I know that we're probably weary of seeing yet another post about the September 11th tragedy, but I need to say something about this.

Immediately after the attack, I had to work on the database of one of our largest clients, Garban-Intercapital (their New York offices were in the WTC). It is difficult to express the horror of reviewing login problems of people who may have died a few hours before I was reviewing their information and that I often worked with (latest information: all but one of their staff made it out alive). Much of my work for the past couple of weeks has been emergency requests to deal with issues raised by the attack.

I am now working on a section of one of our Web sites that allows the public to see press cuttings collected by Garban. Garban had their offices in the World Trade Center and, to verify that my work is accurate, I need to read the many of these press cuttings. I have been spending quite a bit of time reading about the people who have died, frantic last minute phone calls they made to loved ones, and the desperate search for many people who vanished after the attack. This is probably one of the most difficult assignments that I have ever had.

Ovid