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NATS System Failure Delays London Flights
Air traffic control staff at London airports forced to input flight plans manually following system breakdown
Xerox Releases Greener Multifunction Printers
Xerox has released the 5300 Series multifunction printers that promise reduced power consumption
Axe The NHS Patient Care Scheme, MPs Demand
Abandon the National Programme for IT healthcare system, says a PAC report which casts blame on CSC and BT
What Cuts Power Use: Recession Or Efficiency?
The recession may be cutting our emissions. It's better if we can apply efficiencies while still growing, says Peter Judge
Project Aims To Use Renewable Energy For DC PODs
AMD and HP are joining a New York agency and university to investigate wind and solar power for data centres
Recession Saps Data Centre Power Growth
Data centre power usage has expanded significantly less than expected - due to the economic crisis
Scavenging Free Green Power From Radio Waves
Radio wave propagation may be a form of pollution but it could be a source of free, ubiquitous energy
Dell Builds Microsoft’s Efficient ‘Microsite’ Data Centre
Dell's 'microsite' housing Microsoft's Bing Maps uses evaporative cooling and fresh-air for greater efficiency
Dell Ups Server Temperature Limit In Cooling Push
Dell is making it easier for its servers to utilise fresh air cooling after setting new temperature limits
Could Servers Replace Household Boilers?
The Data Furnace is a tiny data centre that could heat your house. Peter Judge is not immediately convinced
Microsoft Proposes Servers As ‘Data Furnace’ Heaters
Small micro-data centres could help to heat homes and run cloud services, says Microsoft
Large Silver Lining For Corporate Cloud Strategies
A Verdantix report claims cloud computing can massively reduce carbon emissions but security is a worry
Tilera Chips Beat Intel And AMD Claims Facebook
Facebook engineers say Tilera’s multi-core processors are more efficient than low-power Intel and AMD chips
Hemel Hempstead Gets Low-Power Data Centre
Gyron has begun work on a massive data centre that will aim to use all-renewable energy sources
Scientists Probe Electronic Properties Of Graphene
Manchester scientists have revealed new properties of graphene, which is tipped for new electronic devices
Mac Laptop Batteries Could Run Malware
A security researcher is to demonstrate hacking Mac laptop chips, causing them to run malicious code or overheat
Sustainability Has Become A Corporate Financial Issue
Gartner predicts the position of sustainability will rapidly move up the company priority list by 2015
Users Take the Lead On Power Management
Users want to save power by turning their PCs off - it's their companies that are holding them back, says research
Lego Comes In All Colours But PCs Need To Be Green
Building a computer case from Lego is a sustainable concept but the rest of the computer has to measure up
Why E-Invoicing Fits The Bill
Companies should stop clinging onto paper-based processes and switch over to e-invoicing to save time and money, says Ricoh's Martin Hurley
Data Centre Managers Warned On Cooling Regulations
Around 2,500 UK cooling companies are trading illegally, as fluorinated gases contribute to the greenhouse effect
Spiceworks Plans Cloud Social App To Buy Ink
Social network for IT pros now lets members issue RFQs and buy ink cartridges online
Veeam Says One Third Of Enterprise Servers Are Virtual
A new portal from Veeam has revealed the extent of the penetration of virtualisation into enterprises
Gen3 Of IBM XIV Storage System Ready To Go
IBM XIV Storage System Gen3 uses a grid architecture to process high-transaction workloads faster
Data Centre To Save Yorkshire Water £90k Per Year
Yorkshire Water is set to save itself £90,000 a year thanks to a new data centre incorporating green tech
No Link Found Between Mobiles and Tumours
Large study fails to find a link between tumour development and mobile phone use
Solar Photomaps Reveal Free Electricity
3D aerial mapping technology is spotting roofs in SE England, ripe for solar panels
European Data Centres Set For Impressive Growth
The data centre sector will grow another 28 percent, according to a report from Tariff Consultancy
Smart Grids Face Health Backlash
Campaigners against smart grids say the radio networks they use will cause cancer. Peter Judge thinks they are overstating the case