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SuVolta Touts Energy-Efficient Chips
A startup has promised to cut chip power consumption in half, an important asset for the mobile sector
IBM: 100 Years of Innovation
From mainframes to PCs, from software to operating systems, from open source to services - IBM has done it all
BCS: IT Workers Need More Green IT Skills
The British Computer Society is offering new certifications to provide training in green IT skills
Cloud Providers Fear G-Cloud Evaporation
The government needs to clarify its cloud strategy, amid confusion over the G-Cloud, says Cirrus Stratus
HP Launches Containerised, Green ‘EcoPOD’
HP's EcoPOD can be deployed in 12 weeks, costs 75 percent less to build, and cuts energy costs by 95 percent
IT Services Firms Are Buying Their Green Credentials
IT firms see emissions as a marketing expense, and aren't attacking energy efficiency, according to a report
Our Readers Want Reliable Servers
You say you would choose a reliable server over a cheap one. Next: What is your strategy for office productivity?
BT In Research Tie-Up With China’s ZTE
BT has tightened its relationship with Chinese equipment maker ZTE in a new R&D deal
Cyber Security Challenge Open For Registrations
The 2012 Cyber Security Challenge UK competition is ready to welcome this year's cyber-gladiators
The Government’s Greenest IT Policy Is Foreign
Will the UK Foreign Office's move to implement a green IT strategy encourage other departments to follow suit, asks Miya Knights
Server Immersion Offers Cooling Benefits
Green Revolution Cooling claims that totally immersing servers in oil can cut cooling costs by 95 percent
BT Tests Low-Energy Broadband, Charts Progress
BT is testing an energy saving option for broadband lines as part of its ongoing green drive
Autodesk Helps Design Eco-Friendly Prototypes
Autodesk is using Granta Design's materials database to improve the sustainability of product prototypes
IBM Watson Inspires Mobile EHR Link To Health Data
IBM shows how Watson-like technology can allow mobile devices to process massive stores of medical data
FCO Plans For A Greener, More Mobile Infrastructure
Foreign Office CIO David Meyer has published his ICT-cutting plan to reduce carbon and move with the times
BT Admits Ducting Problems Cause FTTP Delay
BT is encountering more ducting problems than first thought, which has impacted its fibre rollout
Wind Power Bid Pushes Google’s Green Funding To $400m
Google's $55 million investment will power 450,000 homes and boost California's green power by 30 percent
WEEE Systems Aims To Help Firms Manage e-Waste
A new company called WEEE Systems launched today, to help organisations manage their electronic waste
What Is Behind This New Efficiency Measure?
A new way to measure efficiency for data centre servers seems to duplicate and misrepresent other measures, says Peter Judge
Embattled NHS Chief Tries To Defend IT Programme
Sir David Nicholson, SRO for the NPfIT, was closely questioned at a hearing looking into the project's failings
Most Organisations See IPv6 Transition As Low Priority
As World IPv6 Day approaches, research shows companies feel no urgency to adopt the new standard
Millennial Kids Will Change Everything … Once Again
The establishment always views the young as being irresponsible and a threat to the status quo but Generation Y may have much to teach us, says Eric Doyle
Dow Jones Virus Raises Suspicion Of Insider Malice
A virus released on Dow Jones’ corporate networks may have been a revenge attack by redundant IT staff
Intel’s Green Dreams Suffer A Major Setback
A chemical wastage increase of 27 percent has dented Intel's hopes to turn the green clock back to 2007
Light Bulbs Get Remote Controls And Lighter Loads
Lightfair International expo has brought remote-controlled lamps and LED technologies out of the shadows
E-Waste Dumping Should Be A Thing Of The Past
The problem of e-waste and its solution are well known, says Peter Judge. It is only our laziness that allows the scandal of toxic dumping
Data Centre Measure Rates Transactions Per Joule
Power Assure says PAR4 measures how much work your servers do. Doesn't SPECpower already do that?
HP Reveals Memristor Breakthrough
HP scientists said they have uncovered the chemistry of what happens inside a memristor while it is being deployed
UK Fuels e-Waste Black Market
An investigation found British e-waste made its way illegally to African nations for disposal