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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
HP Resolves Printer Ink Cartridge Patent Disputes
Hewlett-Packard has settled an ongoing patent dispute with three different vendors of printer ink cartridges
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 bath of coolant
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 Networks strategy
Carbon Monitoring Vendor Speaks Out Against CRC
While activity around CRC is increasing, businesses are in the dark about achieving compliance, according to CloudApps chief executive
IBM Transforms Peterborough Into ‘Smarter City’
The city of Peterborough is working with IBM to develop an online portal for measuring environmental data
IT Departments Need To Beware Of Dirty Dumpers
Companies should be more vigilant about tracking where old hardware eventually ends up, according to the Environment Agency and Computer Aid
Intel Xeon 5600 Launch Targets Data Centre Upgrades
New Westmere-based server chip range aims at single-core server refresh lifecycles, touting a 15:1 server consolidation ratio and 5-month payback
Gartner Rebuffs Cost Claims For Converged Data Centres
Analyst firm Gartner argues that combining data centre networks can often create more problems that it solves
Virgin Trials Ultrafast Broadband Over Telegraph Poles
Berkshire village gets fibre optic broadband in trials that could lead to one million extra homes accessing up to 100Mbps speeds
Hospital Data Centre Gets Clean, Flywheel Energy
Old-fashioned flywheel power systems are providing hospital data centres with clean, green backup power using a centuries-old technology
Oracle To Sun Users: Put Away The Red Pen
SPARC servers and Solaris are key to its single-stack approach, says Oracle. But should customers believe it?
Cisco CRS-3 Router Answers Demand According to Analysts
Cisco's powerful CRS-3 router will meet rapidly growing demand for bandwidth, according to analysts, but its closest rival, Juniper Networks, is less impressed
IBM Banks on Latest Chip Development For System x
The next generation of IBM System x servers are banking heavily on Intel's Nehalem and IBM chipsets. The plan is to shake up mid-range servers
Sentilla Claims Data Centre Energy Monitoring First
Sentilla's Energy Manager 3.0 claim to be the first to measure the energy of both metered and unmetered assets in the data centre with its inference engine
Fasthosts Debuts Virtual Server Range
Fasthosts targets UK firms’ growing appetites for virtual server solutions, featuring Hyper-V technology and customisable RAM, CPU and disk space
Cloud Storage Provider Upgrades Backup Capabilities
SOS expands functionality of its Universal Backup solution, including unlimited versioning, archiving and global roaming access
Storage Body Endorses Data Centre Code of Conduct
SNIA Europe is backing the EU Code of Conduct for data centres in the hope of strengthening the green credentials of storage vendors
Dell Powers New Laptops, Workstations With Latest Intel Chips
New lineup of Dell Vostro laptops feature Intel Core i7 processors and high-end M4500 workstation is first to combine Nvidia Quadro graphics
Companies Rush For Automatic Metering Before CRC
Carbon consultancy warns companies of the risks of leaving CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme preparation to the last minute
Nokia Patent Targets Mobile Device Kinetic Energy Charging
Nokia has filed a US patent for a phone charger that harvests kinetic energy
Cloud Continues To Confuse UK Businesses
Almost a quarter of industry professionals are unable to define cloud computing, but will a new industry forum’s code of practice help provide clarity?
Clinton Endorses OLPC’s Work In Earthquake Zones
Uruguay's decision to provide a laptop to every child of primary school age will boost learning in the region, the US secretary of state has said
Google Releases PowerMeter API
The search giant is continuing to push its energy measurement software which integrates with smart meter devices
NASA Launches Latest Weather Satellite
GOES-P's state-of-the-art instrumentation will supply the government with data used in weather monitoring, forecasting and warnings
Greenpeace Admits Using ‘Dirty’ Power
Greenpeace has admitted that its hosting operations are powered by coal and nuclear power, after it criticised Facebook for building a coal-powered data centre
Dell Unveils Additions To Optiplex and ‘Zero Client’ Portfolio
Dell has talked up its green credentials after it updated its portfolio with the Optiplex 980 aimed at enterprise customers, and FX 100 aimed at the thin client sector
iPhone Traffic App Exceeds 50,000 Downloads
The iPhone traffic app is now the fourth most downloaded free application on Apple's App Store. but some users believe it is incomplete and would benefit from a map
Sir Clive Sinclair Snubs ‘Appalling’ Modern PCs
As well as touting the greater efficiency of early computers, such as the Spectrum, Sir Clive Sinclair is also planning a new electric car