LinuxPR: Corel donates Linux software to the UN Aug 16, 1999, 19 :00 UTC (2 Talkback[s]) (4117 reads)
"Two Canadian information technology
(IT) corporations announced today that they are donating computer
software, hardware and services worth over a million dollars to UNDP's
Sustainable Development Networking Programme (SDNP), an initiative born
of the Earth Summit that helps developing countries gain access to
information on the environment and sustainable development through local
and regional information networks. The donation will help strengthen
computer and internet capacity in developing countries where SDNP
operates. The two corporations are Corel Corporation, an
internationally recognized developer of award-winning graphics and
business productivity applications, and Rebel.com, a leading
manufacturer of computer appliances and thin servers using Linux, UNIX
and Intel platforms."
"The SDNP supports information networking programmes in some 40
developing countries and trains nationals to operate and participate in
them. The contributions by Corel Corporation and Rebel.com will
strengthen the information and networking systems in these countries,
and expand the contribution SDNP makes at the local level -- whether it
be in helping to
quickly access information on disaster relief in Honduras in the wake of
Hurricane Mitch or finding rare matching blood types to save lives in
rural Pakistan."
