A PDA in hand ...

A PDA in hand ...: "Satellites to the rescue
To address the challenge of maintaining communications in the areas ravaged by Hurricane Katrina, government agencies responding to the disaster have turned to satellite technology.
Herndon, Va.-based Segovia is one of the companies providing access to that technology, and it is among the first global satellite networks to support broadband IP communications, said Kirby Farrell, Segovia's co-founder and executive vice president of sales and marketing.
'The interesting thing here is that our network is built for the kind of situation where you need broadband [communications] where there's no infrastructure and, in some cases, no power,' he said.
Agencies have 35 sites running on Segovia's secure network of nine satellites. They include the Army Space Command; the Army Corps of Engineers; the National Guard; the Homeland Security Department, including Customs and Border Protection; and the Army's 10th Mountain Division.
Dibya Sarkar"