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France Telecom Pulls The Plug On Minitel
French precursor to world wide web is to be shut down this Saturday
HP Upgrades Thin Client Performance With Velocity
HP has revealed new software to improve the network performance of its Smart Zero Client thin clients
Carbon Emissions Reports: Clegg’s Gift From Rio
Nick Clegg's introduction of mandatory carbon reporting is not much, but at least something came out of the Rio Summit, says Peter Judge
Mandatory Carbon Emission Reports Boost Green Software
Every firm on the London Stock Exchange must include carbon emissions in its annual report, says Nick Clegg
Digital Realty Trust Buys Three Data Centres In London
London's data centre market continues to prove attractive after Digital Realty announced an acquisition that will give it three new sites
Calxeda: ARM Beats Xeon In Efficiency Tests
Tests show ARM-based chips are 15 times more power-efficient than comparable Intel Xeon chips, according to Calxeda
Google Launches Endangered Language Effort
The Endangered Languages Project is designed to help preserve languages in danger of extinction as part of Google's mission to 'organise the world's information'
eBay Data Centre Extension To Use Renewable Fuel Cells
eBay's Utah facility will use biogas fuel cells as its primary power source
Prepare For Power Struggles In The Data Centre
Low energy servers, and high voltage outages. It all add up to an industry power play, says Peter Judge
HP’s Low Energy Servers Start with Intel Atom, Not ARM
Intel Atoms first to launch on HP's Moonshot for low energy servers, leaving ARM on the ground
TechWeek Awards: Celebrating Success
While the nation is celebrating Olympic sporting prowess, Peter Judge puts our IT Games under starters' orders
Amsterdam Data Centre Cooled By Groundwater
Dutch data centre uses the seasons to cool its servers and increase energy efficiency
Let’s Celebrate Tech Success!
The world is full of successful IT projects. Let's give them the recognition they deserve, says Peter Judge
Vodafone Unfurls Solar Charging Booster Brolly
Booster Brolly will charge your phone and improve your signal at festivals this summer
Data Centre Efficiency – There Is No Magic Measure
Measures of data centre efficiency will be unfair because there is no definition of useful work, says Liam Newcombe
EPDS Warns Of Smart Meter Privacy Risks
EPDS issues a number of recommendations to prevent collected data from being abused
ITU Demands Re-Usable IT Kit
Recycling and reusing IT equipment will help save the environment, says the ITU
UK Government Searches For The City Of Tomorrow
The Technology Strategy Board has launched a £25 million infrastructure competition for smarter cities
Can Data Centres Really Go Off Grid?
Data centre makers want to operate independently of the power grid. That would mean cloud services that close down at night, says Peter Judge
HP Promises Zero Energy Data Centres
Analytics and job scheduling can alter a data centre's energy demand, says HP
IBM Shows Olympic Graphene Molecule
The smallest logo, for the greatest games on Earth - brought to life by IBM Research in Zurich
Tenduit Kicks Out The Hardware For Server Control
Tenduit has launched RIMcenter, a software replacement for KVM/IP and iPDU remote and data centre server control
Intel Invests In A “Greener” London
Networks of sensors and cloud-based Big Data analytics aim to make the capital a better, healthier place to live
Does Greenpeace Even Get Tech?
It is important to make IT greener, but we need a better watchdog than Greenpeace, says Peter Judge
O2 Carbon Footprint Verified By Carbon Trust
Wants to become the UK's most energy-efficient network
TechWeekEurope To Chair Green IT Debate
Green IT could change everything - but what are the sticking points? Come to the debate next week.
EMC World: Gelsinger Says Facebook’s Open Compute Isn’t Reliable Enough
Facebook's Open Compute Project isn't reliable enough for critical storage, says EMC's Pat Gelsinger. Or is it just too open?
HP Installs First EcoPOD
Company installs first EcoPOD modular data centre in Georgia
Apple Makes Its Maiden Data Centre 100 Percent Renewable
Put that in your pipe and smoke it, Greenpeace! Apple announces second solar array