Enterprises are being forced to take a new look at their business continuity and disaster recovery plans because of the prospect of pandemics – epidemics affecting wide geographical areas for weeks or months. Planners are contemplating new scenarios in which contagious diseases like SARS and avian influenza limit travel and prevent workers from congregating in offices.

This white paper looks at some of the key issues facing enterprises that might need to turn office workers into mobile workers, rapidly and in large numbers.