Continuity standard to be published

UK business continuity practitioners have welcomed the vision of the first BSI British standard for business continuity, to be published this month, reports ComputerWeekly

"The standard will give companies clear guidelines on putting together a business continuity plan, as well as a clear benchmark they can achieve," said Ian Houghton, continuity manager at Royal and Sun Alliance.

The certification requirements for the standard, to be known as BS 25999, are due to be published before the end of November, a year after the publication of the code of practice.

Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) has implemented EMC storage and services to consolidate and manage customer information generated by its operations more cost-effectively and with greater reliability, reports Daily News.

EMC`s information management and storage solutions will also provide business continuity to enable non-disruptive operations for SLT.

In order to meet its growing information needs, SLT opted for EMC Symmetrix DMX-3, a high-performance storage area network system.

IBM has announced the availability of next-generation enterprise data protection software to help large enterprises and small-to-medium sized businesses optimise personnel productivity, improve application availability, and enhance information and data security, reports CNN Money.

IBM is introducing Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) version 5.5, which offers a host of new features and functionality that are designed to introduce key improvements in data security, performance, functionality, and ease of use.

TSM plays an integral role in helping customers optimise storage assets, protect the integrity of their data and comply with data retention requirements.