Which is the greenest supercomputer of them all? Well, unsurprisingly, it turns out to be a supercomputer from IBM
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Energy Efficient IBM Supercomputer Will Investigate Climate Change
The IBM supercomputer at Brown University is 50 times more powerful, six times more energy efficient and can hold 70 times more memory than the system it's replacing
Spiceworks Plug-in To Rein In Power Hungry PCs
Spiceworks has teamed up with Intel to offer a green plug-in that will allow companies to regulate the power consumption of their computers
Green Data Centres Wait For Regulations
Users are keen to know about sustainable data centres, but it looks like it might take regulations to push them to adopt a more environmental approach
Green IT and more (Part II) – Cleaning Up IT
In the second of a series of articles, David Tebbutt explains how you can reduce the environmental impact of IT before you buy IT devices, during their lifetime, and after you've finished with them.
Qualcomm Readies Next Generation Displays
Qualcomm is gearing up to deliver both colour and video to the next generation of e-readers, with display technology that uses ambient light
Mobile Tech Must Be On Copenhagen Agenda Says GSMA
Mobile technology must be a top priority at the UN talks, according to GSMA, but campaigners have warned that IT probably won't get the attention it deserves
Dell Wraps Netbooks in Panda-Friendly Bamboo
Bamboo packaging is sustainable, but Dell still faces criticism for delays in banning some toxic substances in its products
Smart Grids Increasingly Vulnerable To Cyber Attacks
In a new report released by McAfee, several noted security experts discussed the improving cyberwarfare capabilities of some countries and the risks facing critical infrastructures
Server Cool-Bags Could Cut Costs By 93 Percent
Technology developed by Iceotope, that wraps server components in synthetic modules of coolant, has been described by experts as "game changing"
HP Blade Centres Receive Density Boost
At the Supercomputing conference, HP shows off the latest of its double-density blade servers, the ProLiant BL2x220c G6 servers, which pack two Intel Xeon-based blades into the physical space of one
Sainsbury’s Goes Bananas For Fair Trade PC Donations
The retailer is donating retired PCs to Fair Trade Banana producers in Ecuador and health projects in Africa
UK Staff Oblivious To Company Green Strategy
Corporate carbon emissions are causing a great deal of confusion, with UK staff kidding themselves about the green credentials of their employers
Green Experts Pour Cold Water On Sweating IT Assets
The Green Grid's John Tuccillo and Zhal Limbuwala from the British Computer Society argue that consuming less IT and upgrading less frequently isn't necessarily the most sustainable approach
Green Grid and BCS Warn About “Risky” UK Carbon Rules
The Green Grid and BCS are teaming up to help companies adhere to new carbon regulations and to develop a data centre simulator tool
Copenhagen Summit Slammed For Ignoring IT
ICT is the best way to manage and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, say IT champions - who want it included in the UN's forthcoming COP15 summit
Green IT And More (Part I) – Gearing Up to Go Green
You can use IT to reduce your organisation's environmental impact while also bringing commercial benefits - in the first of a series of articles, David Tebbutt explains how.
UK Tightens Tech Recycling – While Toxic Waste Leaks To Africa
In the same week that the UK updated its electronics recycling laws, a Nigerian national has been questioned by police over the illegal export of waste technology
Green Start-Up Will Drill Into Energy Efficiency and Performance
Viridity is developing software designed to give IT administrators high visibility into the utilisation and energy consumption of their IT equipment and applications
IBM Developing Low-Emission Data Centres
IBM is working to deliver technology that it claims could lead to zero direct emission data centres, says an IBM researcher at the USENIX Large Installation System Administration conference
EC To Object To Oracle’s Sun Acquisition, Say Reports
The EC is likely to make a formal objection to Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems, because of the inclusion of the open source MySQL database, say newspaper reports
Cisco EMC Cloud Venture Launched Under Acadia Name
New company still doesn't have a CEO or a headquarters, but this shouldn't worry a virtualisation expert
Toshiba Launches Laptop Trade-In Program
Toshiba has launched a laptop trade-in scheme that could include up to £150 cash back for an old machine
War Torn Burundi Sees Future In IT Outsourcing
One of the world's poorest countries is following offer African nations in looking to IT offshore services and crowd-sourcing
HP Takes On Datacentre Rivals With Converged Infrastructure
Hewlett-Packard is pulling together its network and server strength into a converged infrastructure to take on Cisco and others
IBM: Fossil Fuel Companies Are Climate Change Victims, Not Perpetrators
Skirting carefully around the fact that fossil fuels contribute to climate change, IBM has plenty of advice for how oil and gas companies can respond to the threat from global warming
Data Centres: Does Reliability Clash With Efficiency?
New data centres are more efficient than their predecessors, but they have to be reliable too. Peter Judge asks - what happens when the need for reliability clashes with the demand for efficiency?
Computacenter Launches Tier IV Data Centre In Romford UK
Computacenter has launched Europe's first certified Tier IV data centre - in the last major data centre site to be built within the M25
Cloud Ushers In New Security Frontier
Widespread adoption of cloud computing is likely to entail a plethora of management and security challenges, warns original Windows NT developer Mark Shavlik
Broadband In Kenya: Small Steps For Big Rewards
The first broadband centre opened in Kenya earlier this year, but what effect will faster internet access have on a largely agricultural community, and how has the service been received so far?