New York Red Cross Needs Tech Help

zosa writes: "The New York American Red Cross is in dire need of technology equipment and services. The field workers and sites have little, if any, means of communication and the central office is processing way too much on completely paper systems. Your help in acquiring these resources would be greatly appreciated." You can read more over at this page. Finally something that the average Slashdot reader can do to help.

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Proprietary Software Kills People

[twoflower]

Following is the list of equipment that the Red Cross needs for its field workers and expanded Emergency Operations Centers.

50 Citrix client licenses

50 Microsoft Exchange CALs

35 Microsoft SQL CALs

50 Microsoft Office Professional licenses

15 PC Anywhere licenses

So people are dying or suffering because the Red Cross doesn't have sufficient licensing for their proprietary software?

Lovely.

Twoflower

What MS is doing in time of crisis....

[Anonymous Coward]

Microsoft is donating millions of dollars to the relief funds, and they're matching employee donations as well.

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