The next generation of IBM System x servers are banking heavily on Intel's Nehalem and IBM chipsets. The plan is to shake up mid-range servers
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Sentilla Claims Data Centre Energy Monitoring First
Sentilla's Energy Manager 3.0 claim to be the first to measure the energy of both metered and unmetered assets in the data centre with its inference engine
Fasthosts Debuts Virtual Server Range
Fasthosts targets UK firms’ growing appetites for virtual server solutions, featuring Hyper-V technology and customisable RAM, CPU and disk space
Cloud Storage Provider Upgrades Backup Capabilities
SOS expands functionality of its Universal Backup solution, including unlimited versioning, archiving and global roaming access
Storage Body Endorses Data Centre Code of Conduct
SNIA Europe is backing the EU Code of Conduct for data centres in the hope of strengthening the green credentials of storage vendors
Dell Powers New Laptops, Workstations With Latest Intel Chips
New lineup of Dell Vostro laptops feature Intel Core i7 processors and high-end M4500 workstation is first to combine Nvidia Quadro graphics
Companies Rush For Automatic Metering Before CRC
Carbon consultancy warns companies of the risks of leaving CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme preparation to the last minute
Nokia Patent Targets Mobile Device Kinetic Energy Charging
Nokia has filed a US patent for a phone charger that harvests kinetic energy
Cloud Continues To Confuse UK Businesses
Almost a quarter of industry professionals are unable to define cloud computing, but will a new industry forum’s code of practice help provide clarity?
Clinton Endorses OLPC’s Work In Earthquake Zones
Uruguay's decision to provide a laptop to every child of primary school age will boost learning in the region, the US secretary of state has said
Google Releases PowerMeter API
The search giant is continuing to push its energy measurement software which integrates with smart meter devices
NASA Launches Latest Weather Satellite
GOES-P's state-of-the-art instrumentation will supply the government with data used in weather monitoring, forecasting and warnings
Greenpeace Admits Using ‘Dirty’ Power
Greenpeace has admitted that its hosting operations are powered by coal and nuclear power, after it criticised Facebook for building a coal-powered data centre
Emergency Telecoms Helps Earthquake-Hit Chile
Phone and Internet services are being restored to help aid agencies and local residents communicate
Dell Unveils Additions To Optiplex and ‘Zero Client’ Portfolio
Dell has talked up its green credentials after it updated its portfolio with the Optiplex 980 aimed at enterprise customers, and FX 100 aimed at the thin client sector
CeBIT: Quarter Of Germans Happy To Have Chip Implants
CeBit: If it means shorter lines at the supermarket, a quarter of Germans would be happy to have a chip implanted under their skin
iPhone Traffic App Exceeds 50,000 Downloads
The iPhone traffic app is now the fourth most downloaded free application on Apple's App Store. but some users believe it is incomplete and would benefit from a map
Sir Clive Sinclair Snubs ‘Appalling’ Modern PCs
As well as touting the greater efficiency of early computers, such as the Spectrum, Sir Clive Sinclair is also planning a new electric car
IPCC Responds To Climategate Email Hack
The UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has said an independent panel of scientists would be appointed to review its work
APC Launches Virtualisation Energy Cost Calculator
Businesses looking to lower their data centre's power usage can now use a free online tool that will help them calculate the number of physical machines needed for virtualised environments
‘Combination Architecture’ To Produce Greener Power
AEG Power Solutions is touting more efficient power standby systems for data centres, as the world faces increasingly strict carbon emission controls
eBay Bids High For Green Bloom Energy Server
A new fuel cell technology called Bloom Box, used to provide sustainable energy to the mass-market, owes its genesis to a NASA project to sustain life on Mars
BlackBerry Bold-ly Tops Radiation Ranking
Data from the Environmental Working Group places the BlackBerry Bold 9700 as the mobile device with the highest legal levels of cell phone radiation among popular smartphones
Local E-Waste Set To Soar In Developing World
The United Nations Environment Programme fears that an anticipated rise in electronics sales in developing nations will mean exponentially increasing amounts of hazardous e-waste
IBM Hears Convenient Truths From Al Gore
IBM has launched a new phase of its Smarter Planet strategy – a renewed focus on smarter buildings, and former Vice President Al Gore was on hand to help
Cisco Donates Green Tech To Help Emerald Isle
Networking specialist Cisco has pledged to make an Irish innovation competition more sustainable through the use of video-conferencing
Survey Reveals Continuing Office Romance With Paper
There seems to be no sign of the so called 'paperless office', at least not yet, after a new survey revealed that office staff are loath to give up their paper copies
IBM Claims Low-Cost Solar Cell Breakthrough
Technology giant IBM claims it has developed a method of making solar cells that don't rely on expensive semiconductors
GSMA Partners To Promote Mobile Health
Groups pledge to develop interoperability and standards in both the mobile and healthcare sectors
DWP Swaps Strike-Hit HP For Strike-Hit Fujitsu
Japanese IT services specialist Fujitsu has been awarded one of the biggest desktop services contracts in the UK to provide energy efficient thin clients