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EC Announces €6.4 billion Tech Stimulus Plan
The EC investment plan includes €1.2 billion for IT, and cash for “carbon-free” systems
Recovery For VC Tech Funding
The amount of venture capatialist funding into the technology sector is starting to return to pre-recession levels
Government Scraps IT Recycling ‘Quango’
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Advisory Body (WAB) is set to go the same way as Becta, after the government announced plans to disband it
BT Backs Radio-Based UK Smart Meter Strategy
The telecoms giant and its partners believe radio rather than mobile is the best way to deploy smart meters to 26 million homes in the UK
IBM Invests £65m Into Healthcare IT
IBM is launching a $100 million (£65m) health care IT research campaign that will work to develop new medical technology
Dell Supplies Servers For NASA Climate Research
NASA is spending £3.25 million ($5 mn) with Dell, to revamp its climate simulation research project using PowerEdge servers
Time To Kill Off ‘Green IT’?
Sustainable products shouldn't be in a ghetto. Green should be an integral attribute of every piece of hardware or service says Andrew Donoghue
Would You Buy A Data Centre Delivered By Truck?
Modular data centres can be delivered quickly by road just like container DCs says Akber Jaffer. But unlike their temporary counterparts, can last ten years or more and scale to hundreds of metres
Intel Supercomputer Tracking BP Oil Spill
An Intel supercomputer, “Encanto,” is helping researchers track the direction of the oil from the massive BP spill
Co-Op Gets Dividends From Virtual Desktops
The Co-Op is extending its virtual desktops, saving millions on software licensing costs, and cutting carbon output
Recession: Bad For Jobs, Good For The Planet?
Despite the government’s grand visions, green tech will be deployed tactically not strategically, as the recovery kicks in, says Andrew Donoghue
Climategate Inquiry Clears Scientists Of Dishonesty
The scientists behind the Climategate controversy have been cleared by another inquiry, but criticised for not being sufficently open
Power Management Firm Tackles Virtual Server Sprawl
Virtual machines aren't free - and 1E says it has the power to bring them under control
Firms Face Fines For Ignoring Carbon Rules
Halfway through the registration period only one tenth of the country's big energy users have registered for carbon permits.
Colt Launches Pre-Fabricated Data Centres
Order a new modular data centre, and Colt says it will ship it to you - in sections - within four months
Bluetooth SIG Adopts Low Energy Version 4.0
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has now formally adopted the low energy version 4.0 of the Bluetooth Core Specification
IBM Uses Hot Water To Cool Zurich Supercomputer
An IBM water-cooled supercomputer at a Swiss University is heating nearby buildings with its waste heat
HP Donates Battery Recycling Patent To Eco Scheme
Battery recycling and reducing gold in chips are among the technollogies HP has given to a shared patent scheme
Accelerators Boost Supercomputer Energy Efficiency
Systems that use accelerators are three times more efficient than those supercomputers that don't use accelerators
Recession Spurs UK Carbon Reduction
Carbon reduction progress is too slow, according to the second annual Parliamentary report, but the recession has given it a boost
Data Centre Launches ‘Eco-friendly’ Facility
The opening of a new hosted services facility in Bedfordshire pushes green IT boundaries, according to provider Blue Chip
Green Tech Waits On The Government
Britain's Energy Secretary can talk green, says Peter Judge, but will he deliver on actual measures to promote green technology?
Kingston Proposes SSD Kicker For Old PCs
With 90 million PCs reaching the end of their life, Kingston's Darwin Chen says solid state storage could keep them in use and save users money
BREEAM Data Centre Scheme Goes Live
A scheme which rates buildings' footprint has been applied to data centres - but will it cut energy use?
Server Huggers Block The Path To Virtualisation
The benefits of virtualisation are well known. What is holding organisations back is a range of human and organisational issues
Energy Secretary Huhne Promises ‘New Economy’
The UK government's budget and green measures will get us through a new industrial revolution, says energy secretary Chris Huhne
IT Directors Unimpressed By Service Provider Quality
Third-party service providers face governance and access criticism from survey findings
A Bitter Budget For Green IT
This week's budget didn't support a transition to a low-carbon economy, says Peter Judge. But it could cut emissions by reducing demand
Study Dismisses Phone Mast Cancer Scare
A new study has found no cancer risk for children born near mobile phone masts, but many are still concerned about the phones themselves