3Com Donates Voice over IP Systems to Emergency Organizations to Support Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts.

MARLBOROUGH, Mass. -- Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals to Deploy VoIP Phone Systems and Wireless Routers for Internet Access; Disaster Relief Organizations and Government Agencies Can Contact 3Com at 866-873-7578 for More Information

3Com Corporation today announced that it is donating Voice over IP (VoIP) equipment to emergency and government organizations to support their communications needs in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) is the first organization that will deploy the pre-configured kits to gain phone service and Internet access. Disaster relief organizations and government agencies affected by Hurricane Katrina can contact 3Com at 866-873-7578 for more information about the availability of emergency communication kits.

Each kit includes a VoIP phone system with voice mail and auto attendant, which will enable DHH to provide all callers with recorded information on recovery efforts and to the ability to route calls to the appropriate emergency personnel. The phone systems can also be networked so that calls can be transferred between multiple locations. Wireless routers and other networking equipment will further enable reliable communication until the state's infrastructure is repaired.

The donated equipment is being set up and configured in Atlanta by a group of volunteer 3Com employees. The packages will then be brought to locations where, emergency communication services are needed.

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