Why wait for government cash for green projects when you get the technology right now and pay later, says IBM
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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
Local Government Sets Green Computing Example
Local government is stealing a march on central government in its use of virtualisation to harness cost savings and power efficiencies,
Storage Economics: When Data Meets Dough
If you think storage is cheap, you aren't doing your sums right. The big picture, with power, carbon, and legal costs, adds up to a new discipline, says Hitachi Data Systems' David Merrill - a storage economist
UK Government To Force IT Training At Suppliers
If you want government money, you'll have to show your IT training plan, says skills secretary John Denham
Google Partners With US Utilities On PowerMeter
Google plans to expand the Google PowerMeter rollout later in 2009
Sustainable IT Holds Opportunities For The UK
Computing can affect the future of this planet, says the Cambridge professor of computing, Andy Hopper. And there are opportunities for the UK here - if we can handle our fear of change
Can Wi-Fi Rescue The 3G Operators?
Mobile broadband is growing too fast for the operators' networks to keep up, says Selina Lo of Ruckus. She says they should turn to Wi-Fi for assistance
Thin Client Maker Launches £128 Device
Several government departments are backing thin client technology including the Met Office and the Department for Work and Pensions
Cisco Develops Smart Grid For Green Power
Cisco Systems is unveiling its Smart Grid initiative, a move to offering an end-to-end communications platform based on IP protocols to a power industry under pressure to create more electricity and to do so more efficiently
Study Points To Environmental Impact of Data Universe
Researcher IDC and storage infrastructure provider EMC claim there is a cost to storing everything, and that's in people, power and cooling
Infrastructure Tool Manages Data Centre Power
Planning needs a link to real time data, says Avocent
EPA Launches Server Energy Star Label
CTOs and data centre managers can use the new label to evaluate brands of servers in energy-efficient and enviromentally friendly data centres
All Servers Could Be Water-Cooled In Ten Years, Says IBM
Old-style mainframe cooling could come back, because it's easier to harness hot water than hot air, says IBM
Dutch Engineers Launch Multi-Storey Data Centres
Put the cooling under the servers, says data centre builder Imtech
Why The Mainframe Will Never Die
Users need support in ever more demanding workloads, greening strategies and cloud computing models, which guarantees the mainframe's continuing relevance, says Anne Altman
Logica Cuts Costs With Own Sustainability Tool
The IT services company is keen to cuts costs even though it claims its customers don't "buy on price"
BT’s Problems Come From Global Services Unit
BT's poor results and shock redundancy plan have come about because of problems in its Global Services division, says Bathwick Group's Katy Ring. But there could be hope
IT Is Key To Climate Change Control
BT and Marks & Spencer and other users are looking to IT for solutions, according to a conference on the commercial risks of climate change
Gadgets Increasing Green House Gas Emissions
With increased mobile phone and computer use, says the International Energy Agency, comes increased energy use
Intel’s Otellini Looks On the Bright Side
Windows 7 and mobile devices will lift the outlook, said Intel's chief, the day before the EC put the boot in
Dell Tightens E-waste Policies
But green IT experts claim computer makers are still ducking their responsibilities in Africa and other developing countries
SGI Lives On – As Rackable Renames Itself
Despite the old SGI's bankruptcy, the brand name is still a big draw worldwide, said Rackable