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The Solar Storm Threat | Part 1: How Solar Flares & CMEs Can Impact Your Business
October 15, 2012 4:34 pm | by Keith Erwood, Vice President & Principal Consultant, Continuity Co., LLC | Articles | Comments
Solar activity has picked up in recent years; we are headed into what is known as the solar maximum of the solar cycle. The solar maximum is expected to occur in May 2013 and NASA has predicted this will be “the most intense solar maximum in fifty years.”
Residents Tweeted As 5.2-Magnitude Earthquake Hit Ontario
May 20, 2013 11:43 am | News | CommentsIt was felt as far west as Toronto, Canada's largest city, but no damage was immediately reported. Twitter erupted with reports of buildings shaking in Ottawa for several seconds. Ontario's premier, who lives in Toronto, tweeted that her house was shaking.
Warnings About Sandy Led To Confusion
May 20, 2013 11:35 am | by SETH BORENSTEIN,AP Science Writer | News | CommentsFederal weather forecasts for Superstorm Sandy were exceptionally accurate last fall, but the warnings themselves were confusing, an internal review found. The gigantic October storm lost tropical characteristics hours before landfall in New Jersey, so the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration stopped calling it a hurricane.
Mutare Vital Link™ Smart Notification Platform Tackles $8 Billion Healthcare Communication Problem
May 20, 2013 10:44 am | News | CommentsMutare has announced the General Availability of Vital Link 2.0, the game-changing smart notification system that supports 2-way secure communication, mass/group notification and patient engagement messaging in a single closed loop platform.
Plan, Lead, Adapt: Best Practices For Crisis Managers
May 20, 2013 10:31 am | by By Tony Schmitz, president & CEO, Send Word Now | Articles | CommentsWhile having a simple software tool to operationalize your continuity plan is paramount to a quick and efficient response, you need human energy to back it up. For all business leaders, the ability to think and react quickly during a crisis situation can save money, energy, reputation and lives.
Taking Care Of Business
May 8, 2013 11:29 am | by Daniel Hahn, MA, CEM, FPEM, Santa Rosa County Emergency Management Plans Chief | Articles | CommentsGovernment has predefined duties at every level — federal, state and local. One of the major duties of government (other than collection of revenues), is public safety. Since the turn of the century, we have seen several paradigm shifts in the relationship between government and the private sector.
Understanding The Phases Of Emergency Communication
April 19, 2013 10:37 am | by Hannah Snyder, Business Continuity Planner, xMatters | Articles | CommentsThe ability to send emergency notifications over any device or platform enables targeted messages to successfully reach and warn large numbers of people about imminent or existing danger, potentially taming an incident or emergency from turning into a crisis or catastrophe. However, every situation is different, and there is no one-size-fits-all solution.
As Wildfire Season Warms Up, MIR3 Urges Businesses To Evaluate Disaster Preparedness
June 22, 2012 10:49 am | News | CommentsWith wildfire season already off to a dramatic start, MIR3, Inc. is urging employers and municipalities to review their current business continuity and disaster recovery plans to keep people safe and operations running if a wildfire threatens.
Enterprise Response To A Complete Site Loss: Tennessee Valley Flooding
May 7, 2012 12:03 pm | by Luke Simpson, Editor | Webinars | CommentsIn order to overcome the numerous challenges associated with the recovery, Convergys employed workload transition, work-at-home implementation, mobile work-area-recovery, alternate site identification and build-out, and satellite connectivity. Additionally, a tiered incident command team was used to assess the impacts of the flooding and administer the solutions.
Satellite Communications: The Myths, Costs & Capabilities
March 5, 2012 5:22 am | by Lou Altman, CEO, GlobaFone | Articles | CommentsThis past October, New England experienced an early snowstorm that incapacitated businesses when snow laden tree branches crushed power and phone lines from New York City to Maine. Many businesses were prepared for the subsequent power outages via back-up generators, which supported servers and essential services.
Strongest Solar Storm Since 2005 Hitting Earth
January 23, 2012 6:05 pm | by SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science Writer | News | CommentsIt's the plasma that causes much of the noticeable problems on Earth, such as electrical grid outages. In 1989, a solar storm caused a massive blackout in Quebec.
Skycasters Broadband Satellite Internet Company Awarded GSA Federal Contract
January 2, 2012 4:26 pm | News | CommentsSkycasters' business continuity satellite Internet service is independent of all local landline infrastructure.
Emails Reveal Utility Struggled With Personnel, Influx Of Calls After Snowstorm
December 19, 2011 6:16 pm | by STEPHEN SINGER, Associated Press | News | CommentsThe emails detail problems with poor communications resulting in wrong work crews arriving to help restore power, fuel shortages, threats to call center staff and field workers, and customer calls reaching 559,000 the day after the storm.
BC Solutions For Banks & Credit Unions
August 15, 2011 12:38 pm | News | CommentsThe Rentsys QUICKBranch includes cash vault, teller stations, quick-deploy satellite and a stand-alone portable generator.
Ensuring Continuity of Communications and Emergency Response via Satellite
April 13, 2010 8:00 pm | by Justen Noakes | Articles | CommentsH-E-B, one of the nation’s largest independently owned food retailers, implemented its own satellite emergency response communications plan to ensure access to critical services in the face of unforeseen events. During Hurricanes Dolly and Ike, ...
