DEMOletter Weekly Edition, Oct. 3, 2005

DEMOletter Weekly Edition
Oct. 3, 2005
Volume 10, Number 37

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INSIDE DEMOLETTER THIS WEEK
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KATRINA MOBILE PHONE PROJECT UPDATE
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A few weeks ago I put out the call to DEMOletter readers to
raise enough money and products to send caseloads of mobile
phones to the victims and volunteers of Hurricane Katrina. I'm
delighted to report that the first three cases of phones are on
their way to Houston, and by early this week should be in the
hands of those who need them most.

The phones are being sent to Care for Elders/Sheltering Arms
(http://www.shelteringarms.org), a program that provides
essential social services to the elderly, disabled, and
disadvantaged - exactly the people who remain displaced after
two terrible storms ripped through the Golf Coast. Separated
from families and struggling to find adequate care and
accommodations, these special victims of the storms are
continuing to receive care from Care for Elders in the weeks and
months ahead.

So how will these phones be used to help them? Here's what
program director Jan Edwards shared with me last week:

"We are challenged to provide service for those elders who
remain in temporary shelter or permanent housing, scattered
throughout the county. We plan to do case management onsite for
them in a variety of settings, but we will have, I believe,
similar needs for communication among the workers and
volunteers, and to connect to community services and other
informational resources. We can provide [mobile phones] directly
to the seniors for their own ongoing use. They have been placed
in different housing situations in a strange city and have many
unmet needs to deal with in the long term, as well as safety
concerns. There are situations and needs that are emerging as I
type this and try to answer my phone, for which I am sure the
donated phones will make helping possible."

Read more at
http://www.demo.com/demoletter/010086.html

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KEITH SHAW'S END NOTES: DIGITAL MUSIC SALES TRIPLE
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* Music industry report suggests that digital music downloads
(cell phone and online services) represent 6% of the overall
recording industry sales.

* GADGET OF THE WEEK: Disney gets into the USB music player
business with its kid-friendly Disney Music Stick device.

* Heard of phishing? Good. Heard of spear phishing? More
details on the latest threat that uses direct marketing
approaches to lure unwitting victims.

Read the complete End Notes at
http://www.demo.com/demoletter/010085.html

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WEATHER REPORT
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* Firetide launches new wireless mesh management software;
announces two new customers for beta project.

* E-mail archiving company Fortiva named one of the 50
Companies to Watch by Deloitte and Touche.

The complete Weather Report archive is located at
http://www.demo.com/demoletter/weather_report.html

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DEMOletter Weekly Edition is written by Chris Shipley
<mailto:chris@cshipley.com and Keith Shaw
<mailto:keithshaw@nww.com>

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