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
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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
Beware Of Nehalem’s Virtualisation Risk
Intel's new flagship can cut your data centre's power and space demands by packing more virtual machines in, but think before you put all your eggs in one basket, warns Cameron Sturdevant
Open Cloud Manifesto: Blighted From Birth?
Is the Open Coud Manifesto doomed even as it is officially announced? The top three cloud platforms have backed off, and the group faces stern criticism from the outsiders
Open Cloud Manifesto – Open For Business
Critics say the IBM-backed Open Cloud Manifesto is a bid to use standards to slow down faster-moving competitors
Why Hackers And Regulations Cost The Earth
Security threats like Conficker, along with the regulations and measures to combat them, are a nightmarish waste of resources, says Peter Judge
iPhone Could Manage Electric Car Efficiency
Google co-founders are two of the investors pumping money into Tesla Motors which could be monitored via an iPhone or a laptop
Dell Plans To Replace Consultants With The Cloud
The direct model did away with the old way of buying PCs. Now it's time to apply cloud economics to the data centre and slash the management costs, says Dell's Raj Kushwaha
Earth Hour Energy Use May Outweigh Savings
People blogging about Saturday's Earth Hour, and watching it on television, may use more power than is saved by switching lights off for an hour - but it's a symbol, say organisers
Green is The Colour of Money, Too
Done properly, going green means lower costs, not higher, says Dave Cox, operations chief at Blue Coat and the man driving the company's BluePlanet eco-programme
Can Dell Deliver The Full Monty?
Dell is wasting time with claims about server performance. The real story is the management tools it says can free users from the grasp of big consultancies
Dell Unleashes Cooler, Cheaper Servers
Dell's Nehalem server launch majored on power savings and system management, pitching a commodity console from Symantec against the might of IBM Tivoli
UK PC Users Are Greener Than Americans
PC users in Britain are more likely than those in the US to switch off PCs for environmental reasons. But there is still a long way to go in reducing wasted power
Lenovo Unveils Green Supercomputer Desktops
Lenovo unveils new ThinkStation S20 and D20 desktops, which the company is billing as personal “supercomputers”
UK IT Departments Unprepared For Carbon Trading
Research from Gartner says not enough companies are preparing their IT systems for the data management and analytics required for carbon reporting schemes
UK Government: We’ll Secure Smart Meters
The Department for Energy and Climate Change has moved to reassure users over fears on smart grids
Companies Threaten To Kill Green Energy Over Government Rules
Government rules could strangle green energy, according to a group of companies, some of whom have cancelled plans for renewable energy projects
Vodafone and O2 Announce Network Sharing Deal
Pooling base stations will save money and could reduce the environmental impact of mobile networks in Europe, say the operators