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BUSINESS RESUMPTION PLANNING EDWARD S.DEVLIN COLE H.EMERSON LEO A.WROBEL, JR. MARK B.DESMAN
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About the Authors Edward S.Devlin is a leading consultant, author, instructor, and speaker in the field of Business Continuity and Business Resumption Planning. Ed is often called “The Father of Disaster Recovery Planning,” and he has recently been honored by being chosen an inaugural member of Contingency Planning & Management magazine’s Hall of Fame. He is a CBCP (Certified Business Contingency Planner) and holds an honorary certification from the FCBI. Ed is the Principal for Edward S.Devlin & Associates and can be reached at (610) 436–5786. Cole H.Emerson is president of Cole Emerson & Associates. A recognized leader in the field of business resumption planning, he has assisted companies throughout the world in recovery planning. Emerson has written and spoken at numerous domestic and international conferences. He is a founder of the Information Systems Security Association and a charter member of the Disaster Recovery Institute certification board. He can be reached at (916) 729–6055. Leo A.Wrobel Jr., president of Premiere Network Services, Inc., has more than two decades of experience in emerging network technology, disaster recovery planning, and technical training. An active author and lecturer, he has published nine books and dozens of trade articles on a wide variety of technical subjects. He can be reached at Premiere’s web site (http://www.dallas.net/-premiere) or by calling (972) 228–8881. Mark B.Desman has been a practitioner