Donations Overwhelm Red Cross Staff, Site

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By Carmen Nobel
September 19, 2005

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As the American public responded to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina with unprecedented generosity, the donations not only overwhelmed survivors and aid workers but also nearly overwhelmed the IT infrastructure of the American Red Cross.

Upgrading online donation capacity in the wake of a disaster is par for the course at the Washington-based charity and relief organization. In the days following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the organization added transaction servers."