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Recovery Point provides a family of services delivering data protection, disaster recovery and continuity of business operations from a single provider. Our all-inclusive facilities include hot and cold sites, work area recovery, tape and electronic vaulting and secure hosting. Click HERE>>

For most of us, disasters happen somewhere else and affect people we don't know personally. But this time the publishers of the Disaster Resource GUIDE, Kathy and Tommy Rainey, find themselves moving furniture and cleaning up flooded homes of close neighbors and good friends. Click HERE>>
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Crisis Communications & Disaster Response: We have recently mailed a special edition of the Disaster Resource GUIDE, which focuses on Crisis Communications & Disaster Response. The companies below sponsored this special edition. Because their sponsorship makes possible a valuable resource to our readers at no cost, we hope you'll check out their offerings below. (Our regular newsclips follow this special section.)

Amerilert by Omnilert LLC, Emergency Notification Services, www.Amerilert.com
Disaster Game LLC, Training & Awareness, www.disastergame.com
Emergency Comm Network, Community Notification Service, emergencycommunications.net
Emergency Lifeline, Emergency Kits & Supplies, www.emergencylifeline.com
Global AlertLink, Planning, ENS, Incident Mgt., GlobalAlertLink.com
Grand Canyon University, Education, www.gcu.edu/guide
Interconnect Tel-com, Emergency Notification Services, www.interconnect-telcom.com
One Call Now, Emergency Notification Provider, www.onecallnow.com/drg
The Planning Portal (TPP), BC Software with Notification, www.theplanningportal.com
PlantCML®, Notification Solutions, Services, www.plantcml-eads.com
SAFER Systems, Emergency Response Solutions, www.safersystemv10.com
SkyPort Global Comm., Satellite Emergency Ops Ntwk, www.SkyPortGlobal.com
Spacenet Inc, Emergency Communications, www.spacenet.com
Stratos, Satellite Communications, www.stratosglobal.com
Tenet Computer Group Inc., Emergency Management, www.tenetmobile.com/pinpoint
Univ. of Central Missouri, BS Crisis & Disaster Management, www.ucmo.edu/cdm
UNLV ECEM Degree, Graduate Degrees, http://publicadministration.unlv.edu/programs/ecem.html
Wallace Wireless Ltd, Emergency Notification Services, www.wallacewireless.com
World Conf Disaster Mgmt, Emergency Mgmt/BUS Continuity, www.wcdm.org/DRG/info.html

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Win a Free BlackBerry Smartphone! We are conducting a survey on smartphone usage and security. Have you lost your smartphone before? Ever used it during an emergency? Suggestions for improvements? Complete the survey-two phones are being given away!

Corporate Emergency Kit. Cover your company's basic preparedness needs with this great comprehensive quality survival kit. Don't wait any longer. Contingency planning begins with taking care of your number one resource - your employees! Click HERE>>

IAEM's Asia-Oceania Resilience conference will bring together public- and private-sector resilience professionals (BC, emergency management, crisis management, risk management, security, disaster relief) in Singapore on 5-6 October 2010. Read more...


Security Threats by the Pound
Obesity is a direct threat to US homeland security. At least 9 million young adults are too overweight to serve in the military, and the Army is very concerned. Click HERE>>

New Orleans Still Not Rebuilt 5 Years Later
Almost five years after hurricane Katrina, most of New Orleans' city-owned buildings remain in disrepair. Click HERE>>

The Hunt for Cyber Talent
The latest project of a national talent search wants bright, competitive people to consider cybersecurity careers. Click HERE>>

Planning for Tomorrow's Slick
Florida is preparing for the arrival of oil from a massive leak resulting from April's rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico. Click HERE>>

Unregulated Internet, Insecure America
A world wide web free of government rules might seem good for industry, but experts argue the ongoing threat of cybercrime and cyberattacks warrants regulation. Click HERE>>


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