Innovation

Recession: Bad For Jobs, Good For The Planet?

Despite the government’s grand visions, green tech will be deployed tactically not strategically, as the recovery kicks in, says Andrew…

14 years ago

Climategate Inquiry Clears Scientists Of Dishonesty

The scientists behind the Climategate controversy have been cleared by another inquiry, but criticised for not being sufficently open

14 years ago

Power Management Firm Tackles Virtual Server Sprawl

Virtual machines aren't free - and 1E says it has the power to bring them under control

14 years ago

Firms Face Fines For Ignoring Carbon Rules

Halfway through the registration period only one tenth of the country's big energy users have registered for carbon permits.

14 years ago

Colt Launches Pre-Fabricated Data Centres

Order a new modular data centre, and Colt says it will ship it to you - in sections - within…

14 years ago

Bluetooth SIG Adopts Low Energy Version 4.0

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has now formally adopted the low energy version 4.0 of the Bluetooth Core Specification

14 years ago

IBM Uses Hot Water To Cool Zurich Supercomputer

An IBM water-cooled supercomputer at a Swiss University is heating nearby buildings with its waste heat

14 years ago

HP Donates Battery Recycling Patent To Eco Scheme

Battery recycling and reducing gold in chips are among the technollogies HP has given to a shared patent scheme

14 years ago

Accelerators Boost Supercomputer Energy Efficiency

Systems that use accelerators are three times more efficient than those supercomputers that don't use accelerators

14 years ago

Recession Spurs UK Carbon Reduction

Carbon reduction progress is too slow, according to the second annual Parliamentary report, but the recession has given it a…

14 years ago

Data Centre Launches ‘Eco-friendly’ Facility

The opening of a new hosted services facility in Bedfordshire pushes green IT boundaries, according to provider Blue Chip

14 years ago

Green Tech Waits On The Government

Britain's Energy Secretary can talk green, says Peter Judge, but will he deliver on actual measures to promote green technology?

14 years ago

Kingston Proposes SSD Kicker For Old PCs

With 90 million PCs reaching the end of their life, Kingston's Darwin Chen says solid state storage could keep them…

15 years ago

BREEAM Data Centre Scheme Goes Live

A scheme which rates buildings' footprint has been applied to data centres - but will it cut energy use?

15 years ago

Server Huggers Block The Path To Virtualisation

The benefits of virtualisation are well known. What is holding organisations back is a range of human and organisational issues

15 years ago

Energy Secretary Huhne Promises ‘New Economy’

The UK government's budget and green measures will get us through a new industrial revolution, says energy secretary Chris Huhne

15 years ago

A Bitter Budget For Green IT

This week's budget didn't support a transition to a low-carbon economy, says Peter Judge. But it could cut emissions by…

15 years ago

Study Dismisses Phone Mast Cancer Scare

A new study has found no cancer risk for children born near mobile phone masts, but many are still concerned…

15 years ago

The Information Flood That Is Drowning BP

BP is not doing very well at managing the oil spill. Tony Kontzer says It's also doing a poor job…

15 years ago

Mobile Phone Radiation Panic Ignores The Evidence

San Francisco has a law requiring phone vendors to declare their radiation levels. Tom Jowitt says there's no evidence this…

15 years ago

Budget Puts UK Government IT Into Austerity Mode

George Osborne's coalition budget has raised VAT and confirmed public sector cuts that will hit public sector IT

15 years ago

Cloud Frees Users For Business As Usual

People approach cloud computing as if it is a technical issue. In fact, the whole point is to free companies…

15 years ago

Computer Aid Offers Free PC Collection Service

Any old iron, any old iron? Computer Aid has launched a free collection service for old IT equipment in South…

15 years ago

San Francisco Set To Pass Radiation Law For Mobiles

Mobile phones sold in San Francisco may soon have to clearly display the levels of radiation they emit

15 years ago

Stop Defining Cloud Computing – Just Use It

Why are we still trying to define the cloud, asks Cameron Sturdevant? We should be asking about licence fees and…

15 years ago

Could The iPad’s Biggest Competitor Be… The Mac Mini?

Ok, so they are completely different products, but if you had to choose between the iPad and the Mac Mini,…

15 years ago

Green Future: Cutting Hardware Out Of Business

The greenest future for business IT is for companies to abandon the idea of owning hardware altogether, says Andrew Donoghue

15 years ago

Intel Says Health Tech Helps Patients Avoid Hospital

Chronic heart failure patients who used a remote health management system increased their independence and avoided some hospital stays, says…

15 years ago

No Need To Be At Sea With IT Leasing

IT leasing is becoming increasingly popular, but ensuring a leasing contract is aligned with your business needs is essential, says…

15 years ago