The US Congress has passed an e-waste bill through Congress this week, but it must not repeat the mistakes of the EU, say experts
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Budget: Small Businesses Need To Adapt
Video: small businesses have plenty to get to grips with in the new budget - this panel advises how the budget will affect them
US Congress Passes E-Waste Bill in Nod to Earth Day
Lawmakers have paid tribute to Earth Day with legislation providing grant funds for practical solutions to reduce the growing mounds of old cell phones, televisions, computers and other electronic devices.
Green IT Must Look Beyond Cost Cutting
Businesses are pushing ahead with efficiency projects, but they must not forget Green IT jobs like carbon management, before regulations force them, says Gartner's Simon Mingay.
Efficiency, Not Cost Or Carbon, Will Drive Green Storage
Green storage options are growing, but mainly for efficiency reasons, according to a report.
Does Being Green Mean Lagging The Technology Curve?
New kit may claim to be better for the environment, but does that consider all the impacts? Jim Rapoza thinks you might be better off sticking with older tech
Buyers Willing To Pay More For Green Phones
Eco-conscious consumers are willing to pay more for green mobile phones — as long as they're well-designed
Dell, HP and IBM Praised For E-Waste Efforts
IDC gives certificates to nine virtuous companies for disposing of old IT equipment well
Budget Fails To Live Up To IT Expectations
But broadband, green tech and IT-based public sector economies get a look-in.
The Green Side Of Business Process Management
BPM isn't just management consultants tweaking your organisation. It can lead to cost savings and sustainability
Wireless Networks Cut Carbon (And Costs)
Cheaper wireless networks, with wired-like performance, can reduce your carbon footprint - and pay for themselves
TeleCity Launches New Efficient Data Centres
A facility in Sweden will use free-air cooling and renewable energy
IBM Profits Drop by One Percent
Middleware and software development are bright spots, despite revenue going down by ten percent overall
HP Converges The Data Centre With Matrix
Hewlett-Packard has laucnhed a platform to combine servers, storage and networks into one resource - and called it the Matrix
Online Retailers Offered Carbon Offset Service
Ready-made application launched amid concerns about the future of carbon offsetting
Hitachi Steps Up Green IT Efforts
Hitachi chief executive Takashi Kawamura said the vendor will focus on “green mobility,” smart grids and the global expansion of the company's green data centres
VMware’s vSPhere: “Bigger, More Open, More Resilient”
The virtualisation giant is pretty pleased with its new "cloud OS", vSphere. Is it really that different from the competition. VMware's Reza Malekzadeh thinks so - and explained why.
VMware Launches “Cloud OS” vSphere
Upgrade to virtual infrastructure product boosts fault-tolerance and expands to smaller businesses, as well as including networks and storage
Oracle’s Sun Purchase Raises New Questions
Sun's new prospective owner Oracle explains why the IBM deal went sour. But will Oracle do hardware, and will it kill MySQL? Of course not, says Peter Judge
Analyst Reveals Top Tips For Greener PCs
Companies offered advice on how to tackle inefficent PCs and peripherals
HP’s New Unix Includes Green Power Control
The latest HP UX version can cut power use, while improved ServiceGuard management should make virtual servers more reliable
Darling Warned IT Budget Cuts Could Cost Billions
Groups have called for budget support to UK digital media companies - while government IT pros fear losing their budgets
Sprint Plans Fuel Cell For Mobile Network
Sprint aims to add more backup power at cell phone sites using hydrogen fuel cells
Knowledge Is Power – And Power Management Needs Data
It's no good trying to guess your way to a low-energy data centre, says Avocent's CTO Ben Grimes. You have to instrument your systems and get measurements
Can We Live With Tech Giants’ Recovery Plans?
Google, Nokia, and Intel have all been battered by the recession.They all have plans to recover - but what about the environmental cost, asks Peter Judge
Gartner: 2009 A Gap Year For Green IT
The analyst claims that spending on sustainable tech projects in some countries could be on hold for the rest of the year
Google Loses Brilliant To Climate Change Fund
Google "Chief Philanthropic Evangelist" Larry Brilliant is leaving to become president of the climate change fund which produced films such as “An Inconvenient Truth”
Research: Most “Green IT” Not Green Enough
Only around 16 percent of supposedly green IT products are actually sustainable, according to a new report
Job Cuts – The Biggest Security Risk Of All?
The recession is creating an army of disaffected ex-employees - many of whom will still have access to their former company's IT systems, warns Matt Hines
UK Concerned Over EC IT Waste Laws
The British government is concerned that updates to the tech recycling and toxicity legislation might be hard on businesses