30
Jul
08

EeePC in AIT for Myanmar Relief Works

With generous support from APNIC and DotAsia , Relief.Asia announced that about 20 EeePC has arrived at Thailand’s Asian Institute of Technology. Training has been conducted in the intERLab of AIT.  The Staff in AIT, along with other network facilities which required for setting up DUMBO and Sahana , are now ready to dispatch for Myanmar at any time.

Asus EeePCs arrive in MyanmarRelief.Asia is also preparing to deliver more EeePC to Myanmar from Taipei next week. AsusTek , the designer and manufacturer of EeePC is also interested in learning how EeePC could be deployed in the field and evaluating how Asus can contribute to the action.

Lanka Software Foundation , the key developer group for Sahana disasterment management software, has established contact with Relief.Asia and will offer support to the ongoing work in Myanmar.

A brief introductory presentation about Relief.Asia was given in the APTLD (Asia Pacific Top-Level Domain Association) Member meeting in Kuala Lumpur . It was well received by the audiences and it is expected that more support will be from the ccTLD domain registries in the AP region.

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