Tsunami
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Planning for the worst-case scenario
Techguide As Southeast Asia struggles to recover from the devastation wrought by December's tragic tsunami in the Indian Ocean, analysts around the world are playing the expected second-guessing game: Could warnings have prevented this huge loss of life? Can we predict the next big disaster--and will it be another tsunami, an earthquake, or something equally as destructive?
Tsunami 'hacker' gets IT security day job
News The hacker found guilty of gaining unauthoized access to the Tsumani fund-raising site has been hired by a U.K. security company.
Tags: Recruiting
JBoss founder departs Red Hat
News Linux seller confirms that outspoken Java server software executive Marc Fleury won't return from paternity leave.
Tags: Open source, Acquisitions, Mergers, Merger integration teams
Asia earthquakes heighten BCP need
Blogs It's hard not to notice the earthquake risk around the Pacific Rim these days. I'm not sure if the risk is actually high...
Medical supplies for a pandemic
Blogs What supplies should you acquire to prepare your office for an epidemic of mutated avian influenza? The same supplies...
Tags: Business security, Business Strategies & Functions, Business planning
Tech sector suggests role of CTO in US administration
News U.S. President-elect Barack Obama should make his chief technology officer part of his economic policy team because IT is increasingly integral to good governance, says industry.
Tags: Network security, Infrastructure/architecture management, Federal Government, Regulations, Cybersecurity, U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, Business Software Alliance, Information Security, Tech Sector, Health IT
A good reason to read e-mail at the beach
Blogs I received the first watch notice by e-mail about the Indonesia tsunami on Monday afternoon (17 July) at 16:38 Singapore...
Tags: Wireless e-mail devices, E-mail clients, Microsoft Outlook, E-mail servers, Mobile applications, IT strategy
WiMax network base station unveiled
Blogs Proxim Wireless Corporation and Palette Multimedia have launched a WiMax Forum-certified base station unit--the Tsunami ...
Find tsunami impact in Google Earth, too
Blogs In addition to the event location and magnitude information described in my previous post, subsequent PTWC bulletins for...
SMS enlisted for Tsunami warning system?
News In the wake of Asia's catastrophic tsunami, work begins on early alert system using cell phone e-mail.
Tags: Cellular phones
Locate earthquakes in Google Earth
Blogs I receive e-mail warnings from the U.S. National Oceanographic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Pacific Tsunami Warni...
Singapore experiences massive network outage
News Internet users in Singapore have been experiencing a massive network outage since early this afternoon.
BCP for Thailand's volcanoes
Blogs The Bank of Thailand (BoT) released a BCM/BCP policy for financial institutions in January 2007. This is the 15-page...
Sun aims to bolster disaster warning systems
Techguide Server company teams with Pacific Disaster Center to provide research, analysis and early emergency alerts.
Tags: Disaster recovery, Business planning
Oracle plans content management splash
News The database software giant is expected to launch Tsunami, a competitor to products from IBM and Microsoft, later this year.
Tags: Customer resource management (CRM)
