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Wakefield Council Plans To Save £1m Through Flexible Working
Wakefield is seeking to achieve significant cost savings by implementing tech for flexible working
Dell Plugs Data Centre Recovery Gap With AppAssure Deal
Dell continues to transform itself from its box shifter origins with the acquisition of backup specialist AppAssure
Apple Confirms It Will Build Data Centre In Oregon
The Oregon facility will be neighbours with Facebook and Google, but source of electricity might be a problem
Delegation Aims To Pull Silicon Valley Data Centres To Sweden
Officials from Sweden are on a mission to lure Californian data to the cooler, greener Nordic environment
Nordics Launch A United Cold Front On Data Centres
As data centre energy comes under pressure, putting your data on ice could be a good option, says Peter Judge
EC Announces New Data Centre Efficiency Programme
The Cool Em All project will develop monitoring software and open source server plans to make scientific computerse more efficient
Apple Unveils Details Of Massive Solar Project
Planned solar array in North Carolina will help power a massive data centre that has been criticised for relying on power generated by coal and nuclear sources
LTE Power Consumption Triggers Battery Worry
LTE smartphones offer much faster mobile data access, but reports are also emerging of voracious power consumption
The Renewable Energy Behind Iceland’s Data Centre Bid: In...
Its reliable sources of renewable energy make Iceland an ideal site for Cloud-based data centres. This month, TechWeekEurope visited the Arctic Circle to investigate the northern seat of sustainable power
Iceland’s Thor Data Centre: In Pictures
Iceland's bid to be a cloud super-power is based on two data centres. We took a trip round the first one - Thor
LTE Touted As Best Fit For Smart Grid Communications
LTE networks could offer the best solution to allow smart grids to communicate, claims a research firm
HP Readies Two Secured Thin Clients For Release
HP is preparing to launch two thin-client models designed for the security-conscious power user
Top UK Firms Pledge Support For Davey’s Green Agenda
Sony and Vodafone among 16 organisations to offer support to new Energy and Climate Change minister
CA Launches ecoDesktop Power Management Software
CA Technologies enters power management software market with ecoDesktop and adds update for ecoMeter
MWC 2012: ITU And Telefonica Announce Green ICT Hackathon
Application developing hackathon focuses on sustainable energy as part of UN's International Year of Sustainability Energy for All
Storage Breakthrough Claimed With Hot Disk Technology
Scientists are detailing a potential storage breakthrough that uses heat to magnetically record and store data
Verne Global’s Icelandic Data Centre: In Pictures
Cooled by the outside air and powered by renewable energy, the data centre in Verne's warehouse is made from modules
New Centre Bids To Establish Iceland As Data Hub
As Verne Global's Icelandic data centre goes live, Colt upgrades its partnership to include a Point of Presence
CRC Scheme Triggers Rise In Data Centre Energy Management
A survey suggests that the CRC legislation is responsible for an increase in data centre energy management policies
O2 Shuts Down Slough HQ In Olympic Trial
O2 says 3.000 of its staff will work from home, showcasing the economic and environmental benefits of flexible working
e-Waste: Liability Or Resource?
Electronic waste is a problem. But the solution could give gadgets a more human life cycle which conserves raw materials and improves lives, says Peter Judge
Google Topples Cisco To Top Greenpeace’s Cool IT Leaderboard
Google has dethroned Cisco in the environmental NGO's fifth edition of its environmental awareness, green leaderboard
IBM and Tulip Telecom Build Massive, Sustainable Data Centre In India
IBM has helped to create the largest and greenest data centre in India as a modular, stacked design for Tulip Telecom
Semprius Sets Solar Panel Efficiency Record
Smaller, cheaper and making more electricity - Semprius claims a breakthrough in solar panels
Researchers Integrate Electronic Components Into Optical Fibre
Transatlantic team of scientists develop technique which could make communications technology faster, cheaper and more efficient
Britons Send 17m Gadgets Per Year To Landfills
O2 study finds that one in three UK adults dump devices rather than recycling them, raising environmental concerns
MPs Could Get Taxpayer-Funded iPads
MPs' iPads would pay for themselves in reduced paperwork and greater efficiency, a House of Commons committee has said
Battery Powered Clothing To Charge Mobile Devices
Scientists have touted a flexible battery that can be woven into clothing in order to power mobile devices
British Student To Release Bamboo Smartphone
The Android-powered ADzero is made from durable bamboo and is set to launch in the UK later this year