Relief Groups Test Communications Suitcase

Aid organizations providing relief after the earthquake and tsunamis in Indonesia have tested a new tool -- a 50-pound suitcase that opens up to provide a ready-to-go computer network and access to the Internet -- that they hope they can use to quickly set up relief operations after future emergencies.

Over the past year, NetHope -- a consortium of 15 international organizations, including CARE, Habitat for Humanity International, Relief International, and World Vision,

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