Employees Help Distribute Thousands of Laptops and Other Equipment; Technology Aids Relief Effort

Employees Help Distribute Thousands of Laptops and Other Equipment; Technology Aids Relief Effort

Technology assistance being provided by Intel Corporation and others for Hurricane Katrina relief efforts is allowing victims to get back on their feet and helping the region rebuild. Over the past two weeks, Intel and its technology partners have enabled technical solutions that are proving to be important to the relief and recovery, including donating more than 2,300 wireless laptops for American Red Cross shelters, deploying wireless broadband infrastructure such as WiMAX for first responders, and assisting the Veterans Administration with the set up of mobile hospitals along the Gulf Coast.

On Sept. 17, Intel Chairman Craig Barrett will join Red Cross officials on a fly-over of impacted areas of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. “Intel is proud that we’ve been able to play a role in helping the region recover and in aiding those who have been impacted in rebuilding their lives,” said Paul Otellini, Intel president and CEO. “We are committed to continuing efforts that can relieve suffering and to assisting the Gulf Coast as it gets back on its feet.”

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