News: Science

• What servers and your clothes dryer have in common
  Katie Mroczka
  Sep 05 2008
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  With prices for many everyday goods on the rise, small and midsize businesses are always looking for ways to cut costs and increase their return on investment (ROI). Even if "going green" hasn't...

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• Going green with IT use
  Jonny Evans
  Sep 05 2008
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  If rising food and fuel prices aren't convincing enough, there's a world of good reasons to be a little more conscious of the cost of running your Mac. We know global temperatures have climbed 0.8...

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• CIOs lack the "green" to go green, survey says
  Jim Duffy
  Sep 03 2008
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  CIOs and senior IT executives lack the "green" to go green even though they overwhelmingly believe that a more energy efficient data center will become mission-critical, according to a recent...

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• EBay launches 'green' online marketplace
  Heather Havenstein
  Sep 03 2008
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  EBay Inc. today rolled out  WorldofGood.com, a new online Green marketplace offering products that are made from recycled or natural materials.   The site also allows shoppers to buy products...

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• Going green at the U.S. Open
  Thomas Hoffman
  Sep 02 2008
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  Last year, when more than 7.3 million unique users visited the USOpen.org Web site managed by IBM during the 2007 U.S. Open, server virtualization was a critical component behind the vendor's ability...

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• Establish a 'green baseline' now says Forrester
  ComputerworldUK staff
  Sep 02 2008
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  IT departments must establish a "green baseline" for their operations, according to new advice from Forrester Research. Without a well defined environmental baseline, IT leaders will not be able to...

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• Akhter announces frugal 55 watt PC
  Tom Jowitt
  Aug 29 2008
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  British PC maker Akhter Computers has launched a computer that can run at 3GHz, yet consumes just 55 watts when in use, less energy than a light bulb. The LoCO2PC is even more power frugal when in...

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• Growing cynicism around going green
  Jim Damoulakis
  Aug 28 2008
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  Evidence is mounting of a growing cynicism regarding green initiatives within the IT infrastructure space. We may be reaching a point where vendor hype has hit a saturation point and beginning to...

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• Extreme Networks joins The Green Grid
  Channelworld staff
  Aug 26 2008
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  Extreme Networks recently announced that it is furthering the efficient use of energy in networking by joining The Green Grid. As a member of this consortium, Extreme Networks will help promote the...

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• Beta watch
  Edward N. Albro
  Aug 26 2008
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  Yahoo Zimbra Desktop: Offline Web E-Mail Web-based e-mail accounts are incredibly useful and convenient--unless you're offline. The first Web e-mail provider to crack the problem is Yahoo with its...

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