Innovation

Earth Day Celebrates 40 As Tech Gets Greener

With countries around the world set to celebrate the 40th year of Earth Day, more evidence is emerging that businesses…

15 years ago

Cisco Backs Green Tech X Prize

Networking company Cisco joins Google and Bill Gates in backing the X-Prize innovation awards

15 years ago

Every Ash Cloud Has a Green IT Lining

Now the planes are flying again, Andrew Donoghue says let's dump business jollies and save real travel for holidays

15 years ago

Data Centre Operators Are Too Self-Reliant

Data centre efficiency won't change until operators respond to suggestions for better practice developed outside their own company, according to…

15 years ago

HP Introduces Energy-Saving Desktops

Hewlett-Packard introduces two new desktops and updates its TouchSmart PC

15 years ago

Sophos Charters Boeing 737 To Rescue Staff

The travel fallout from the volcanic eruption in Iceland continues: Sophos resorted to chartering a plane to rescue stranded staff,…

15 years ago

EC Plans Emergency Video Conference Over Flight Chaos

European transport ministers are planning to use video conferencing to hold an emergency meeting on air travel chaos caused by…

15 years ago

Google Leads Criticism Of Green Data Centre Rules

Moves to require free-air cooling have got data centre operators overheated

15 years ago

Election Fever Blights Green IT

The parties all think you can cut costs by cutting IT - but they ignore Green IT successes, says Andrew…

15 years ago

Climategate Scientists Cleared In Report

Scientists gently slapped over use of statistics, but critics claim the report is biased

15 years ago

IBM Opens £19m Green Mainframe Factory

IBM has opened a 56,000-square-foot facility in New York where new Power and System z mainframe systems will be manufactured

15 years ago

Cisco Says Wi-Fi Phones Help Cut Hospital Waits

Nottingham University Hospital has introduced a new IT system incorporating wireless telephony and RFID

15 years ago

CloudApps Launches Cloud Offering To Manage Emissions

As the Government department responsible for the CRC laws starts to wind down for the general election, CloudApps has launched…

15 years ago

European Polar Ice Satellite Prepares For Launch

CryoSat-2 replaces the original CryoSat which crashed into the ocean it was meant to study

15 years ago

Where’s The Fun In Smart Meters?

Will smart meters give us control of the energy we use, asks Andrew Donoghue, or just drown us in so…

15 years ago

Google Urges Obama To Back Smart Grid Technology

Google, HP and General Electric have asked President Obama to make it easier for mobile phones and other Web-enabled gadgets…

15 years ago

Cisco Upgrades UCS Blades With Xeon 7500

Cisco is building Intel's Xeon 7500 chips into its servers in a major revamp of UCS, the converged data centre…

15 years ago

Green Grid Pushes PUE As Global Data Efficiency Metric

Industry group Green Grid is pushing for an international agreement on data centre standards

15 years ago

IBM: Why Xeon Servers Aren’t A Me-Too Game

Intel Xeon servers promised to replace specialised RISC processors with bog-standard systems. So why is IBM consultant Tikiri Wanduragala telling…

15 years ago

Labour MP Backs Petition To Ban VAT On IT Repairs

A green petition designed to boost repair work has received political backing - but will it be enough?

15 years ago

Ford Cars To Integrate With Microsoft Smart Metering Tech

Upcoming Ford electric vehicles will integrate with Microsoft's Hohm software which monitors utility consumption in homes and makes recommendations on…

15 years ago

New Xeon 7500 Treads On Itanium’s Toes

Intel says its Xeon 7500 gives its biggest performance jump yet. Others wonder if it spells the end for Itanium,…

15 years ago

Telehouse Opens Flagship Green Data Centre In London

Today saw the official opening of Telehouse West: a new data centre in East London which provides heat to the…

15 years ago

MPs Say Climate Unit Blocked Data Requests

Most Climategate allegations are false, although Professor Phil Jones failed to answer all requests for information, an MPs' committee has…

15 years ago

Green IT Certification To Help Companies Tackle Emissions

CompTIA has launched a new green IT certification, adding to the range of green IT qualifications available to IT managers

15 years ago

iPod Creator Turns Focus On Green IT

Tony Fadell, a major force behind the iPod, is leaving Apple for the green tech industry

15 years ago

Greenpeace Targets iPad In War On Dirty Tech

The environmental group has launched simultaneous attacks on Dell and Apple, on the eve of the launch of the iPad

15 years ago

GE Experimenting With Smart Grids

A pilot programme employing WiMax 4G communications and GE smart meters has been demonstrated in Michigan

15 years ago

Have Copenhagen And Climategate Killed Green Tech?

Confidence in climate change may be at an all time low, but what scares Peter Judge is the possibility that…

15 years ago

Climate Change Action Is Stalled After Copenhagen

Half of business leaders don't believe in man-made climate change, and have no strategy for it, says a survey

15 years ago