Green-IT

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

Ireland Gets Much-Needed IBM Smart City Investment

The Emerald Isle could receive an economic boost from a new IBM facility focused on smarter infrastructure

15 years ago

US Lagging China in Clean Energy Investments

The U.S. trailed in 2009 clean energy asset financing, with only $11.2 billion, while China led with $29.8 billion

15 years ago

VeryPC Signs First Customer For IT Scrappage Scheme

Green computer maker VeryPC has signed up its first customer to the Big Business Refit, a scrappage scheme for power-hungry…

15 years ago

Computer Aid Readies Container-Based Cyber Café

IT charity Computer Aid International is about to ship a solar powered shipping container that will act as a cyber…

15 years ago

Talking Cars Take A Trip In Amsterdam

Smart vehicle projects funded by the European Commission have been undergoing tests in the Dutch city

15 years ago

IBM Launches Out-Of-The-Box Smart Grid Tech

IBM and eMeter have announced a bundled software package of eMeter’s software bundled on IBM Power7 systems for Smart Grid…

15 years ago

US Moves To Protect Electricity Grid From Attack

The Grid Reliability and Infrastructure Defense Act would take measures to protect the electricity grid from telecommunications intrusions

15 years ago

Budget Looks To Green Power, But IT Mostly Ignored

Despite the precarious state of public finances, the Chancellor has announced funding for a green investment bank - but, overall,…

15 years ago

Data Centre Undergoes Tech Refresh While Still Live

A data centre belonging to Hounslow Borough Council has been refurbished and upgraded, while still operating a 'live' environment

15 years ago

Future Storage Might Be Just Solid State And Tape

Storage technology will change drastically, but the only way to become more efficient is to understand what you have, and…

15 years ago

Petition Calls For End To VAT On IT Repairs

Manufacturers are killing the repair business to drive new sales, according to a petition calling for a tax incentive to…

15 years ago

IBM To Probe Electric Car Impact On UK Grid

The tech company is looking into how the UK's grid needs to be overhauled for electric vehicles

15 years ago

HP Resolves Printer Ink Cartridge Patent Disputes

Hewlett-Packard has settled an ongoing patent dispute with three different vendors of printer ink cartridges

15 years ago

New Server Cooling System Puts Blades In A Bucket

GRC's data centre cooling system saves energy costs and keeps things simple - by dunking standard blades vertically in a…

15 years ago

Cisco Touts Borderless Networks With Revamped Switches

Cisco unveiled a refreshed line of fixed Ethernet switches, new services and enhanced routers as part of its larger Borderless…

15 years ago