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Study: Firms Want To Be Green But Don’t Know How
Businesses need better data about corporate social responsibility, says an IBM study
UN Climate Conference To Use Cisco Telepresence
But some analysts claim that high-end video-conferencing systems can be extremely expensive and resource hungry
HP Widget Nags You To Switch Your PC Off
Power To Change initiative aims to encourage users to turn off PCs at night
Sony Ericsson Satio Has “Half The iPhone’s Carbon Footprint”
Green consumers may want to know - but Sony Ericsson isn't planning to market the Satio as a green phone
Sony Ericsson Launches Two Green Phones
Most of the carbon reduction comes from not shipping phones with a manual
How Do Phones Go Green?
You can improve the manufacture of phones - and then there's the problems of chargers and recycling
Dell Uses More Renewable Energy
The manufacturer has made progress on green power, but the green movement may hurt it in in future - as users hang onto kit for longer
IBM Awarded For AIDS Work
IBM has won accolades for new mathematical prediction models to help determine the best drug combinations for any given HIV genetic variant
Dell, HP And Sun Get Behind AMD’s Istanbul Opterons
AMD's Istanbul gets encouraging nods from all the right people
EMC Outbids NetApp For Data Domain
NetApp was ready to pay dearly for Data Domain - but EMC just pushed the price up
One In Five Businesses Break The Data Protection Act
And BSI has a new standard out that might help everyone pull their socks up
NASA To Offer Innovation Advice To NHS
Space experts will join speakers including dot-com innovator Martha Lane Fox at an upcoming health service conference
Green IT Pressure Is Growing
CIOs may be more keen to save money than save the planet, but after this year's Copenhagen Forum the pressure to go green will get more serious, says Michael Vizard
EMC Admits To Rising Carbon Emissions
Despite action to improve its sustainability, the company says green house gas emissions are still rising
Green IT Appetite Is Growing
Environmental responsibility is driving growing green IT spending, not cost savings, a survey says.
Server Virtualisation – Some Real Cost Savings
Server virtualisation promises to save space, costs and energy, but two UK local authorities have discovered there's more to achieving these benefits than the technology alone.
How to solve the eWaste issue
It's no good wringing our hands over eWaste. The answer is simple if we have the political will to outlaw all dumping of electronic waste, says Tony Roberts of Computer Aid International
NEC EA261WM: A Display With Green Ambitions
Including a carbon meter and a lower power eco-mode could help raise awareness of power usage in the office
Romania Issues €100 Million To Microsoft Without Bids
Contracts are drafted to exclude any alternatives and hand the money over to Redmond, say local activists
Jail “E-Waste Cowboys” Says IT Charity
US and UK governments must clamp down on the export of waste-tech claims the chief executive of Computer Aid
IBM Offers Government Stimulus Kit On Credit
Why wait for government cash for green projects when you get the technology right now and pay later, says IBM
British Techies To Sleep Out For Homeless Kids
In its eleventh year, Byte Night plans to raise more money than ever, and eWEEK Europe UK will be there
IT Consultant Extends Green Olympics Contract
Atos Origin has made much of its commitment to provide sustainable IT for the Olympics - a contract it will now keep till 2016
Critics Attack ‘Hole’ In US E-Waste Bill
Environmentalists say the loophole will allow U.S. companies to continue shipping e-waste to developing countries
Blades, Storage Arrays To Get Efficiency Rating
Now that the first-tier specification for energy-efficient enterprise servers is completed, the US EPA is turning its focus to larger servers, blades and storage arrays
Carbon Reporting Model To Meet Future UK Laws
With the UK government about to impose mandatory carbon accounting, PwC has produced a reporting model which it says will do the business
Scotland Gets Europe’s Largest Wind Farm, and Smart Power Training
Engineers will take smart grids across Scotland thanks to a government backed Energy Academy
NHS Trust Leads Way With E-Patient Records Project
While the £12.7 billion NHS upgrade scheme has yet to deliver, one NHS Trust has gone ahead with its own patient record system - and expects to save £3.2 million
Lenovo Launches Recession-busting PCs
Featuring low-voltage processors, the IdeaPad S12 netbook, the IdeaPad U350 and G550 laptops and the C300 all-in-one desktop emphasise design, easy using and easy buying