The News Review:
- New disaster shelter system announced
- Red Hat improves JBoss Java enterprise rules management
- Wells names wealth-management execs
- Better coral reef management is urged
- MVES-Harris Williams RBC Wealth Management
New disaster shelter system announced
Los Angeles Times
Gibson May 20 2009Reporting from Washington — Federal officials on Tuesday announced a new national shelter system to help locate temporary housing for victims of hurricanes and other natural disasters. The shelter system is a key part of preparations for hurricane season which begins June 1. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Craig Fugate the new director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency called for the public to help prepare for storms mostly by devising family evacuation plans. “We are only going to be as successful as the public is prepared” Fugate said. “There are a lot of folks who are going to need very specific help that should not have to compete with the rest of us. ” Fugate was sworn into office on Tuesday. He and Napolitano briefed governors and emergency-management officials from more than a dozen hurricane-prone states via video teleconference.
Red Hat improves JBoss Java enterprise rules management
SearchSA
This week the company furthered its enterprise incursions with a new set of rules authoring and management tools as well as a business rules repository. Rules or inference engines seek to codify business policy for decision handling and to automate the same. Following an apparent industry trend the company’s rules authoring tools seek to open the doors of rules development to business analysts. Red Hat’s improved entry could reshape the sleepy rules engine sector which lost an independent player last year when rules stalwart iLog became part of the IBM portfolio of companies. Besides Red Hat rules engines are offered by IBM racle PegaSystems Fair Issac and others.
Wells names wealth-management execs
Bizjournals.com
_DB1171EEB9E34CC490120741D776A392. ’s wealth management group. Erik Davidson a Wells Fargo executive will lead the Western region. The duo will manage the bank’s team of investment specialists who assist wealthy clients and oversee about $80 billion in assets. Storey worked at Wachovia for 15 years as managing director of its national wealth office and as managing director of the alternative investments group. Storey will be based in Charlotte and report to Dean Junkans chief investment officer for Wells’ wealth management group.
Better coral reef management is urged
United Press International
The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources made the statement in releasing a report “Resilience Assessment of Coral Reefs. “We already know that climate change is destroying coral reefs through warming waters that cause coral bleaching and through acidifying oceans that hinders coral skeleton growth” Garriel Grimsditch the Geneva Switzerland organization’s corals expert said. “We also know that if we want to save these beautiful living entities we must do something about it immediately. “By better understanding and management of stresses on corals such as unsustainable and destructive fishing practices or unregulated coastal development we can increase the chance of coral survival even as climate change warms the oceans” he said.
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MVES-Harris Williams RBC Wealth Management
Forbes
The firm said Brian Lucas and Matt White joined its energy and power team and hired Todd Morris to its healthcare and life sciences team to lead a new West Coast team. Harris Williams also named David Joncas as co-head of its technology telecom and digital media team. RBC WEALTH MANAGEMENT RBC Wealth Management a unit of Royal Bank of Canada said it recently hired Mark Dewane as senior vice president and financial consultant to its Phoenix office. Dewane formerly with UBS has about $160 million of assets under management and more than $1 million in production the company said. WINSTN & STRAWN LLP The law firm said corporate attorney David Hertzog rejoined its New York office as counsel. Hertzog focuses his practice on corporate matters including financial transactions securities mergers and acquisitions and private equity the firm said. DEUTSCHE BANK The German bank hired Jim Ratigan away from Bank of America Corp as a managing director focused on industrial sector mergers and acquisitions in the Americas according to an internal memo obtained by Reuters.