TECH COMPANIES AND CORPORATIONS ARE starting to help out in Katrina-- here is our salute to them.
BUT IS IT ENOUGH? LOOK AT THIS WASHINGTON POST SAYS:  |
New Orleans Cops Use Single Radio Channel
Washington Post, United States - 6 hours ago
... a search for victims of Hurricane Katrina in Waveland ... Non-technology companies are out to transform the way ... What high-tech service is McDonald's NOT testing? ... |
Info from Technology Responds to Hurricane Katrina TECHNOLOGY REVIEW story includes:
FREEDOM4WIRELESS --
THANKS TO MOTOROLA:
Motorola has mobilized 2,500 pieces of equipment, including radios, chargers, consoles -- "a huge list," says Adrienne Dimopoulos, a company spokesperson. "We've deployed systems on wheels, trailers that have infrastructure, and a generator. We just deployed a 700 mhz system to the Louisiana state police. It arrived Wednesday morning," Dimopoulos says. A second trailer with a 900 mhz communications system is going to Jackson, Mississippi.
THANKS CINGULAR WIRELESS: Businesses pitch in to aid Katrina victims
San Antonio Express (subscription), TX - 1 hour ago
... Cingular Wireless, the Atlanta-based cell phone company ... is donating $5 million through its operating companies. ... to send to those affected by Hurricane Katrina. ...
THANKS TO THIS LINK FOR THE FOLLOWING INFO:
IT industry lends helping hand
eChannelLine, Canada - 5 hours ago... a helping hand, a number of IT companies like Cisco ... all of those affected by Hurricane Katrina and its ... Internet Protocol (IP)-based wired or wireless data and ...
THANKS CISCO -- updated info finds this donation from CISCO -- way to go! Intel's philanthropic arm, the Intel Foundation, has announced that it will make a $1 million donation to the American Red Cross in support of Hurricane Katrina disaster relief efforts. The Foundation will also match dollar-for-dollar employee contributions in support of the relief effort during September. In a communication to employees, Intel president and CEO Paul Otellini commented on the emotions unleashed by the tragedy: " Cisco Systems, its employees and the Cisco Foundation are teaming to contribute financial and human resources to aid in relief and rebuilding efforts for those affected by Hurricane Katrina, including a donation expected to be in excess of $3 million. The company will donate $1 million, as well as up to $1 million from the Cisco Foundation to match employee donations. To date, over $250,000 has been donated by Cisco executives and employees.
CISCO's JOHN CHAMBERS HELP FOR KATRINA:
"On behalf of the employees of Cisco, we send our deepest sympathy and condolences to all of those affected by Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath," said John Chambers, Cisco president and CEO. "This has been a crushing blow to the residents of the Gulf Coast and we stand by them, ready to help." Additional efforts include deployment of Cisco Mobile Communication Kits to the impacted region. These briefcase-size kits contain a packaged set of Cisco technologies designed to be easily transportable and provide mobile Internet Protocol (IP)-based wired or wireless data and voice connectivity for areas that have lost or do not have a communications infrastructure. This allows rapid communications in disaster or remote locations that can be set up within minutes of arrival.
BEST BUY -- WAY TO GO:
Beginning September 1, more than 690 Best Buy stores across the nation will accept cash donations for the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund in support of victims of Hurricane Katrina. The public can donate at any U.S. Best Buy store register in any dollar amount; no purchase is necessary. Donations will be accepted through September 30, 2005. The Best Buy Children's Foundation will match donations up to $1 million. "Our hearts are with everyone trying to recover from Katrina's devastation," said Brad Anderson, vice chairman and CEO, Best Buy. "We know our employees and customers want to give, and we are helping to make it easy for them."
McAFEE McAfee is also identifying short-term needs for McAfee product donations to support emergency response and recovery efforts. As the efforts move to the recovery stage, the company will identify additional needs for product donations to community groups, schools and/or customers that lost existing computers and networks to the disaster.
SYMBOL: Symbol Technologies has pledged $250,000 in aid to the American Red Cross, America's Second Harvest and Mercy Corps, to help with the Hurricane Katrina emergency humanitarian relief effort in the U.S. Gulf Coast region. In addition, the Company will also match employee donations up to $250,000 and donate equipment (the MC50) to provide wireless data and voice communications as well as image capture. These devices will be used in part by relief workers for communications.
CANON DONATIONS: Canon U.S.A. has announced the donation of one million dollars in support of relief efforts for victims of hurricane Katrina in Louisiana and Mississippi. Canon also will match the amount donated by its employees towards the relief effort.
AT&T DONATIONS: And the AT&T Foundation, the philanthropic arm of AT&T, has said it will donate $500,000 to the American Red Cross to aid victims of the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina throughout the Gulf Coast. Additionally, the will match AT&T employee contributions of $25 or more to the Hurricane 2005 Relief Fund or the National Disaster Relief Fund for up to a total of $100,000 in matching funds for emergency relief and response efforts related to Hurricane Katrina. Further, the company will set up a fund through the AT&T Pioneers to assist its own employees directly affected by the hurricane.
SBC DONATION INFO:
SBC Company Information Center
Business Wire (press release), CA - 6 hours ago
... SBC companies are also enabling free access to ... in areas heavily impacted by Katrina, including Louisiana ... This free wireless broadband access at designated SBC ... |
which range in price from $25 to $1600--that's all of her things (not the electronics which are probably in the mid range). 
