Key Questions to Evaluate Communications Solutions
The communications marketplace is booming. Our surveys will help you evaluate providers of emergency notification and satellite services. Click HERE>> to gain insight through two surveys with answers to 4 questions you'll want to ask.

Corporate Risk Lessons from Europe
Low probability, high impact. Dust off your old risk management policy and pay closer attention to those disasters - like Iceland's volcano - that can devastate business. Click HERE>>

Online Privacy Concerns Lead to Action
Facebook is changing its privacy tools, and Google is accused of violating wiretapping laws. Changes to Internet security may finally come. Click HERE>>

Recovery Measured by Responder Health
Are DHS efforts towards run-of-the-mill disaster response leaving the U.S. and would-be responders ill-prepared for big disasters? Click HERE>>

How to Protect Your Online Data
You have about a 50/50 chance of someone stealing your personal or banking information or using your credit card number. Here's how to prevent that from happening. Click HERE>>

Saudis to Build Disaster-Recovery Centre
The American company DeepCloud has signed an agreement to establish the largest disaster-recovery center in the Middle East. Click HERE>>

Google Holds On to Street View Data
In the process of a lawsuit against Google for privacy violations by Street View, the Internet search engine is not allowed to erase the information it has gathered. Click HERE>>

Win a Free BlackBerry Smartphone! We are conducting a survey on smartphone useage 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!

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>>

DRJ Fall World. Sep. 19-22: San Diego. Are you prepared for the fast-paced changes in BC? Get ahead of the pack. Meet experts, network with peers, visit with service providers and participate in a variety of sessions, workshops and classes. Click HERE>>

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"Share the Wealth"...Industry Organizations Update Click HERE>>

Critical Factors for Power System Reliability White Paper from MTU OE
Five critical factors for power system reliability are outlined in a new white paper now available for download from MTU Onsite Energy. "Maximizing the reliability of standby power used in mission-critical applications" is based on the IEEE's definition of reliability. The document identifies and explains five aspects of specifying, installing and maintaining an emergency power system that contribute to overall system reliability and power availability. Click HERE>>

Amcom Software's MediaSTAR Receives Department of Defense Accreditation
Minneapolis, MN - MediaSTAR is also now listed under the DoD's Unified Capabilities Approved Products List. This encompasses Information Assurance (IA) Accreditation from the Defense IA/Security Accreditation Working Group (DSAWG) and Interoperability Certification (IOC) from the Joint Staff (JS). This means MediaSTAR provides the highest levels of security and interoperability as required by the U.S. Government and the U.S. Military. Click HERE>>

2nd International Swine Flu Conference: August 18-19
Washington, DC - The World Health Organization (WHO) released a statement early this year, which confirmed that the world is indeed going through a real influenza pandemic. The continuous occurrence of deadly human-to-human transmission worldwide is the reason for this conference. Your participation will allow you to know the latest and crucial prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery strategies to end H1N1. Click HERE>>

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