As the new standard comes into effect, Peter Hopton takes us through half a dozen of the leading "eco marks" out there and discusses their practical implications
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EC To Invest € 3.2 billion in Green Tech
Public-private partnerships will make use of IT to create sustainable projects in areas such as the automotive industry and energy efficient buildings
AMD: Enhanced Opterons Are Greener
The new Opteron processors offer better performance and energy efficiency than their quad-core predecessors, and AMD officials are aiming them at HPC and cloud computing environments
Sun xVM VirtualBox 3.0 Review
The important addition of symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) to this desktop virtualisation tool could give VMware Workstation serious competition.
E-paper Must Overcome Hurdles To Reap Green Benefits
E-paper won't do to the publishing world what the MP3 player did to the music industry quite yet but there could be environmental benefits, say analysts
Zero Carbon Buildings Will Put Pressure On IT
A Westminster summit has suggested the looming zero carbon commercial targets will expose IT operations to more pressures
£1.6-billion Scots Data Farm Highlights Sustainability Potential
The proposal to build a massive data centre in Scotland will pave the way for mainstream adoption of the sustainable technologies it will showcase
At Last Google Apps Drops The Beta Label
You can't have it both ways, says Jim Rapoza. If Google expects users to pay for a service, then it can't call it a beta. Beta software is not ready for prime-time, by definition
Gartner Predicts Rise of Cloud Integration Services
Difficulty integrating cloud services and ensuring their integrity will give rise to what Gartner is calling “cloud service brokerages”
PecoBOO Keeps Eye On Display Power Management
A new face detection software tool aims to save energy by switching off a PC's display if it senses the user is not looking at it
Companies Urged Donate, Don’t Recycle For Green Britain Day
Computer Aid highlights environmental benefits of reusing PCs and laptops in developing countries on the eve of Green Britain Day
NetApp Abandons Bid for Data Domain
UPDATED: EMC will acquire Data Domain for $2.1 billion, as NetApp says NetApp it can't justify a bidding war that would reduce the deal's benefits.
SaaS Users Not Impressed, Survey Finds
Gartner is calling on SaaS vendors to “reaffirm fundamentals,” after survey reveals finds their products don't satisfy users
BCS And Tories Back Off From Putting Health Data In Cloud
The British Computer Society has denied involvement with a Conservative suggestion to outsource NHS data to the cloud. The report's author also downplayed the idea
VMware Incentives To Lure Oracle’s Virtual Iron Users
VMware is hoping discount, integration plans will entice Virtual Iron customers away from Oracle, which bought Virtual Iron in May
Gartner Cuts Global IT Spending Forecast
The analyst firm now says IT spending will drop by $200 billion this year, with unprecedented impact on all four major tech industry segments
Report: Enterprise PC Lifecycle Should Last Three Years
The cost of keeping an old PC instead of upgrading to a new one is impacting businesses around the world, according to a survey by Techaisle
EMC Raises Data Domain Stakes Ahead of NetApp
With the fear of federal antitrust challenges, EMC has increased its offer for Data Domain to $2.1 billion, ahead of NetApp
Ingres: We’re Gaining From The MySQL Meltdown
Customers are turning from MySQL to Ingres in the face of Oracle, says Ingres CEO Roger Burkhardt. And he's not impressed with the UK government's flaccid open source policy
Public Sector Green IT Inertia Exposed
The UK public sector won't meet government carbon targets for IT, unless it gets its skates on, according to a survey
SMEs Maintaining IT Spend to Work Smarter, Leaner
A new global study has found many SMEs maintaining or increasing current IT spending levels to focus on strategic areas.
Enterprise Vendors Flounder In Green IT Ranking
Microsoft, Lenovo, Fujitsu just beat Nintendo at bottom of Greenpeace quarterly league table, while Nokia gets top spot.
Unifying Communications to Weather The Economic Storm
While the focus during this recession may have turned to green IT and virtualisation for IT savings, Michael Bayer of Avaya argues the case for unified communications.
Sainsbury’s wins with two-sided receipts at environmental awards
The supermarket giant scooped top prize at the prestigious UK business awards for its work with NCR to cut the environmental impact of paper till receipts.
Palm Pre Customer Satisfaction Hot On iPhone 3GS Heels
The Apple iPhone 3GS asserted itself to the top of Consumer Reports' newest smartphone rankings, with the Palm Pre was close behind.
Virtualisation, Cheap Terabytes Key in Data Storage Trends
Bigger disks, virtualisation, de-duplication and online back-up. We round up the top trends in storage
iPhone, Android, Pre: Are The New Smartphones Business-Ready?
New smartphones have impressed consumers, but the iPhone, Android and Palm Pre still lack business features
AMD Updates Opteron As Istanbul Steals Spotlight
As AMD's six-core “Istanbul” Opteron server processor gets the bulk of the publicity, AMD is rolling out additions to its line of quad-core chips
Keeping Up With The Demand For Flexible Working
The modern flexible worker is more demanding than ever, says Mark Dixon. He's just overhauled the technology in his chain of Regus serviced offices
HP Talks Rubbish On Green Printing
Schemes to recycle cartridges are more about preventing users from refilling them than saving the environment, says Peter Judge. HP could do so much better if it harnessed its engineering talent