30% of businesses experience disaster. Don’t be one of them

New disaster preparedness technologies

Most businesses don't need an underground bunker in order to keep operating, but you do need to think about what you would do if disaster struck. We all hope disaster never strikes. However, world events have shown us that disasters can and do happen. A recent survey of CIO’s revealed that 30% had experienced some form of disaster, and that can translate into serious revenue loss. The good news is there are a lot of new technologies that can help insulate your company from loss.


Analyst Spotlight

John E. Girard,
Vice President & Distinguished Analyst
Gartner Research

John specializes in business security and privacy solutions for wireless and mobile road warriors, extranet, remote offices and teleworkers. Mr. Girard was European research director for New Science Associates(acquired by Gartner), and a founder of the advanced network computing research practice. Previously he was a software engineer at Pacific Bell, where he formed an Expert Systems R&D group and a software testing practice.

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Protecting Data on Laptops and PDAs

Once company information leaves the office, it becomes vulnerable to loss or theft however, It seems we hear new reports of missing laptops and PDAs every week and when these devices contain sensitive personal information - social security numbers, credit card numbers, etc. - the consequences are particularly severe. Tune in and see how you can fight back.