UCS was supposed to launch Cisco into the server market, but instead it has undermined the company's data centre switch business, claims Vikram Mehta of rival Blade Technologies
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Fraudsters Net £2.6m In Carbon Phishing Scam
EU registries have been duped out of more than €3 million (£2.6m), after a phishing scam resulted in hackers stealing an estimated 250,000 carbon permits
Samsung Cuts DRAM Power With 30nm Tech
Samsung says its 30-nanometer-class, 2GB DRAM is greener, but memory only uses a small percentage of the power consumed by a laptop
Morse Identifies Loopholes in CRC Regulations
The government's CRC laws are flawed, as companies can simply offshore their data centres and it doesn't take into account power from renewable sources, warns Morse's Brian Murray
NHS Staff Told To Abandon IE6
The Department of Health is advising NHS organisations to abandon Internet Explorer 6, despite the government's decision to ignore security warnings about the browser
Uptime Institute Plans Green Update
The analysts responsible for a data centre reliability rating scheme are planning to add efficiency to the mix
Carbon Reduction Commitment Is ‘A Tax On The Cloud’
Cap and trade rules will drive companies away from more efficient IT, says Dan Lowe of hosting company UKSolutions
Intel Sees The Light With Solar Power
Intel is continuing to flash its green credentials after announcing plans to install solar panels at eight locations in order to generate about 2.5 megawatts of renewable power
University Defends Against Climategate Criticism
The University at the centre of the Climategate emails scandal denies it broke information laws
Climategate University Broke Information Rules
The climate research unit, whose hacked emails sparked a row, broke the law according to the Information Commissioner
Toxic Tech Group Slams Avatar 3D TV Upgrades
The film's environmental message has been undercut by a push to purchase 3D technology and consign old TVs to the waste stream
Hospital Trust Criticised Over Data Record Theft
More than 33,000 unencrypted patient records have been stolen from an unattended hospital vehicle, including details about diabetes and results of retinal screening tests
OLPC Sends Refurbished Laptops To Haiti
One Laptop Per Child, the organisation behind the $100 laptop, is calling for previous customers to donate old machines to aid efforts
New Data Centre To Help With Future Ecosystem
TelecityGroup has built a new data centre in Paris that will help scientists establish which plant and trees will be best suited to the region's climate ... in 50 years time
Facebook Planning Green Data Centre
Popular social networking site Facebook announces plans to build an environmentally-friendly data centre – its first – in Oregon
on365 Issues CRC Advice Amid Awareness Concerns
A data centre specialist has warned that many organisations are still unaware of the pending legislation over their energy usage
Businesses Increasingly Go Green To Cut Costs
Companies are increasingly pushing the green agenda despite the economic downturn, providing it can demonstrate a positive return
$100 Laptop Project Recruiting Haiti Volunteers
The earthquake-hit country is just one of the destinations where the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) organisation wants to send interns and volunteers
Nexsan Upgrades Energy-Efficient Dedupe Storage System
Nexsan has upgraded its file storage system designed for data protection and disaster recovery applications that need high-performance deduplication
Refurbished Phones Used To Aid Haiti
ReCellular, a mobile phone recycler and refurbisher, is asking consumers to send the company their old phones as an additional way to aid survivors of the earthquake in Haiti
Cost Of Labour’s Botched IT Projects Exposed
Botched IT projects under the Labour Government have cost the British taxpayer in the region of £26 billion, it has been revealed
Analysts Predict Environment, Cloud, Will Guide 2010 IT Decisions
Gartner offers IT organisations predictions for 2010 and beyond, suggesting they take advantage of coming changes, rather than be hurt by them
Haiti Gets 1,000 Solar Mobile Phones
Solar-powered phones could keep aid workers and survivors in touch, despite the lack of basic infrastructure
OLPC To Send Rugged Laptops To Haiti
The low-cost laptop specialist OLPC has become the latest tech company to pledge help after the earthquake in Haiti
Greening The Data Centre – What You Need To Know
From HVAC to rack density to hot/cool aisles, eWEEK looks at the computing models and energy-saving practices to focus on for the biggest rewards
Wyse Launches New Mobile Thin Client
Wyse has unveiled a new mobile thin client, powered by Intel's Atom processor, aimed at mobile staff looking to utilise virtualisation and cloud computing
Telecom Emergency Team Deploys To Haiti
Telecoms Sans Frontieres is attempting to re-establish communications in Haiti following the earthquake, but severe damage to the country's capital is hindering efforts
IBM Chief Executive Lays Out Smart System Vision
In a recent speech in London, IBM chairman, president and CEO Sam Palmisano laid out IBM's vision of the next decade as the decade of the smarter system
IBM Says Green Spending Lets Companies Save Long Term
IBM figures that for every dollar saved in energy drawn from the wall, a company saves £4 to £6 in operational costs as a result.
Google’s Bid To Resell Power Is Primarily Capitalistic
Google Energy has asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the right to buy and resell electricity to consumers as it seeks to keep its data centres fed with power