Business secretary Mandelson disses cappucino-drinking creatives, but is criticised for not pushing fibre harder at London conference
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
News Innovation
D-Link Expands Energy Saving Switch Range
The switch-maker says that it has added another range of power-saving switches to its product line-up
VeryPC Talks Sustainable With Broadleaf Range
A British firm is touting a new new range of green desktops which it calls the most energy efficient PCs on the planet
Cisco Unified Computing System Review
For IT managers who must pay attention to both virtual and physical resources, the Cisco UCS system is well worth considering
IT Must Take Climate Lead, Say EC and UK Government
If CIOs can't save the planet, no one can, says a UK green government champion tells eWEEK
Mauritius’ Sea Water Cooled Data Centre: Not Just a Drop in the Ocean?
The island country of Mauritius is using sea water cooling in its bid to become a major outsourced data-centre player
Toxic Vendors Will Need Standards to Clean Up Their Act
Corporate accountability director says the recent green leaf Apple turned over is only a small step along a long road to full tech industry carbon disclosure
Government Denies Price Hikes Will Negate Smart Grid Savings
Despite estimates that energy prices could increase by as much as 60 percent, the government has said smart metering could help cut bills in the long term
VMWare Responds To “Green” Hydroelectric Criticism
Environmentalists have criticised VMWare's choice of hydroelectric power for the damage damming causes salmon stocks and local communities
Iomega Launches Green NAS Device
Iomega's latest offering to storage-seekers, announced on 7 Oct, is the double-drive StorCenter ix2-200 desktop machine, which is a bit smaller than a standard loaf of bread and almost as quiet
EC Calls For €50bn Green Tech Investment
Investments in green tech will need to increase from €3 to €8 billion per year
Apple and Sony Praised For Toxic Progress
Seven companies have been singled out for their progress on cutting toxic chemical compounds in hardware
Google Bypasses Utilities With Smart Meter Partnership
Consumers can get "smart" information on power use without having to involve their utility, says the search specialist
Environmentalists Dispute VMWare’s “Green” Hydroelectric Claims
The virtualisation specialist claims its latest data centre is "the gold standard" for green design powered as it is solely by hydroelectric energy but environmental groups claim electricity generated from damming rivers is not sustain ...
IBM Reveals Biotech Ambitions
IBM scientists are developing a technology that will enable physicians and other researchers to quickly and easily read and analyse strands of DNA
IT Companies Broadly Support Fixing US Heatlh Care
Tech companies appear to support reforms that could help the 46 million US citizens who don't have health insurance
Cisco Launches German Smart Grid Project
Cisco is partnering with a German electric company, Yello Strom, in a smart grid project designed to create a system that will help businesses and residents measure and control the energy consumption of their appliances
Ballmer: Windows 7 Will Save £100 A Year
The cloud is here - within limits - said CEO Steve Ballmer, in a London visit to promote Windows 7 and the rest of Microsoft's current catalaogue
Consumers Demand Minimum Smart Meter Standards
With a 2020 target set for smart meter roll out to UK households and businesses, organisations including the Energy Saving Trust are pushing for minimum standards for the devices
Carbon Rules Will Create “Energy Tsars” Says Analyst
The UK government's CRC carbon trading regulations will create new power-brokers - executives whose job is to co-ordinate corporate energy use
HD Video Conferencing Services Launched
As Cisco looks to extend the reach of its high-definition video conferencing capabilities by buying Tandberg, rival LifeSize Communications is unveiling Passport, a device designed to bring HD video conferencing to small and midsize bu ...
Green Grid Offers Free Cooling Tools
New free online tools and maps designed for use by data centre and facilities managers in Japan and 33 European countries make it easy to calculate how much free cooling, is available for individual data centres, says The Green Grid
UK Scientists Use Nasa Data To Investigate Global Warming
Working with millions of NASA satellite measurements, researchers from the British Antarctic Survey and the University of Bristol find dynamic ice thinning occurring in all latitudes in Greenland and intensifying on key Antarctic coast ...
Microsoft Launches Online Health Data Tools
The My Health Info beta service offers tools and widgets with which to organise and monitor health information stored in personal Microsoft HealthVault accounts
Firms At Risk From Excel-Based Carbon Management
Simple spreadsheets will not meet the carbon accounting requirements of the UK's CRC regulations, warns analyst firm Verdantix
Cisco To Acquire Video Conference Specialist Tandberg
The networking giant has made an offer of $3bn (£1.9bn) for its Norwegian rival in the market for video calls
MOD Rolls Out Smart Meters Despite Security Concerns
Defence sites across the UK will be fitted with energy efficiency monitoring technology despite security concerns raised by experts about the technology
From 2010, Legislation, Not Cost, Will Drive Green IT
Environmental laws will replace cost cutting as the main motivation for developing energy efficient data centres, says analyst Gartner
Ballmer Says Recession WIll Drive Efficiency
CEO Steve Ballmer uses the pulpit of a Microsoft event in San Francisco to discuss a so-called new efficiency that IT administrators must embrace in a difficult economy, and touted the cost-saving aspects of new Microsoft products
MIcrosoft Makes Green Claims For Windows 7
Microsoft has been pushing Windows 7 as greener than Vista or XP, designed with a variety of energy-saving options for both IT administrators and end users.