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| 16.09.2005 21:50 |
Intel Continues Support for Katrina Relief, Recovery; Employees Help Distribute Thousands of Laptops and Other Equipment; Technology Aids Relief Effort |
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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." Equipment and Technical Assistance Intel is coordinating the donation of more than 2,300 laptop personal computers to the Red Cross for use in its shelters. Approximately 1,500 of those PCs came directly from Intel inventory for its own employees. With critical network support supplied by Cisco, SBC and Avaya, Intel has donated 150 wireless Internet access points to enable wireless local area connectivity in priority relief center locations. Key locations for deployment of PCs and wireless access points include Houston; Baton Rouge, La.; and Montgomery, Ala. Intel volunteers, along with those from other companies, managed the configuration, distribution and installation of the equipment at the direction of the Red Cross. Nearly 200 Intel employees have provided on-site or off-site technical assistance to ensure the success of technical deployments. PCs are being configured by Intel and its partners according to Red Cross requirements to allow shelters to exchange important information with the organization's headquarters regarding victim status, resource needs and case management. These systems, along with broadband access, provide a technology backbone that gives thousands of hurricane victims a means of communicating with relatives, verifying their identity for emergency fund distribution, contacting social services and accessing information important to their relocation. The impact of these technology deployments has been significant. For example, at the Houston Convention Center, volunteers using donated laptops processed case forms for 4,400 families (12,000 people) in 2 1/2 days. At the Houston Astrodome, with 350 laptops, 3,000 families were able to find permanent shelter within 24 hours. Internet Connections Communications problems have been a major challenge in coordinating disaster recovery, rescue and care efforts. Working with Tropos, MCI's SkyTel and others, Intel is helping to establish WiMAX and Wireless Mesh networking connectivity in locations throughout the region including around Biloxi, Miss. and Baton Rouge. These networks are being used or will be used by FEMA, the Red Cross, local first responders and citizens to access the Internet where no broadband connection is otherwise available and in areas where the communications infrastructure has been compromised. Health Care IT Intel's Digital Health Group has been coordinating relief efforts with the regional Veterans Administration's Veterans Integrated Services Network (VISN) to set up nine mobile hospitals along the Gulf Coast. Currently, mobile VA clinics have been established in: Hammond, La; Slidell, La; McComb, Miss; Biloxi, Miss; and Lake Charles, La. The VISN covers a vast area of 170,000 square miles providing health care to veterans in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and parts of Texas, Missouri, Alabama and Florida. Currently, the VISN has opened up the care beyond veterans to all those seeking assistance in the region. To date, Intel's Digital Health Group has procured, built and sent 55 notebook PCs equipped with Cellular Edge cards (connectivity) to the nine mobile units, as well as to brick and mortar operations in Biloxi. These systems have resulted in significant productivity for the clinical teams in the mobile units by providing connectivity to centralized records management systems, pharmaceutical systems, and patient tracking. Financial Contributions On Sept. 1, the Intel Foundation announced that it would donate $1 million to the Red Cross and that it would also match employee contributions. To date, Intel and its employees have directly donated more than $2.6 million. Intel, the world's largest chip maker, is also a leading manufacturer of computer, networking and communications products. Additional information about Intel and its involvement in the recovery efforts is available at www.intel.com/pressroom. Intel is a trademark or registered trademark of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. -- Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. © 2010 Business Wire Klicken Sie hier, um weitere aktuelle Nachrichten zum Unternehmen zu finden:  INTEL Aktienkurs / News |
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