The recession is encouraging interest in ‘green' IT, virtual servers and desktops, the growth of cloud computing and the rise of the netbook.
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New Economy, New Confusion?
There's a big buzz around the "new economy" of sustainable development. But is anyone actually sure that that means, asks Peter Judge: Growth, or no growth?
Low Carbon Buildings Could Be Forced By Tax Rises
Government targets for sustainable development may need more effort - and IT has a part to play, according to debate in Westminster
The Best Browser for Business Is……
Cloud computing and company web apps have raised the profile of web browsers in business, but how on earth do you decide which browser?
Experts Urge Green IT Education For Inefficient Businesses
Educating the companies on what they can do to save money, and giving them the tools to do so, would go a long way in driving the adoption of energy-efficient products and methods
Oracle’s Purchase Of Sun Nears Completion
The deal would end more than seven months of negotiations between Sun and several interested suitors—including Oracle, IBM and HP—vying for Sun.
China Demands PCs Block Websites
The Chinese government is requiring that all personal PCs shipped into the country must have software that blocks access to certain types of Websites, according to the Wall Street Journal
Data Centre Cooling – It’s Not Rocket Science
All it takes to get an efficient data centre is to apply well known technologies better, says Mike West - the man behind Europe's most efficient data centre
New Cooling Saves 45 Percent Of Energy At Data Centre
Oil explorers PGS get an efficient data centre. Is that so they burn less of the fuel they find?
Schneider Builds On APC For EcoStruXure Energy Brand
More efficient data centres promised with APC products brought in line with the French giant's other offerings
IBM Goes Legal Over Microsoft’s WebSphere Claims
Big Blue declines performance comparisons, sends a lawyers' letter instead
Broadcom Promises 40 Percent Savings With Green Switches
Ports power off when idle, and reduce power on short cable lengths
CA Pushes Lean Over Green
The IT provider claims companies want to do more with less while Dell has announced its support for a rainforest charity on World Environment Day
Apple’s Nehalem-Based Xserve: Cheap And Feature-Packed
It is feature-rich and easy to use - but does Apple's Xserve get the full benefit out of its Nehalem processor?
HP Knocks IBM’s Green Rep On World Environment Day
HP is taking advantage of World Environment Day to make its argument that it is more cost-effective and environmentally responsible to move off the massive mainframe systems and onto HP's Itanium-based and x86 server platforms
Google Thinks It’s Hip To Be Squared
Google finds itself adding more features to its lineup in the face of increased search competition from companies such as Microsoft, which recently released its own new search engine, Bing
Cisco Boss Says Video Is The Future
Chambers pointed to Cisco's purchase of the company that made the Flip video as a key advantage for Cisco as it moves into a more video-based future, where he said video will soon account for 90 percent of all network traffic
Intel Expands Beyond PC With Wind River
The deal will help Intel expand deeper into such areas as embedded systems, mobile devices such as smartphones and consumer electronics
Gartner: Invest Now For The Recovery
Use green IT, virtualisation and the cloud to prepare for future growth, says analyst firm
Study: Firms Want To Be Green But Don’t Know How
Businesses need better data about corporate social responsibility, says an IBM study
HP Widget Nags You To Switch Your PC Off
Power To Change initiative aims to encourage users to turn off PCs at night
Cloud Key To Branch Office Sustainability
Eventually branch offices will be served by a cloud computing environment, but that probably won't start coming until 2010, Forrester said
Open Source SugarCRM Goes Mobile
SugarCRM, which produces an open-source customer relationship management software platform, added platform improvements and boosted mobile features
Microsoft: Windows 2008 RC2 Will Improve Virtualisation
Microsoft is betting that Windows 7 and Windows 2008 RC2 server will be the substantial hits it needs to reverse its fortunes in a slumping economy
HP Puts Wired And Wireless In The Wall
New ProCurve device does all your networking from inside a wall socket
McNealy And Ellison Share Stage At Java One
Ellison said the new Oracle will consider building Java-powered netbooks and phones
CA Expands Cloud Computing Capabilities
The Cassatt deal will add to CA's Lean IT initiative and give it more expertise in data center infrastructure management and automation
XP Mode Could Make Windows 7 A Must-Have
Windows XP mode will be a major selling point for Windows 7- and it's the single feature that will make most companies jump at the chance to have Windows 7, says Don Reisinger.
Dell, HP And Sun Get Behind AMD’s Istanbul Opterons
AMD's Istanbul gets encouraging nods from all the right people
New OpenSolaris: Faster And Better
Sun's new OpenSolaris 2009.06 is faster - and has better networking thanks to Project Crossbow