the actions taken by an organization in response to unexpected events that are adversely affecting people or resources and threatening the continued operation of the...
This paper discusses different research challenges for the design and implementation of decentralized information systems on top of dynamic, highly flexible, self-organizing networks. Existing research in this area mainly addresses low level concerns, such as routing protocols and energy consumption. To cope with the growing complexity of future applications, more...
The DEFACTO system is a multiagent based tool for training incident commanders of large scale disasters. In this paper, we highlight some of the lessons that we have learned from our interaction with the Los Angeles Fire Department LAFD and how they have affected the way that we continued the...
One of the main challenges of disaster management concerns to proper management of information. In more details, while most of the information required for disaster management has spatial component or location, current studies show that there are different problems with collection, dissemination, access and usage of spatial data/information for disaster...
Although the Business Continuity Plan BCP or Continuity of Operations Plan COOP may be completed it is never finalized. Periodic testing (or "Exercising") and update are required to maintain the effectiveness of the plan. One of the most interesting and challenging Tabletop or Simulation Exercises is the Terrorist Attack disaster...
Sustainability is a integrative policy agenda often treated as unrelated to disaster management. This paper argues that not only are the two domains related, but are closely connected in terms of substantive issues and of underlying research and policy challenges. The paper examines shared attributes of problems in sustainability and...
This paper considers issues pertaining to national institutional disaster management systems, with particular reference to Ethiopia. It further describes the concept of "Humanitarian governance" and suggests that it may be an effective way of addressing some of the shortcomings of the current international and national responses to humanitarian crises. The...
September 11 has increased awareness of the need for a continuity plan for the supply chain in the event of natural or man-made disasters. A mitigation program based on collaboration is a key component of any such plan. Instancing this, the article shows accepted steps for planning the disaster management...
The Internet is a viable approach to link the disaster management world together and communicate the disaster preparedness and prevention message to practitioners and the masses. The Internet has come into its own as the communication and commerce means envisioned and anticipated by its earliest proponents. Information is power and...
Oil spill disaster has been a major concern in the Niger delta of Nigeria. It is a major source of agitation and a threat to national unity and survival. The paper examines the nature of oil spill disaster in the Niger delta and identifies the contribution of real-time space remote...
The purpose of this paper is to examine how Cost-Benefit Analysis CBA can be utilized to evaluate the attractiveness of mitigation for lifeline systems subject to earthquake ground motion. The paper proposes a framework for the CBA that can be used in conjunction with work being completed by other researchers...
Email Archiving Solution Enables Agency to Prepare for Massive Increase of Emails During Disasters and Respond Quickly to Legal Discovery Orders SHREVEPORT, La., July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- ArcMail Technology, a leader in email archiving and management solutions, today announced the Louisiana Governor's Office of Homeland Security and...
Paragon Software Group PSG, the technology leader ininnovative data security and data management technology, today announcedthat the company is addressing the needs of corporate IT administratorswith the expanded functionalities offered in its Partition Manager 9.0.Available now, Partition Manager 9.0 Server and Enterprise Server editionsare designed for the reconfiguration, upgrading,...
NEW YORK -- Gravitas Technology, the leader in providing technology services to the alternative investment management industry, today announced that it has expanded its colocation offering by securing a dedicated facility at a premier, highly secure data center in the US northeast. Gravitas has completed several large colocation projects for...
WASHINGTON -- The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Vermont and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms and flooding during the period of June 14-17, 2008. Federal funding is available to State...
BROOMFIELD, Colo. -- Plasmon (LSE:PLM), the trusted source in archiving systems, today announced that Health Management Associates, Inc. (NYSE: HMA), a premier operator of acute care hospitals, selected Plasmon as its archival storage provider and has plans to implement Plasmon solutions across many of its 57 hospitals. HMA...
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-14 July 2008-IT outsourcing agreement announced between IBM and ThanachartC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com An agreement for a seven-year information technology IT Outsourcing Services contract was announced between IBM (NYSE:IBM) and Thanachart Bank Public Company Limited TBANK on Friday (11 July). The agreement, valued at approximately...
Contracts Awarded from US Department of Energy's Prime Contractor, the University of Tennessee-Battelle ARLINGTON, Va. -- Homeland Security Capital Corporation (OTCBB: HOMS) subsidiary Safety and Ecology Corporation, an international, environmental construction and disaster recovery services company, has been awarded nearly $1 million in contracts in support of the...
WASHINGTON -- The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Michigan and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding during the period of June 6-13, 2008. Federal funding is available to...
CORPORATE IT UPDATE-C1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD An agreement for a seven-year information technology IT Outsourcing Services contract was announced between IBM (NYSE:IBM) and Thanachart Bank Public Company Limited TBANK on Friday (11 July). The agreement, valued at approximately USD60m, aims to improve the bank's IT capacity...
I wasn't planning to take the family on holiday. We live on a farm and there's always something happening. It gets harder and harder to drag oneself away. Claire got quite indignant about having missed the strawberries when we arrived home today. There were only a few soggy...
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