http://www.crn.com/it-channel/210500009 By Scott Campbell ChannelWeb Sept. 04, 2008 The power is still out, cell phones calls still fail and businesses will remain closed today. But New Orleans is breathing a lot easier. The city took a big hit over the Labor Day weekend from Hurricane Gustav, but it was spared the devastation wrought three years earlier by Katrina. And this time, local solution providers were ready. Overall, the evacuation of New Orleans was a more efficient operation compared to Katrina. Emergency officials improved their response plan following the chaos that ensued during Hurricane Katrina and the same can be said for solution providers too. This time, they were better able to help customers backup systems and prepare their businesses for the possibility of an emergency. Solution providers along the Gulf Coast developed new strategies after Katrina, and Gustav was the first big test to see if the changes would prove successful. Several VARs said all their hard work paid off. [...] __________________________________________________ Register now for HITBSecConf2008 - Malaysia! With a new triple-track conference featuring 4 keynote speakers and over 35 international experts, this is the largest network security event in Asia and the Middle East! http://conference.hackinthebox.org/hitbsecconf2008kl/Received on Fri Sep 05 2008 - 02:41:44 PDT
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