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.
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Ofcom Proposes To Lend Radio Spectrum For Olympics
the Ministry of Defence will have to hand over to the make way for the press pack for the duration
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
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
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
NHS Takes Action Over Data Security
The information commissioner has criticised the NHS over its data protection efforts while some patients could choose to delete electronic information
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
Emulex Boss Rebuffs Broadcom Offer
Emulex president and chief executive Jim McCluney in a letter to stockholders calls Broadcom's offer inadequate
In The Euro Election, Vote For Free Software!
The open source movement wants to see government contracts open to proper competitive tendering. Let's see how that issue plays in the Euro elections, says Peter Judge
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
US Airforce Denies GPS Failure Reports
A US government report predicted that as old satellites begin to fail over the next few years, GPS coverage could decline
Free Software To Become A Euro Election Issue
Free software pact gives supporters something better to vote on than disgust over MP's expenses
Red Hat Sues Switzerland Over Microsoft Monopoly
£8 million a year to Microsoft, with no public bidding. And that's just the tip of the iceberg, say open source activists
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,
Microsoft Turns Down EC Antitrust Meeting
Microsoft has declined the European Commission's offer to hold a hearing on antitrust matters concerning its browser bundling
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
Young People See Good Prospects In IT
IT is beginning to be accepted as a "career of choice" with good prospects by young people but the older generation is proving harder to convince
Fault Tolerance (Re)Discovered
Fault tolerant virtualisation technologies can be hardware or software based but they don't necessarily offer the same level of protection for business-critical processes.
UK Snubs Support For Home of WWII Enigma
Government refuses to upgrade wartime code-breaking site Bletchley Park - which had a visit from actor and techno-phile Stephen Fry
EC Quizzes Google Over Street View Privacy
The European Commission has been debating the effectiveness of the protection of personal data in services such as Google Street View
Infrastructure Tool Manages Data Centre Power
Planning needs a link to real time data, says Avocent
Secure Your Network from Kaminsky’s DNS Cache Poisoning Flaw
Multiple defenses offer the best protection against insidious security threats. Sandy Wilbourn explains what the Kaminsky DNS cache poisoning flaw is and how to safeguard your company's network.
Recession Creates Opportunities, Mandelson Tells Google Zeitgeist
The UK must invest in digital infrastructure, and governments must regulate global markets, the UK business secretary told the search giant's business talk-shop
Dell Chooses Via Over Intel Or AMD
Dell is turning to Via Technologies to power a new server designed to run in dense Web hosting environments
Tech-Savvy Staff Challenging IT Departments
Today's workers are more mobile and they are demanding greater choice in their technology, putting more strain on IT departments that are trying to keep up with those demands
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