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Key Web links for tracking Katrina's aftermath

August 31, 2005 Sites around the Web offer details on Hurricane Katrina's devastation and information on how you can help. TAGS: Hurricane Katrina, blog, photograph

Google creates tools for hurricane relief

September 13, 2005 Search tools are designed to locate information and people, following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. TAGS: search tool, Lycos Inc., Hurricane Katrina, Google Inc.

Safeguarding IT against the next Katrina

August 29, 2005 Taking stock of Hurricane Katrina's destructive might, IT managers may want to develop disaster-recovery plans, security expert says. TAGS: disaster recovery planning, SANS Institute, disaster recovery, Hurricane Katrina, storm, information technology manager, information technology, security

Week in pictures: Katrina's trail of sorrow

September 2, 2005 roundup Hurricane Katrina wallops the Gulf Coast states. Also: Fancy TVs, a Hummer of a laptop and a robot with personality. TAGS: Hummer, Gulf Coast, Hurricane Katrina, concept car, robot, Mazda Motor Corp., Saturn, personality, laptop computer

This week in New Orleans

September 2, 2005 As Hurricane Katrina made its deadly mark along the Gulf shore, the Web became a catalyst for information, relief efforts and scams. TAGS: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, hurricane, Louisiana, Sophos Plc., reader, blog, e-mail

Telecoms call for legal fixes after Katrina

June 1, 2006 Bureaucratic mix-ups, red tape and confiscation of emergency supplies kept phones offline after Hurricane Katrina. Telecoms say it must not happen again. TAGS: BellSouth Corp., telecommunications, Hurricane Katrina, telecommunications company, New Orleans, worker, AT&T Corp., president

Man charged in Katrina Web scam

October 3, 2005 Feds allege he fraudulently solicited donations intended for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. TAGS: indictment, Hurricane Katrina, Florida, PayPal, agency, U.S.

Week in review: Katrina's wrath

September 2, 2005 As Hurricane Katrina lashed the Gulf shore, the Web became a catalyst for first-hand information, relief efforts and scams. TAGS: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, Louisiana, hurricane, Week in review, Sophos Plc., reader, blog, president, e-mail

Tech community joins Katrina relief effort

September 1, 2005 Companies rally around victims of Hurricane Katrina, offering technical assistance, aiding the homeless and gathering relief donations. TAGS: Hurricane Katrina, victim, Craigslist, eBay Inc., satellite, Intel

Senators request $5 billion for emergency networks

September 14, 2005 Proposal urges "immediate" funds following disunity of the radio network used by first responders during Hurricane Katrina. TAGS: Hurricane Katrina, homeland security, grant, press release, Sen., senator, police, Democrat, radio

RF-IDing the dead

January 12, 2006 After Hurricane Katrina, Mississippi coroner Gary Hargrove used RFID chips to avoid mix-ups. He now endorses their use whole-heartedly. TAGS: VeriChip, RFID, Mississippi, Hurricane Katrina, victim, description

Meteorologists call for better storm tech

September 20, 2005 The supercomputers used to model storms have improved greatly--but they're still less accurate than they should be, experts say. TAGS: storm, supercomputer, Hurricane Katrina, modeling, New Orleans

BellSouth's WiMax offered as broadband backup

March 20, 2006 Company will market its WiMax wireless service as a disaster-ready add-on to its regular broadband service. TAGS: BellSouth Corp., wireless broadband, wireless service, broadband, Hurricane Katrina, broadband service, New Orleans, backup, AT&T Corp.

Stop playing games before the next crisis hits

December 1, 2005 Hurricane Katrina highlighted holes in communications. Security expert Lee M. Zeichner asks whether lessons are being learned. TAGS: Ma Bell, crisis, infrastructure, Hurricane Katrina, telecommunications, merger, provider, communication, leader, security, games

Don't wait until the Big One hits

September 22, 2005 Matt Walton and Elysa Jones say the response to Hurricane Katrina shows that tech isn't factored into emergency communications. TAGS: warning, emergency, Hurricane Katrina, agency, radio

Cisco's new tool for emergency communications

October 24, 2005 The company unveils an Internet Protocol technology that links incompatible radio networks. Cisco's emergency radio system TAGS: Cisco Systems Inc., radio, communication, IP, Hurricane Katrina, agency, department, New York City, city, cell phone, IM

In Katrina's wake

September 8, 2005 Massive hurricane slams into the Gulf Coast, turning lives upside down. It's a long road ahead for recovery efforts. Photos: Before and after TAGS: New Orleans, online backup, victim, wake, Gulf Coast, Hurricane Katrina, blog, photograph, backup

Doctors' digital duty

September 12, 2006 Wayne Owens and Frank Richards say a dated medical-technology system is in a state of emergency. TAGS: health care, e-health, health care company, hospital, nation, Hurricane Katrina, doctor, health, legislation, physician, standards, Sun Microsystems Inc., president

eBay sales of military rations scrutinized

February 17, 2006 "Meals, Ready to Eat" meant for military, disasters. So why are cases turning up on eBay? TAGS: eBay Inc., seller, military, disaster, Hurricane Katrina, food, organization, activity, spokesman, law

Time ripe for venture capital

September 21, 2005 Life sciences, new medical technologies offer valuable investment opportunities, president of VC organization tells colleagues. TAGS: life science, fund, venture capital, DemoFall, China, Hurricane Katrina, president
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