Innovation

Government To Cut Costs With Cloud Computing

The government will look to outsourcing and cloud computing to cut costs in 2011, predicts Ovum

13 years ago

Let’s Bundle PC Power Management!

Desktop management saves power, but it won't be universal until we see cloud-based services bundled with new PCs, says Peter…

13 years ago

Novell Touts Power Management With ZENworks 11

Novell has announced the general availability of ZENworks 11 in a move that will ease concerns about its future

13 years ago

PC Power Controls Will Move To The Cloud

Managing desktops cuts energy use, but vendors will have to offer it online, according to a report

13 years ago

Scottish Scientists Develop 1000-core Super Processor

A new chip that could see computers becoming much faster and greener has been developed by Scottish researchers

13 years ago

Universal Charger Specs Agreed For Mobile Phones

The ability to charge different mobile phones with a common 'universal charger' has moved one step closer

13 years ago

UKCA Tries To Block Chip & PIN Hack Research Paper

The UK Card Association tried to block a university Chip & PIN report showing how the system can be fooled

13 years ago

Snowy Weather Blamed For Closure Of Solar Factory

The harsh winter in Europe is being blamed for the closure of a factory making photovoltaic cells for solar power…

13 years ago

IBM Predicts Holographic Phones, Air-driven Batteries

IBM predicts holographic phones by 2015, batteries charged by air, cities heated by servers, and more

13 years ago

EC And US Agree On Health System Compatibility

European Commission and US have signed an agreement to harmonise interoperability of their health care systems

13 years ago

BCS Launches Data Centre Efficiency Scheme

Data centres looking to follow energy efficiency best practice can now gain independent accreditation under a new green scheme from…

13 years ago

Why Do Virtualised Servers Need Real Support Staff?

Long term, virtualisation and the cloud will be less labour-intensive than today's IT, says Peter Judge. But in the short…

13 years ago

Atos To Buy Siemens’ Services Arm For £720m

Merger of Atos and Siemens creates a European services giant second only to IBM

13 years ago

IGEL Donates Thin Clients For Homeless Charity

IGEL is donating 240 thin clients for use in the “Crisis at Christmas” initiative for homeless people in London

13 years ago

Can PC Power Management Really Go To The Cloud?

Desktop management can cut energy waste, but it's tricky for smaller businesses, unless a cloud solution can be made to…

13 years ago

Seagate Launches Green Range Of Hard Drives

Seagate launches a eco-friendly, high-performance desktop internal drive for green computers and storage

13 years ago

ARM To Challenge Intel Domination Of Server Market

The boss of ARM Holdings has revealed the intention of taking on Intel with its own server chips in the…

13 years ago

Hydropower Makes Data Centre Carbon Neutral

UKFast has achieved carbon neutral status through carbon offsetting and hydroelectric power generation

13 years ago

IBM Xeon-Based Supercomputer To Hit Three Petaflops

SuperMUC, to be built for German researchers, will use hot-water cooling to cut power use by 40 percent

13 years ago

HP Touts Energy Efficient Ethernet Switches

HP is touting its green credentials with the introduction of its energy efficient E-Series switch modules

13 years ago

Researchers Use Virus To Increase Battery Life Tenfold

Scientists have used a tobacco virus to increase the surface area of lithium ion battery electrodes

13 years ago

Cloud To Reduce Data Centre Energy Costs by 38 Percent

A research firm has predicted that cloud computing could help data centres reduce their energy spending by as much as…

13 years ago

Silver Surfers Are Growing, But Need More Help Online

Ofcom says the over-65s are gradually coming online, but charities want more help for the offline generation

13 years ago

nlyte Adds Advanced Analytics To Data Centre Suite

Version 6.0 of nlyte's Data Center Infrastructure Management platform incorporates a new set of integrated business intelligence capabilities

13 years ago

Modularity Wins The Day In Iceland

Modular data centres really can be more efficient, according to evidence from Iceland, says Peter Judge

13 years ago

Container-Based Data Centre Launches In Iceland

Containers got the Thor data centre in Iceland off the ground without hitting the efficiency

13 years ago

Onus On Manufacturers To Stop Digital Dumping

ICT manufacturers worldwide should make the entire life-cycle of their products environmentally friendly, says Computer Aid

13 years ago

Keep The Suits Out Of Innovation

IT companies are slowly becoming more responsible in the way they operate, but true innovation requires corporate diversity, argues Jim…

13 years ago

Double-Decker Data Centre Container Is Cooled By Air

AST Modular has shoved a cooling module on top of its data centre containers

13 years ago

Google Launches Chrome OS On CR-48 Netbooks

Chrome OS is being tested on the bare-bones CR-48 machine from Google, until Samsung and Acer deliver

13 years ago