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University donates old PCs to Chile
News The university has donated 500 out-of-use PCs and laptops to rural schools in the South American country with the help of charity Computer Aid International. Louise Richards, CEO of Computer... [15 Aug 2008]
Photos: silicon.com hanging by a rope
Photo For each successful abseil, the comms and IT systems company donated £200. As the most experienced abseiler, Julian was the first to descend the eight storeys with the aid of little more than a rope. The... [17 Jun 2008]
WEEE takes council computers to Africa
News So far, the council has donated more than 500 PCs, laptops and monitors which The council has been giving its old computers and equipment to Computer Aid International which distributes them to schools... [21 Apr 2008]
Recycling kit the way to greener IT?
News There are also lingering issues about what happens to old IT kit once it has been donated, how long its useful life is and how it is then disposed of. Allan Paterson, director of the IS division for the Isle of Man... [18 Feb 2008]
Leader: Wise up to PC recycling
Leader Last week one of the silicon.com team was in Kenya to find out first-hand how PCs donated in the UK get into classrooms in the developing world - and to understand the impact they can have there. The fact... [12 Feb 2007]
Enhanced Partnerships for Global Humanitarian Relief and Diplomacy
Today, millions of dollars worth of donated humanitarian relief resources, including thousands of volunteer man-hours, are ineffectively used in times of crisis -- a situation that disaster relief organizations worldwide... [19 Dec 2006]
AIDs fight in Africa gets PC boost
News The PCs, donated by CfBT, will go to towns such as Kiberia in Kenya - recognised as the largest slum in Africa and home to some of the most deprived communities in Kenya. UK IT charity Computer Aid is... [31 Oct 2006]
Pakistan earthquake relief: Appeal to tech
News The company itself has donated $100,000, said Najeeb Guari, NetSol's chairman. Hidaya Foundation, an aid organisation in San Jose, California, is collecting donations for earthquake victims and... [11 Oct 2005]
Tech firms lead tsunami aid donations
News On Monday, software maker Kintera estimated that more than $350m has been donated online since a massive earthquake launched a series of tsunamis on 26 December. Networking giant Cisco donated $2.5m for... [04 Jan 2005]
Looking Back: Robbins-Gioia Helps Nation’s Largest Blood Supplier Track Down Hepatitis C
White Paper In 1990, however, Chiron, a leading biotechnology company, developed the first process capable of screening donated blood for the hepatitis C virus. The organization had hoped to centrally manage the project with the... [27 May 2004]
The weekly Round-Up: 23.04.04
Comment While we're on the subject of charitable events, let the Round-Up take this opportunity to thank all those who have already donated money to the 3 Peaks Challenge which CNET UK and silicon.com staff - including the... [23 Apr 2004]
Any old Pentiums, any old Pentiums, any, any, any old Pentiums
News The campaign doubled the numbers of machines being donated to Computer Aid, which has refurbished 15,000 PCs since it was founded in 1998. Charitable organisation Computer Aid... [04 Feb 2003]
STOP! Don't take a hammer to your hard drive
News Computer Aid International refurbishes Pentium PCs donated by UK businesses for use in schools and community groups in developing countries where the cost of PCs is prohibitive for the vast majority of... [22 Jan 2003]
US Crisis: Tech giants pledge millions in aid
News Half the money has been donated to the September 11th Fund set up by the United Way of New York City and New York Community Trust. Cisco has donated $6m to the Red Cross and other relief organisations. [13 Sep 2001]
Re:Viewing 2001: Microsoft's most important year? (2)
News In the wake of 11 September, the company quietly donated $10m and any support required to help the rescue teams and victims of the World Trade Center and Pentagon terrorist attacks. Chairman Gates also promised to match,... [21 Feb 2001]
