 66,300 acres of crops. The County Commission wants the storm declared a disaster. Click HERE>>

Third Attempt to Push Privacy Bill Through Senate
Data theft may have cost industry up to $1 trillion in 2008. Maybe this time a proposed privacy and security law will pass. Click HERE>>

GAO Says Infectious Pathogens & Tornadoes Don't Mix
Until now, scientists studied highly infectious pathogens on a remote island. The DHS is set to move that research to a $700 million facility, in Kansas' Tornado Alley. Click HERE>>

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Small Business Plan Template Just fill in the blanks! DSPN offers a simple, affordable and self-paced template to combine business recovery plans with emergency response plans. Available in IBM® or Macintosh® in Microsoft Word® format. Click HERE>>

AOK Rescue Chair
The safest and easiest way to transport a person down or up a flight of stairs in a high-rise building! The Americans with Disabilities Act requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations for disabled employees. Click HERE>>

CPM East. Orlando: Oct. 27 - 29. This training event will provide you with a complete risk management education, as well as opportunities to network with your peers. The best education is your best line of defense in crisis. Click HERE>>

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The GUIDE's "Data and Voice at Risk!" Issue Available in Digital Format Now
Our recent "Data and Voice at Risk!" issue focusing on Information Technology topics is now available in digital format. We have some terrific articles in this issue to help you get the most bang for your buck protecting voice and data. In addition, we have five "Solutions Showcase" features - each is a case study addressing a specific risk. If you did not receive the printed copy, follow this link for access to this invaluable resource. Click HERE>>

eBRP Solutions Offers Free Seminar in Chicago, August 18th
Building on the momentum of successful events in New York and Toronto, eBRP Solutions has added another "Incident Management — Shape of Things to Come" free informational seminar. Learn best practices in building and managing an enterprise-wide BCM program, and hear the BCP Manager for the Internal Revenue Service speak of efforts to make their public organization 'incident ready'. Click HERE>>


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