Rhode Island Blood Center protects donor information and locates laptops using Absolute
Rhode Island Blood Center protects donor information and locates laptops using Absolute
2 Pagesabsolute.com BACKGROUND The Rhode Island Blood Center must collect about 250 pints of volunteer donor blood daily to meet the needs of its community. Though many people donate at the state’s six locations, the Center relies heavily on more than 3000 mobile blood drives done each year at various events and corporate sponsor offices. Laptop computers are used during these mobile blood drives for data collection from donors. THE CHALLENGE The Rhode Island Blood Center had no asset tracking on their laptops and began to worry about what would happen if a laptop, and the confidential donor information it contained, went missing or was stolen. Recalls Reynolds, “We have blood drives state-wide, and laptops go out on each of them. In 2005, we didn’t have any asset tracking or informatio
