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Election Fever Blights Green IT
The parties all think you can cut costs by cutting IT - but they ignore Green IT successes, says Andrew Donoghue.
Climategate Scientists Cleared In Report
Scientists gently slapped over use of statistics, but critics claim the report is biased
IBM Opens £19m Green Mainframe Factory
IBM has opened a 56,000-square-foot facility in New York where new Power and System z mainframe systems will be manufactured
Cisco Says Wi-Fi Phones Help Cut Hospital Waits
Nottingham University Hospital has introduced a new IT system incorporating wireless telephony and RFID
CloudApps Launches Cloud Offering To Manage Emissions
As the Government department responsible for the CRC laws starts to wind down for the general election, CloudApps has launched its offering to help companies control their emissions
European Polar Ice Satellite Prepares For Launch
CryoSat-2 replaces the original CryoSat which crashed into the ocean it was meant to study
Where’s The Fun In Smart Meters?
Will smart meters give us control of the energy we use, asks Andrew Donoghue, or just drown us in so much data we give up?
Google Urges Obama To Back Smart Grid Technology
Google, HP and General Electric have asked President Obama to make it easier for mobile phones and other Web-enabled gadgets to be used to manage energy usage
Cisco Upgrades UCS Blades With Xeon 7500
Cisco is building Intel's Xeon 7500 chips into its servers in a major revamp of UCS, the converged data centre strategy it launched a year ago.
Green Grid Pushes PUE As Global Data Efficiency Metric
Industry group Green Grid is pushing for an international agreement on data centre standards
IBM: Why Xeon Servers Aren’t A Me-Too Game
Intel Xeon servers promised to replace specialised RISC processors with bog-standard systems. So why is IBM consultant Tikiri Wanduragala telling us IBM's Xeons are different?
Labour MP Backs Petition To Ban VAT On IT Repairs
A green petition designed to boost repair work has received political backing - but will it be enough?
Ford Cars To Integrate With Microsoft Smart Metering Tech
Upcoming Ford electric vehicles will integrate with Microsoft's Hohm software which monitors utility consumption in homes and makes recommendations on what users can do to save energy
New Xeon 7500 Treads On Itanium’s Toes
Intel says its Xeon 7500 gives its biggest performance jump yet. Others wonder if it spells the end for Itanium, and trouble for IBM's Power processor
Telehouse Opens Flagship Green Data Centre In London
Today saw the official opening of Telehouse West: a new data centre in East London which provides heat to the surrounding housing developments
MPs Say Climate Unit Blocked Data Requests
Most Climategate allegations are false, although Professor Phil Jones failed to answer all requests for information, an MPs' committee has said
Green IT Certification To Help Companies Tackle Emissions
CompTIA has launched a new green IT certification, adding to the range of green IT qualifications available to IT managers
iPod Creator Turns Focus On Green IT
Tony Fadell, a major force behind the iPod, is leaving Apple for the green tech industry
Greenpeace Targets iPad In War On Dirty Tech
The environmental group has launched simultaneous attacks on Dell and Apple, on the eve of the launch of the iPad
GE Experimenting With Smart Grids
A pilot programme employing WiMax 4G communications and GE smart meters has been demonstrated in Michigan
Have Copenhagen And Climategate Killed Green Tech?
Confidence in climate change may be at an all time low, but what scares Peter Judge is the possibility that the hype could start again
Climate Change Action Is Stalled After Copenhagen
Half of business leaders don't believe in man-made climate change, and have no strategy for it, says a survey
Ireland Gets Much-Needed IBM Smart City Investment
The Emerald Isle could receive an economic boost from a new IBM facility focused on smarter infrastructure
US Lagging China in Clean Energy Investments
The U.S. trailed in 2009 clean energy asset financing, with only $11.2 billion, while China led with $29.8 billion
VeryPC Signs First Customer For IT Scrappage Scheme
Green computer maker VeryPC has signed up its first customer to the Big Business Refit, a scrappage scheme for power-hungry equipment
Computer Aid Readies Container-Based Cyber Café
IT charity Computer Aid International is about to ship a solar powered shipping container that will act as a cyber café for rural communities in Africa
Talking Cars Take A Trip In Amsterdam
Smart vehicle projects funded by the European Commission have been undergoing tests in the Dutch city
IBM Launches Out-Of-The-Box Smart Grid Tech
IBM and eMeter have announced a bundled software package of eMeter’s software bundled on IBM Power7 systems for Smart Grid implementations.
US Moves To Protect Electricity Grid From Attack
The Grid Reliability and Infrastructure Defense Act would take measures to protect the electricity grid from telecommunications intrusions