ISO Focus The Magazine of the International Organization for Standardization Volume 5, No. 4, April 2008, ISSN 1729-8709 Information and document management • Oracle’s success “ depends on standards ” • New standard for IT disaster recovery Contents 1 Comment Catherine Dhérent, Chair, ISO/TC 46, Managing information in a changing age 2 World Scene Highlights of events from around the world 3 ISO Scene Highlights of news and developments from ISO members Focus 4-2008.indd 1 02.04.2008 17:38:01 4 Guest View Mr. Sergio Giacoletto, Executive Vice President of Oracle ISO Focus is published 11 times a year (single issue : July-August). Corporation, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) It is available in English. 8 Main Focus Annual subscription 158 Swiss Francs Individual copies 16 Swiss Francs Publisher ISO Central Secretariat (International Organization for Standardization) 1, ch. de la Voie-Creuse CH-1211 Genève 20 Switzerland Telephone + 41 22 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 733 34 30 E-mail
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