DISASTER RECOVERY 
JOURNAL

P. O. Box 510110
St. Louis, MO 63151
(314) 894-0276 
Fax: (314) 894-7474
Internet www.drj.com 
E-mail drj@drj.com

PUBLISHER &
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Richard L. Arnold, CBCP
richard@drj.com

SENIOR EDITOR
Janette Ballman
janette@drj.com

MANAGING EDITOR
Jon Seals
jon@drj.com

ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Ed Pearce, CBCP
ed@drj.com

COPY EDITORS
Richard Sandhofer
richards@drj.com
Pamela Clifton
pamelaclifton@hotmail.com

ADVERTISING 
Robert Arnold
bob@drj.com

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Corporate

President/CEO
Richard L. Arnold, CBCP
richard@drj.com

Vice President 
Robert Arnold
bob@drj.com

CONFERENCE COORDINATOR
Patti Fitzgerald, CBCP
patti@drj.com

CONFERENCE REGISTRAR
Merce Knese
mercedes@drj.com

CIRCULATION
Laura Baugh
laurab@drj.com

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
Jeff Dato, MBCP, KPMG
John Jackson, IBM
Edward S. Devlin, E.S. Devlin & Associates
James Hammill, CBCP, JMH Consulting Inc.
Pat McAnally, SunGard Availability Services
Brian Turley, Strohl Systems
Belinda Wilson, Hewlett-Packard


INTERNATIONAL
CONTACTS
England: Thom Hetherington
Business Continuity 
Phone: 0161-237-1007
thomh@tempus.demon.co.uk

Australia: Anthony J. Harvey
Journal of Business Continuity
Phone: 0011-613-953-0055-8
fax: 0011-613-953-0528
sector@notability.com.au

Japan: Shinji Hosotsubo
Quake Japan Co., Ltd.
Phone: 03-3215-2880
fax: 03-3215-2881

Brazil: Jose Carlos Ferreira
Disaster Recovery Mercosul
Phone: 55 11 3666-9506
conc2000@uol.com.br
www.drms.com.br

Winds of Change
Four hurricanes within six weeks have wreaked havoc on businesses across the state of Florida. From the panhandle to the southern tip, the state has been battered by four violent storms – leaving thousands of businesses damaged and owners scrambling to recover. By JANETTE BALLMAN

Forecasting Charley’s Path of Destruction
A catastrophe the magnitude of Hurricane Charley taxes the government and private sector’s ability to respond, especially when the storm intensifies rapidly and doesn’t strike where authorities initially anticipated. By MICHAEL R. SMITH

Emergency Notification Technology Improves Response
Many in the emergency management field are turning to emergency notification technology as a front-line ally in the battle against the deadly and capricious nature of all forms of severe weather. By LORIN BRISTOW

A False Sense of Security
On the surface telecommunications diversity may appear to be a logical strategy. However, when you understand how the telecommunications industry operates, you will realize that this strategy severly increases the customer’s risk for the mission critical components of their network. By JAMES K. CROSSON, MBCP,MBCI

Test First, Then Plan
In order to successfully evaluate an evacuation drill, organizations should conduct two distinct types of tests. The first should focus on safety issues and people. The second should focus on building and evaluating the plan.
By ABBY S. DE LOTTO, MBCP

Lessons Learned
With school violence and the constant threat of natural disasters, it is clear why school administrators across the nation are implementing comprehensive crisis and emergency response plans. With the lives of millions of students at risk, the task can be daunting. By JANETTE BALLMAN

Remote Data Recovery Provides Fast Solution
When waiting for data recovery is not an option, remote recovery may be the answer. Although remote recovery only works in cases where the hardware is still functioning, it is often the fastest possible recovery solution and the best way to defeat downtime. By JIM REINERT

Preventing Information Theft
Information theft presents one of the greatest threats to organizations and individuals today. It can result in a loss of competitive advantage or strategy while bidding on lucrative contracts. By ELAINE S. PRICE

Attacks in Spain Impact U.S. Trains
Terrorist Attacks in Madrid on March 11, 2004, were both spectacular and devastating. Two hundred passengers were killed and more than 1,500 injured on similtaneous explosions on downtown commuter trains. The ramifications of these attacks were felt three days later on election day, and across the ocean in America. By CHRISTOPHER DORSEY

Missing Components?
Past experiences teach us that occasionally we miss our recovery time objectives or create unneeded chaos due to some simple oversights in our business continuity plans. Consider this a checklist of components often overlooked. By VICKY CLUNEY, MBCP

National Medical Response Teams Answer The Call
Now that the National Medical Response Team has become part of the Department of Homeland Security, maintaining communications continuity while enabling immediate response to emergency notifications has become increasingly important and even mandatory in some cases. By AMIR MOUSSAVIAN

Who’s In Charge
In many organizations, information technology has long held responsibility for the business continuity plan. By JOHN GLENN, MBCI

The First Line of Defense for Disaster Recovery
IT managers at small- and medium-sized businesses can heave a sigh of relief when they are finally able to say that their data is reliably backed up, that it is protected and recoverable. But it takes more than well-planned enterprise backup to contain the costs of disaster recovery. By SHAWN AQUINO

Fall World 2004 Sees Increased Attendance
More than 1,200 attendees joined expert speakers and exhibitors for a total of 1,500 people at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina for the Disaster Recovery Journal Fall World 2004 conference Sept. 19-22. By JON SEALS

Data Explosion Challenges Your Disaster Recovery Plans
The statistics are overwhelming. It is predicted that more data will be produced in the next year than has been generated during the entire existense of humankind! What is the impact of this data explosion and how does it affect your disaster recovery plans? By JIM LEE

Business Continuity for the PC
Enterprise applications such as ERP and eCommerce understandably rank highly when planning for business continuity. Yet one of the largest vulnerabilities is often overlooked: the enterprise PCs. By GARY GRIFFITHS

2004 Business Continuity Planning Software Survey (PDF)

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• The Perspective of Ed Devlin 
• Executive Council - by Pat McAnally
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