Unforeseen Circumstances : Strategies And Technologies For Protecting Your Business And Your People In A Less Secure World,New

Product Description Unforeseen Circumstances addresses the changes that companies must make to prevent crippling losses in the wake of sudden events. This timely and crucial book takes executives through an array of alternative strategies and new technologies in vital areas such as: * Employee safety and security: indepth interviews with security professionals on facing both traditional and unconventional threats; plus new developments like paperless mail, fingerprint and voice recognition, retinal scanning, and other biometric identification techniques * Operational strategy: organizational changes; reducing reliance on plant and infrastructurebased workplace models; rethinking sales, marketing, and project management; minimizing costs and risks of air travel; succession planning. * Communications and information: technologies for virtual and teleconferenced meetings, webcast presentations, and desktopbased training; plus advances in remote data storage, secure information transfer, and wireless applications. Companies that change with the times will not only be prepared for any eventuality, they'll also keep employees happy and business running smoothly for years to come. From Library Journal Gutzman (The ECommerce Arsenal) states that the events of September 11 and afterward served as a wakeup call for businesses, and she has written this book to help companies review their safety measures. The book is divided into three parts that focus on the broad areas of keeping employees safe, handling the mail (especially since the anthrax scare), and protecting the business. Part 1 offers suggestions on how to minimize employee travel by using such options as virtual meetings, email, and telecommuting. Part 2 addresses the new risks with handling mail and suggests that companies may avoid the mail by utilizing electronic direct mail and ebilling and epayment systems. Part 3 discusses the use of biometrics technology (i.e., face recognition) to enhance a company's security, ways of keeping a network online in an emergency, and various security methods for data and email. Each chapter ends with a list of resources such as web sites, white papers, and vendors. Gutzman provides relevant advice as well as a host of alternative strategies for companies to consider. Recommended for corporate, public, and academic libraries. Stacey Marien, American Univ., Washington, DC Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. Review 'offers a business manager's perspective, a refreshing change from the format typically seen by security practitioners.' Security Management June 2003...provides relevant advice as well as a host of alternative strategies for companies... Recommended for corporate, public, academic libraries. Library Journal, June 2002Gutzman examines topics ranging from unconventional security threats to choosing the best biometric technologies for your organization's needs. ComputerWorld July 1, 2002Timely and vital, Unforseen Circumstances, is the book every business needs today to ensure its survival tomorrow. BIZLIFE June 2002 Book Description Unforeseen Circumstances addresses the changes that companies must make to prevent crippling losses in the wake of sudden events. This timely and crucial book takes executives through an array of alternative strategies and new technologies in vital areas such as: * Employee safety and security: indepth interviews with security professionals on facing both traditional and unconventional threats; plus new developments like paperless mail, fingerprint and voice recognition, retinal scanning, and other biometric identification techniques * Operational strategy: organizational changes; reducing reliance on plant and infrastructurebased workplace models; rethinking sales, marketing, and project management; minimizing costs and risks of air travel; succession planning. * Communications and information: technologies for virtual and teleconf