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From: Mobile Enterprise Magazine
Wireless Industry "Mobilizes" For Haiti
Monday, January 19, 2010, 11:38am EST
The simple act of text messaging the word "Haiti" to the phone number 90999 is making a profound difference transcending well beyond that small effort.
Exactly one week after the Jan. 12, 2010, earthquake that devastated Haiti, the American Red Cross reported it had received more than $22 million in U.S. text-message donations through that campaign.
Beyond the sweeping charitable kindness being demonstrated, the earthquake relief text effort also illuminates the widespread magnitude and adoption of mobile phones these days: the donations generated through the campaign far outpace the previous record for emergency relief, when $400,000 was collected by the Red Cross for Hurricane Katrina in late 2005.
The $22 million is roughly one-fifth of the $112 million the American Red Cross reported it had raised a week after the quake.
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From: Mobile Enterprise Magazine
by Evan Koblentz
Honeywell Wins Bid vs. Motorola For UPS Drivers' Device
January 14 12, 2010
UPS said it's switching from Motorola to Honeywell as the supplier for its driver terminal devices because Honeywell has better cellular antennas.
The package company's handheld terminals are officially called DIAD -- delivery information acquisition devices. Motorola made the first four versions. Honeywell won the new DIAD V contract becuase its device can dynamically switch between wireless carrier signals, compared to a manual process for changing carriers in the Motorola device, spokeswoman Donna Longino said.
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From: Logistics Viewpoints
The Week in Logistics and Supply Chain News (Jan 18-22)
by Adrian Gonzalez
January 22, 2010
Based on the popularity of last week’s version, we’ve decided to make this “news roundup” the focus of our Friday postings. Here is some of the news that crossed our desks (actually, our computer screens, email inboxes, iPhone, etc.) and caught our attention this week:
•UPS Makes it Easier for Customers to Utilize LTL Freight Tools
•October 2009 Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Fell 15.5 Percent from October 2008
•Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) Rose 1.8% in November from October
•SAP Gains Importer Security Filing Certification for Global Trade Solutions
•New Sustainability Analytics From SAP Help EHS and Product Managers Reduce Risk and Costs
•New Release of i2 Supply Chain Strategist Embraces Sustainability
•Nokia makes walk and drive navigation free on its smartphones, doubling size of mobile navigation market
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