It's no good wringing our hands over eWaste. The answer is simple if we have the political will to outlaw all dumping of electronic waste, says Tony Roberts of Computer Aid International
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The barbarians at your door. How to identify and defeat the cyberthreats facing your business today
Many of the cyberthreats your business faces are invisible. Learn how to shine a light on these threats and discover how to take action to protect your business
NEC EA261WM: A Display With Green Ambitions
Including a carbon meter and a lower power eco-mode could help raise awareness of power usage in the office
Romania Issues €100 Million To Microsoft Without Bids
Contracts are drafted to exclude any alternatives and hand the money over to Redmond, say local activists
Jail “E-Waste Cowboys” Says IT Charity
US and UK governments must clamp down on the export of waste-tech claims the chief executive of Computer Aid
IBM Offers Government Stimulus Kit On Credit
Why wait for government cash for green projects when you get the technology right now and pay later, says IBM
Ingres Bundled With JBoss Middleware
Ingres has bundled its database software with Red Hat's JBoss middleware in a nod to application developers
Yahoo Would Sell To Microsoft For “Big Money”
Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz has suggested that she would sell Yahoo's search apparatus to Microsoft in exchange for a massive amount of cold, hard cash
RIM Edges Ahead On Smartphone Security
By a margin, third place went to Apple, which received an overall score of 1 out of 4, to RIM's 4 out of 4
Server Shipments Down 25 Percent Year on Year
The global server market saw revenue and shipment declines across all major segments during the first quarter as enterprises delayed system purchases in light of the crushing worldwide recession, according to IDC
Microsoft Demos Windows 7 Multi-Touch
The touch demonstration comes a year after Microsoft initially introduced Microsoft's multi-touch capabilities
British Techies To Sleep Out For Homeless Kids
In its eleventh year, Byte Night plans to raise more money than ever, and eWEEK Europe UK will be there
Intel’s Nehalem EX Server Chip Spells Doom For RISC?
... and it's not great news for Itanium either, as Intel announces a monster Nehalem multiprocessor chip
IT Consultant Extends Green Olympics Contract
Atos Origin has made much of its commitment to provide sustainable IT for the Olympics - a contract it will now keep till 2016
NHS Takes Action Over Data Security
The information commissioner has criticised the NHS over its data protection efforts while some patients could choose to delete electronic information
Critics Attack ‘Hole’ In US E-Waste Bill
Environmentalists say the loophole will allow U.S. companies to continue shipping e-waste to developing countries
Blades, Storage Arrays To Get Efficiency Rating
Now that the first-tier specification for energy-efficient enterprise servers is completed, the US EPA is turning its focus to larger servers, blades and storage arrays
Google Chrome 2.0: So What?
With small tweaks,and features that other browsers already have, this is more like Chrome version 1.2, than version 2.0
Facebook Finds A Friend In Russian VC
Digital Sky Technologies is investing in privately held Facebook in exchange for preferred stock, which becomes a 1.96 percent equity stake for a $10 billion valuation
Emulex Boss Rebuffs Broadcom Offer
Emulex president and chief executive Jim McCluney in a letter to stockholders calls Broadcom's offer inadequate
Nokia Opens App Store In Europe
The Ovi Store, Nokia's answer to the Apple App Store and Google Android Market, is now open for business in Europe
In The Euro Election, Vote For Free Software!
The open source movement wants to see government contracts open to proper competitive tendering. Let's see how that issue plays in the Euro elections, says Peter Judge
Carbon Reporting Model To Meet Future UK Laws
With the UK government about to impose mandatory carbon accounting, PwC has produced a reporting model which it says will do the business
Scotland Gets Europe’s Largest Wind Farm, and Smart Power Training
Engineers will take smart grids across Scotland thanks to a government backed Energy Academy
NHS Trust Leads Way With E-Patient Records Project
While the £12.7 billion NHS upgrade scheme has yet to deliver, one NHS Trust has gone ahead with its own patient record system - and expects to save £3.2 million
Fighting The Phishers On Facebook And Twitter
Phishers will hit business with social networks - and they'll use URL-shorteners like tinyurl. It's time to brief your staff about Phishing 2.0.
O2 To Get UK Exclusive On Palm Pre?
But don't expect the phones to get here till the pre-Christmas period
IBM Solidly Behind SSD Servers
IBM is placing increased emphasis on the emerging solid-state server, storage, and software sector of the data centre
Lenovo Launches Recession-busting PCs
Featuring low-voltage processors, the IdeaPad S12 netbook, the IdeaPad U350 and G550 laptops and the C300 all-in-one desktop emphasise design, easy using and easy buying
US Airforce Denies GPS Failure Reports
A US government report predicted that as old satellites begin to fail over the next few years, GPS coverage could decline
Broadcom Offering Low Power Switches
Broadcom is rolling out a host of products to support a unified networking vision both at the core of the enterprise data center and on the edge of business WLANs