Businesses are beginning to look more at software solutions designed to make PCs run more cost-effectively and with more energy efficiency
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Doctors Criticise Google Health Data
Google's health care IT solution has been taken to task by physicians who say it can give an inaccurate picture of patients' health conditions
Data Centres To Get Breath Of Fresh Air
IT administrators are looking for cheaper and more efficient ways to cool their facilities as the global recession forces businesses to slash budgets,
IBM Offering Sustainable Procurement Service
IBM's new Sustainable Procurement consulting service helps businesses and government agencies develop and enforce green guidelines for suppliers
D-Link Switched On To Energy Efficiency
The new switch is part of D-Link's green technology program, which includes Wi-Fi routers, NAS devices and, soon, network adapters
Can IT Win The Green Turf Wars?
The recession has put IT and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) on a collision course. Will IT grow up , and take control of areas where it can deliver efficiency?
Mobile Industry Heeds Green Calls
Mobile operators and manufacturers are showing that they can take similar action to their IT counterparts when it comes to energy efficiency
EC Clamps Down On Power Supplies
Mobile devices might be more efficient but "power bricks" must do better says the EC
University To Save £200K With Green Data Centre
IBM plans to use a modular design that targets the sources of heat and smaller uninterrupted power supplies to maximise the amount of usable power
US Power Grid Hacked: Is The Smart Grid Safe?
Foreign spies placed malware on the US electricity grid. Where does this leave government security, and the Green Grid?
Enterprise Networks Can Cut Emissions, Too
From Energy Efficient Ethernet to a company's own supply network, there's a lot that networks can do to reduce a company's environmental footprint, says 3Com's Matt Walmsley
Thin Client Add-In Card Prolongs PC Life
Booting from an add-in card slims a PC down and gives it a new lease of life, says IGEL
HP Slaps Own Back For Green Progress
But environmental groups claim the company could do better
Salesforce.com Launches Free Mobile Service
Launched in London, and runs on iPhone, Blackberry and Windows Mobile devices
CBI Urges UK To Back Smart Meters
But security concerns may force the government to take a slower approach
Sun Targets Growing Healthcare Sector
Creating a more efficient and secure way to exchange such medical information will lead to better patient treatment and improved public health, supporters say
Sun, Do You Have A Plan B?
As its deal with IBM evaporates, Sun needs a backup plan. Chris Preimesberger thinks there might be another deal on the table - from HP and Oracle, or maybe from Cisco
Microsoft: Digital Downloads Save Carbon and Costs
Downloading software can save nearly 90 percent of the carbon emissions associated with physical DVD distribution, the software maker claims
IBM’s Sun Acquisition Breaks Down
Sun Microsystems rejected IBM's $7 billion bid, according to reports - or is it a negotiation tactic?
Al Gore Pushes Green Benefits Of Smart Grids
Environmental leader and former U.S. Vice President Al Gore tells a wireless conference that the industry holds important keys to solving climate change.
HP And Dell Admit To Toxic Tech Delays
Lenovo, HP, Dell and Lenovo have admitted they cannot remove BFRs and PVC from their products by the end of 2009, but promise to meet the commitment soon
Cambridge University To Offer Cloud-Based HPC
The University of Cambridge is planning a commercial high performance computing cloud, driven partly by a successful move to meter electricity usage in its departments.
Nokia Unveils Green Apps For Ovi Store
Nokia's Ovi Store is the company's big chance to compete against Apple App Store and RIM's new BlackBerry App World
Servers Can Be Both Eco and Logical, Claims Rackable
Is there room in the market for a specialist builder of data-centre servers? Rod Evans, the boss of Rackable Systems' new European operation, clearly thinks so
Greenpeace Slams PC Makers Over Toxic PCs
Dell, Lenovo and HP are still using toxic BFRs and PVC, and won't honour a promise to phase them out this year, according to Greenpeace
Rackable CEO Explains SGI purchase
It's a tiny deal compared to the proposed IBM-Sun Merger, but Rackable will do well with SGI, says Mark Barrenechea
Earth Hour Fails To Slow Internet Usage
Internet usage continued to suck down power with no slowdown before, during and after Earth Hour
UK Start-Up Plans Pedal-Powered Green Data Centre
Financial services companies looking to cut IT costs could make use of pedal power
Legal & General Adopts Sustainable Printing Plan
The UK financial services company has cut its printers, faxes and other output devices from 150 to 50
Labs Verdict: Nehalem Boosts Virtualisation
Intel's Xeon 5500 processor includes a lot of improvements that will reduce server power demands and allow more virtualisation