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EEA and Microsoft to develop online green information portal

Tom Young — 2008-05-16T17:01:00.000Z

Tom Young, Computing, Friday 16 May 2008 at 17:01:00

Plan is to develop global repository of information for experts

The European Environment Agency (EEA) and Microsoft have announced a new five-year alliance to develop an environmental information portal for more than 500 million citizens across Europe....

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Welsh Assembly leases space for £200m datacentre

Janie Davies — 2008-05-16T16:43:00.000Z

Janie Davies, Computing, Friday 16 May 2008 at 16:43:00

A multi-million pound datacentre will create skilled jobs in Wales

The Welsh Assembly Government is leasing 70,000sq ft of space to a datacentre developer to create what will be one of Europe's most advanced datacentres....

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University stacks up eco-friendly credentials

Neon Kelly — 2008-05-15T17:25:00.000Z

Neon Kelly, Computing, Thursday 15 May 2008 at 17:25:00

A green supercomputer has helped Sunderland to reduce its carbon footprint

Sunderland University has installed what it claims is one of the UK’s first eco-friendly supercomputers, capable of handling powerful processing tasks without the need for extra cooling....

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Dell talks up green credentials

Tom Young — 2008-05-15T17:11:00.000Z

Tom Young, Computing, Thursday 15 May 2008 at 17:11:00

Latest play for the green market sees hardware giant making specific comparisons with HP products

Dell yesterday announced it aims to reduce the energy consumption of its PCs by up to 25 per cent by 2010 in its latest play to capture the green market....

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Public sector green IT strategy nearly there

Bryan Glick — 2008-05-15T11:49:00.000Z

Bryan Glick, Computing, Thursday 15 May 2008 at 11:49:00

Ministers will receive government CIO's plan for green IT in July

The top chief information officers (CIOs) in Whitehall will deliver the first public sector green computing strategy to ministers in July....

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Basic steps cut power costs

Janie Davies — 2008-05-15T09:54:00.000Z

Janie Davies, Computing, Thursday 15 May 2008 at 09:54:00

Hampshire council has saved £1m a year through its green IT policies

Thin-client computing is saving 792,000kWh a year at Hampshire County Council, enough energy to power 180 homes for a year, claims chief information officer Jos Creese....

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Time for green IT to show true colours

Computing — 2008-05-15T09:34:00.000Z

Computing, Computing, Thursday 15 May 2008 at 09:34:00

Green technology is very much on the agenda for IT leaders, but is not at the top

It is difficult to tell if green computing is today’s hot topic, or if people are getting fed up hearing about it....

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Metrics hinder bank project

Angelica Mari — 2008-05-15T06:15:00.000Z

Angelica Mari, Computing, Thursday 15 May 2008 at 06:15:00

Computing reports from the Green IT 2008 conference on the latest initiatives for eco-friendly technology

Barclays Capital has started a datacentre review as part of a wider green IT plan, but metrics and operational issues are posing major challenges....

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Talks begin on cutting Europe's IT energy use

Tom Young — 2008-05-13T15:31:00.000Z

Tom Young, Computing, Tuesday 13 May 2008 at 15:31:00

Commission to consult industry with a view to taking action in the next year

The European Commission (EC) has started a major consultation on how IT can help cut EU energy use by 20 per cent by 2020....

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Microsoft signs up for IT based city of the future

Janie Davies — 2008-05-09T10:41:00.000Z

Janie Davies, Computing, Friday 9 May 2008 at 10:41:00

The world's first purpose-built business city will run on Microsoft

Microsoft will play a key role in building the IT infrastructure for a $35bn (£18bn) Songdu International Business District in South Korea....

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Smart meter rollout hit by further delays

Janie Davies — 2008-05-08T17:36:00.000Z

Janie Davies, Computing, Thursday 8 May 2008 at 17:36:00

Businesses must wait longer for a government decision

The government has been accused of “dithering” over the compulsory rollout of smart meters to domestic and small business customers, by delaying a decision until after this year at the...

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Forty one million remote workers cannot convince business

Janie Davies — 2008-05-07T14:51:00.000Z

Janie Davies, Computing, Wednesday 7 May 2008 at 14:51:00

Companies must formalise remote-working arrangements to match success with demand, says Gartner

More than 41 million employees globally will use teleworking for at least one day a week throughout 2008, according to analyst Gartner....

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You've got mail... but is it necessary?

Mark Samuels — 2008-05-07T12:54:00.000Z

Mark Samuels, Computing, Wednesday 7 May 2008 at 12:54:00

Cutting down the amount of content we send and store would help reduce the IT industry’s impact on the environment, says Mark Samuels

The world is close to destruction and it is the IT manager’s fault. Carbon emissions are rising and icebergs are melting all because of the technology organisation’s use of power-hungry...

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Eco-lies are bad move in long run

Neon Kelly — 2008-05-01T10:19:00.000Z

Neon Kelly, Computing, Thursday 1 May 2008 at 10:19:00

Vendors must realise that the benefits of "greenwashing" are short-lived, say experts

Vendors are at risk of alienating users by jumping on the eco-friendly bandwagon and labelling their products as green, say experts....

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Unilever makes green progress

Angelica Mari — 2008-05-01T09:30:00.000Z

Angelica Mari, Computing, Thursday 1 May 2008 at 09:30:00

Datacentres set to go green amid calls for carbon-friendly IT

Consumer goods giant Unilever has started a European datacentre decommissioning programme affecting 5,000 servers, and will consolidate most of its transactions from separate territorial datacentres down to two primary locations....

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