After Katrina, IT Aids the Red Cross | CIO Insight

After Katrina, IT Aids the Red Cross

Aug 31, 2005
1 minute read

To aid in the hurricane relief effort, the Red Cross is deploying a series of IT implementations including satellite telephones, portable satellite dishes, specially equipped communications trucks, high- and low-band radio systems, and generator-powered wireless computer networks.

Read more about how IT is being used in the Hurricane Katrina relief effort at Health-IT World.

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