IBM saved $43m in 2011 thanks to its energy-saving program, and is on track double this by the end of 2012
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Google Says Fight Online Piracy By Following The Money
Google says advertisers and payment platforms help pirates do business
US Storms Take Down Amazon Web Services
Instagram and Netflix went offline as lightning took out Amazon's Web Services
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
Facebook Ads Work, Claims Research
Facebook and comScore say the social network is capable of marketing miracles
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
Disability Rights Website Blocked
BT customers were unable to acess Black Triangle's website for six months
NHS Trust Outraged By ICO £325,000 Data Breach Fine
NHS Trust says its appeals were ignored by the ICO, as it expresses dismay at the record data breach fine
86 Percent Of UK SMEs Unaware Of Cloud Energy Savings
Survey reveals businesses are confused about the cloud
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