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In the past, most enterprises defined a disaster as an act of nature--a hurricane, tornado, flood or fire that wipes out their ability to conduct business as usual. Today, with worldwide networks, 24/7 customer call centers and Web applications, a common electrical failure could spell disaster when communication is interrupted in the supply chain, online transactions are halted or networks are down. Online resource Dictionary.com has even added "business failure" to the list of calamitous events that define a disaster.

The Information Technology Infrastructure Library is coming; early adopters say it's a friendly invasion.

Fujitsu will start selling a biometric security device next month that relies on vein patterns in the hand to verify a user's identity, it said today.