Green-IT

Dirty IT: The Moral Side Of The Tech Lifecycle

You can argue whether to replace your IT every three years or ever five years. But, says Peter Judge, if…

15 years ago

UK Government Bodies Urged To End “Dirty IT”

Our 21st century industry relies on mediaeval disposal systems which cause illness and death in the developing world, a conference…

15 years ago

Wiltshire Mines To Hold Record-Breaking Green Data Centre

Ark Continuity is opening a green data centre which will ultimately use stone mines and nuclear bunkers to set efficiency…

15 years ago

Microsoft Builds Energy-Saving Data Centre

Moving servers to a new more efficient site will change how development teams work, the company says

15 years ago

Government Says Keep Your IT Kit Longer

Sustainable IT means consuming less IT kit - as well as being more energy efficient - Cabinet Office Minister Angela…

15 years ago

US Gets First Smart Grid City

But some critics have questioned if power companies really want their customers to have accurate information on their energy use

15 years ago

Stop Over-Clocking Your Data Centre Fans, Says Sun

Throwing energy at servers to keep them chilled is a waste of money - and bad for the environment

15 years ago

RightNow Buys Social Software Firm To Match Salesforce.com

Salesforce.com rival RightNow has agreed to buy enterprise social software concern HiveLive as the social bridge to its multichannel contact…

15 years ago

CBI Calls For Government Support On Low-Carbon Innovation

British innovation needs better support and incentives to take on low-carbon technologies, says business group

15 years ago

DataDirect Reaches 1.2PB Per Rack Milestone

With its new flagship S2A9900 array the storage firm is offering support for 2TB enterprise and low-power SATA hard-drives moving…

15 years ago

Businesses Failing To Tackle PC Power Management

Global survey reveals the majority of businesses are missing out on the potential cost savings from PC estate power management…

15 years ago

Scottish Green IT Credentials Called Into Question

Despite the fact that the Scottish Government is championing green IT, a survey finds sustainable technology is not a top…

15 years ago

Netgear ‘Readies’ Symantec Backup Exec NAS Storage Links

The networking and storage vendor claims first to install link to Symantec's Windows Servers backup agent directly into its ReadyNAS…

15 years ago

SAP Nokia and IBM Top The Green Company Index

Nokia, IBM and SAP emerge as green leaders in the technology industry according to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, while…

15 years ago

Red Hat’s Whitehurst: What Next For Open Source?

Red Hat can't match Microsoft or Oracle's marketing budgets, but the open source paradigm gives it an advantage in the…

15 years ago

Solar Phone Chargers – iPhone Luxury Or Third World Necessity?

Are solar-powered phones just the latest consumer gadget - or are they a lifeline for communications in the developing world?…

15 years ago

Green Experts Say Re-Use Old Tech Before Recycling

It's better to sweat assets and extend the life of technology than simply breaking it down says Computer Aid in…

15 years ago

IBM Backs Green Data Centre Degree

The announcement follows the launch of a Green IT qualification from the British Computing Society earlier this year

15 years ago

Microsoft Claims Better Battery Life For Windows 7

Microsoft and Intel tout their collaboration on Windows 7, which will take advantage of Intel's multicore processors

15 years ago

Red Hat and JBoss must bridge business gap

After setting out its technology roadmap, Red Hat Summit attendees call on the open source vendor to address the business…

15 years ago

Turning virtualisation management into a virtue

Virtualisation held the promise of simplifying IT infrastructures, but ended up creating another abstracted management layer, says Veeam's CEO, Ratmir…

15 years ago

Estate Agent Plans To Sell Incandescent Bulbs At £60

Mud-wrestling enthusiast Jules Bending hopes desperate consumers will pay extra for "old style" bulbs

15 years ago

IBM Tries To Stall Neon’s zPrime Mainframe Booster

Neon claims its software could start a mainframe renaissance - but IBM is getting threatening over licence issues

15 years ago

Protesters Scale Climate Exchange In London

Demonstrators from the Climate Camp in London staged a protest at the Climate Exchange, where carbon credits will be traded…

15 years ago

AMD Claims 20 Percent Emissions Cut

But while the company claims to have cut emissions by 20 percent, it is only using a 2006 baseline while…

15 years ago

NASA Boosts Climate Change Supercomputer

NASA adds thousands of Intel Xeon 5500 series processors to the Goddard Space Flight Center's Discover high-end computing system

15 years ago

Climate Camp Uses Twitter To Seize London’s Blackheath

Protesters and police both use Twitter in techno-war of climate change

15 years ago

Microsoft Joins OASIS Standard For Smart Grids

Microsoft puts aside past rivalry with OASIS over document formats, to joins its campaign for smart meter standards

15 years ago

BT: Companies Must Close Carbon Chasm

But, like many businesses, the telecoms and IT services giant is also struggling financially which raises questions over its ability…

15 years ago