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During Katrina, many public services were destroyed or out of commission. During that time, many people’s websites were down – due to the fact that their sites were hosted on servers based in the city of New Orleans. However, Compucast wasn’t down – due to a disaster preparedness plan and quick action.

As a result of the experiences during that time, Judy Weitz (Compucast CEO) will be teaching others what they can do to be more prepared during a catastrophe – to ensure their businesses stay running smoothly! Judy will offer her first-hand expertise (read more…)

Judy Weitz, owner of Compucast Interactive, was featured in the recent article in Southern Hospitality Magazine, “Making the Most of Your Website”, by April Chapman Thomas.

“Because more and more people have internet access and are using the Web to make their travel decisions, hotels and restaurants can no longer consider their websites as merely online billboards. These sites should always have current information and be interactive, allowing visitors to reserve online,” noted Judy Weitz of Compucast (www.compucast.com) in New Orleans, La. Compucast has designed websites and provided online marketing services for a variety of hotels, restaurants, attractions and eventsthat include Royal Sonesta, Harrah’s Casino, French Quarter Festivals, etc. (read more…)

The owner of Compucast, Judy Weitz, has been selected as one of the top five finalists for “Woman Business Owner of the Year” by the National Association of Women Business Owners for 2007! The award recognizes “one outstanding woman entrepreneur, who has used creative initiatives to overcome obstacles, create jobs, grow a successful business, and help her community.” (read more…)

The owner of Compucast, Judy Weitz, had the privilege to personally meet with Michael Chertoff, the Secretary of Homeland Security … at his request … during his visit to New Orleans prior to the 2nd anniversary of Katrina! Secretary Chertoff heard about Judy’s efforts helping businesses and individuals during and after the devastation of Katrina, and wanted to meet with her during Hurricane Preparedness Month. He greeted Judy with “So you’re the poster child for business preparedness!”

The Executive Director of the N.O. Bar Association, Helena Henderson, (to his left), accompanied Judy to the meeting to tell how Compucast was able to keep the Louisiana court system running when all other sites and the Supreme Court of LA ’s web site went down. (Bobbi Mannino is to Judy’s right — Compucast’s Director of Public Relations.) Additionally, Compucast was featured in his opinion editorial picked up by McClatchy Newspapers.

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Compucast Interactive’s latest website design is “the ultimate city resource”
for those moving to New Orleans … MakeNewOrleansHome.com!

The non-profit organization MakeNewOrleansHome.com recently approached Compucast Interactive to not only redesign their informative website making it extremely user friendly but also allowing their staff the ease of updating their content.
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Compucast CEO discusses lessons of Katrina at Women Business Owners conference. Founder of web design and marketing firm Judy Weitz to recount how her business has bolstered New Orleans’ hospitality industry and thrived post-Katrina.

Being prepared is a mantra that many business owners have taken to heart following the lessons learned in post-Katrina New Orleans. For businesswoman Judy Weitz, emergency planning meant securing dedicated servers in San Francisco and Philadelphia so her web design and marketing company Compucast would be operational in the event of severe weather.

Today, many of her hospitality clients say that Compucast’s foresight helped them maintain and rebuild their businesses by keeping them connected to customers and employees when all other communications were down.
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A Letter from the Executive Director of the New Orleans Bar Association…

Dear Judy:

Shortly after Hurricane Katrina, the New Orleans Bar Association began a new bar year while mourning our losses and facing tremendous uncertainty about the future of our city. With your unwavering support during this period, we were able to accomplish our goal of demonstrating the viability of New Orleans and preserving the rule of law during this period.

Our Annual Meeting in November was a cause for thanks and celebration at which time we recognized those people and organizations who helped us in our rebuilding efforts. Our president, Carmelite Bertaut, was pleased to award you the Fleur de Lis Award for your steadfast support during our recovery. (read more…)