Hurricane Katrina
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White Paper A business continuity plan helps companies keep critical business functions running during an emergency. It includes communicating with employees and recovering or relocating facilities. Disaster recovery is the process of recovering or... [22 Jul 2009]
Sprint Helps WOAI-TV News Team Survive Hurricane Katrina, Share Their Stories
White Paper When a natural disaster strikes, as when Hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastated the Gulf Coast region in 2005, dependable communications become even more critical. In order for News 4 WOAI-TV in San Antonio to provide... [12 Jun 2009]
Adams and Reese Ensures Communications With Dispersed Employees and Clients After Hurricane Katrina With Help From Dell
White Paper Dell EMS Email Continuity provided the ability to communicate in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and proved to be a lifesaver for the staff and the business. Adams and Reese needed a way to... [29 Apr 2009]
University of New Orleans Enhances Recruiting to Rebuild the Student Population After Hurricane Katrina
White Paper The University of New Orleans wanted to increase enrollment after a severe drop following Hurricane Katrina while also dealing with employee shortages and recruit and retain students in a highly... [03 Apr 2009]
Beau Rivage Resort & Casino Secures Assets, Premises and Customer Safety With D-Link / Honeywell Video Surveillance Solution
White Paper In 2005, Hurricane Katrina devastated the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi. To pull it off, Beau Rivage needed a highly reliable, fail safe solution that could handle massive amounts of... [03 Apr 2009]
Roasted laptops, fighting panthers and fishing accidents
News When Hurricane Katrina hit the US in 2005, a newlywed couple caught in the hurricane thought both their engagement and wedding photos would never be recovered after their home was caught... [04 Dec 2008]
BP Cuts Hours Off Emergency Response With Visual Solution That Tracks Threats to Assets
White Paper Energy giant BP saved its employees when Hurricane Katrina struck, but the process of locating its people and material assets, and making decisions about their care, was time-consuming when every second... [18 Sep 2008]
IBM and Pragmatix Put Technology Infrastructure Out of Harm's Way for Financial Services Company
White Paper Pragmatix, Inc.an IBM Business Partner based in Elmsford, New York, immediately understood what worried the managers of Commonwealth Advisors, Inc.after Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc in Commonwealth's... [26 Apr 2008]
Microsoft Online Services Customer Story: British Petroleum
White Paper When Hurricane Katrina struck, BP needed quick access to accurate storm information and a complete understanding of its people and facilities. After Hurricane Katrina,... [16 Apr 2008]
Microsoft Case Study: William Carey University
White Paper Based in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, William Carey University experienced Hurricane Katrina firsthand. The university's in-house e-mail service went down, and staff had no way to reach students. Determined... [16 Apr 2008]
Don't Get Stuck When the Lights Go Out: Plan for Disaster Recovery Now
White Paper When hurricane Katrina swept through the southeast, e-mail, data storage, networks, data centers, wireless and BlackBerry communications capabilities were all wiped out. Hurricanes, fires, floods and... [10 Apr 2008]
Real World Disaster Recovery: A disaster like Hurricane Katrina raises important IT questions
White Paper I've been involved in D/R exercises for a variety of customers, and I was also peripherally involved on a D/R event that happened after Hurricane Katrina. From the article in IBM Systems Magazine:... [08 Apr 2008]
Devastating Natural Disaster Triggers the Need for Real Asset Management International (RAMI)
White Paper Wink Companies, LLC invested in Real Asset Management International's (RAMI) inventory and tracking management software during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. They wanted to implement an asset... [28 Mar 2008]
Google invests in web to fight disaster
News The project, called Innovative Support to Emergencies, Diseases and Disaster (InStedd), is a not-for-profit organisation that aims to help communities use web and communications technology to identify and warn others of outbreaks like... [17 Jan 2008]
Nortel Network Case Study: Louisiana Superdome
White Paper In the aftermath of hurricane Katrina in 2005, the Superdome was severely damaged. One of America's most recognizable landmarks, the Louisiana Superdome first opened in 1975 as a large, multi-purpose... [11 Jan 2008]
