HP expands green agenda with investments
Hewlett-Packard is investing in wind and solar energy in the US and Ireland in an effort to reduce its carbon footprint globally.
Hewlett-Packard is investing in wind and solar energy in the US and Ireland in an effort to reduce its carbon footprint globally.
Google said Tuesday it will invest in developing ways to create electricity from renewable energy sources that will be cheaper than the electricity produced from coal.
Dell plans to release a reference architecture in the future that will pave the way for enterprises to reduce power consumption and go green in the future, Dell CEO Michael Dell said in a keynote at the Oracle OpenWorld 2007 conference in the US this week.
As part of its efforts to support energy-efficient computing, HP Monday announced it has signed an agreement to acquire facilities consulting firm EYP Mission Critical Facilities for an undisclosed sum.
Nine thousand two hundred and twelve. That's the number of solar panels that cover eight rooftops at Google's Mountain View, California, headquarters.
Fujitsu Siemens Computers continues to bang the green IT drum after unveiling a number of green IT initiatives and predictions at its VisitIT forum in Berlin.
In a welcome change from the tide of vendor-sponsored green surveys, analyst IDC reports that IT executives' buying decisions are finally going green.
The world's top supercomputers may be performance powerhouses, but they're also energy hogs, often using enough power to light up a small city.
Intel has gone to 'green' extremes to make its brand-new 45-nanometer chip manufacturing plant environmentally friendly.
Several conference tracks were sprinkled with topics on attaining better power, heat and cooling efficiency with data centers, servers and storage architectures. IBM dedicated its keynote address to green storage initiatives. And Foundry Networks touted the efficiencies of its latest switch offerings.
Most small businesses want to be environmentally conscious -- but probably aren't keen on investing in a lot of expensive upgrades. But going green doesn't have to break the bank, and in the long run it could end up saving money.
Citrix Systems made a slew of product announcements this week that leverages the 18-year-old application-delivery company's technology to make it a major player in virtualization, unified communications, regulatory compliance, and green technology.
Greenpeace International, which has clashed with Apple over toxic chemicals in its products and post-sales electronics recycling, has slammed the company's iPhone, saying it includes hazardous materials that other mobile phone makers have eliminated.
D-link has announced Ethernet desktop switches that, it claims, use up to 44 percent less power than existing 5-port switches. It said it was the first company to bring such green Ethernet switches to the market.
Nearly nine out of ten IT departments think storage vendors should produce more energy-efficient products.
Chinese PC maker Lenovo has unveiled its smallest, most energy efficient desktop PC, called the ThinkCentre A61e or "Blue Sky," which is about the size of an average phonebook.
In the third part of an in-depth interview with <i>ARN</i>'s NADIA CAMERON, Toshiba information systems division general manager, Mark Whittard, shares his thoughts on how the channel can make money in the mobility market. He also talks about green computing initiatives.
Via Technologies has launched a new PC motherboard to help OEMs build PCs meeting the US Energy Star requirements.
As the global economy continues to go through a green revolution, the Australian Computer Society (ACS) announced ICT use by local businesses generated 7.94 million tonnes of carbon dioxide in 2005, which is on a par with the civil aviation and metal production Industries.