The top analyst firm has crossed Green IT off its list of priorities for CIOs next year, says Peter Judge. Does that mean the job is done already?
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Xerox Debuts Greener colorQube Solid-Ink Printers
Xerox claims lower energy and less waste than laser printers as it launches two solid-ink ColorQube printers
Chancellor Pledges £1bn For Green Investment Bank
The government has renewed its sustainable commitment with £1 billion investment for a Green Investment Bank
Salesforce’s Benioff Calls Zuckerberg ‘Next Bill Gates’
Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff used his Gartner conference keynote to talk cloud evolution, Mark Zuckerberg, and his recent Oracle spat
North East England Set For Smart Grid Trial
A smart grid project is being proposed that could see 14,000 smart meters installed in homes and business across the North East of England and Yorkshire
Video: Virtualisation Benefits Exposed At IP Expo
Cutting hardware and saving energy pale beside the simple savings in admin time, say IT managers
Computer Aid Solar Cyber Café Goes Live In Kenya
Computer Aid has today officially launched its first solar powered Internet café in Kenya enabling rural communities with no electricity to get online
Energy Efficiency: Storage Steals A March
Everyone wants more efficient kit in their data centres, says Peter Judge. It looks like storage has got ahead of servers when it comes to energy measurement
Low Power Bluetooth Chips Coming For Smartphones
CSR predicts new applications for the new low-energy Bluetooth standard, working alongside classic Bluetooth
Green Efficiency Review Slams Public IT Procurement
The Government Efficiency Review condemns procurement anomalies in the management of IT assets
Green Data Centre Initiative Launched By SNIA
Vendor-neutral power-efficiency measurement is specified by SNIA's Emerald test for data centres
Google Funds Wind Power Infrastructure
The search engine giant is to provide initial development funding for a transmission backbone for US offshore wind farms
Mobile Makers Accused Of Hidden Health Warnings
Radiation fears over the use of mobile phones surfaced again last week, after mobile phone makers were accused of burying health warnings
Researchers Build Victorian-Inspired Computer Switch
The switch, inspired by a Charles Babbage design, could allow computers to operate at extremely high temperatures
Google Self-Driving Cars Hit The Road
For the past year Google has been sending self-driving robot automobiles across California roads in an experiment to save lives and help the environment
Can Clouds Really Have A Green Lining?
If cloud computing is inherently green, why are hardware companies pushing it so hard, asks Peter Judge
Xerox Talks Green With New Colour Printers
Xerox is touting the energy-saving features of its new product line of colour multi function printers
HP Builds GPU-Optimised Server
Graphics chips wll revolutionise high performance computing, says HP
HP Ramps Up Containerised Data Centres
HP's new PODs are now for permanent data centres, as well as being extremely energy efficient with a PUE of 1.2
Broadcom Unveils New EEE Silicon Chips
Deploying end-to-end silicon in data centres can bring energy savings of more than 70 percent, according to Broadcom
Call To Action On Green Investment Bank
Talk of the Green Investment Bank has to be turned into action if the benefits are to be harvested early, says the Aldersgate Group
GreenQloud Carbon-Neutral Data Centre Goes Beta
As it moves to beta testing, GreenQloud claims that its data centre is naturally carbon-neutral and that Iceland is an ideal mid-Atlantic location for data storage
British Gas Calls For Extension To CRC Deadline
British Gas Business is calling for an extension to the CRC registration deadline, as potentially thousands of businesses have failed to register
What On Earth Is CRC?
It's too late now to register for the government's CRC scheme to reduce emissions, says Peter Judge. How come half of you haven't heard of it?
Xerox Looks To Print Cost Reduction With New Solutions
Xerox is touting the ability of its new upcoming applications and services to help organisations reduce their printing costs
Energy Now Fastest Rising Cost For Data Centres
Energy related costs now make up 12 percent of data centre expenditure, Gartner has found, and things will get worse
Capgemini Offers Modular Green Data Centres
Capgemini has magically turned its Merlin green data centre technology into a marketable package
Kaviza Adds VDI Support For iPad, iPhone, Android
Users of Apple and Android devices can now use them to access virtualised Windows desktops
eWEEK Readers Prefer Firefox And Chrome (But Use IE)
eWEEK users all hate Internet Explorer, but it seems you all use it! Next, we want to know your carbon credit plans
Network Vendors Play The Green Card
Data centres could make "huge" energy savings through lower energy networks, says Juniper