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Green supercomputer heading to Canada
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Sustainability
Category: Green IT
2008-08-14 22:29:30
The University of Toronto is set to become home to the largest - though perhaps not the fastest - supercomputer outside the US.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Sustainability
Category: Green IT
2008-08-14 22:29:30
The University of Toronto is set to become home to the largest - though perhaps not the fastest - supercomputer outside the US.
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New 'green' rules for plug-in power packs
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-08-10 20:43:25
How many of those plug-in low voltage power packs are in your home: to charge your cellphone, power your Internet router, cordless phone, children's toys etc etc. When they are plugged in, they are sucking power whether they are being used or not. And from December they will have to meet new standards aimed at reducing the amount of energy they waste.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-08-10 20:43:25
How many of those plug-in low voltage power packs are in your home: to charge your cellphone, power your Internet router, cordless phone, children's toys etc etc. When they are plugged in, they are sucking power whether they are being used or not. And from December they will have to meet new standards aimed at reducing the amount of energy they waste.
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WA dominates Green PC competition
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Sustainability
Category: Green IT
2008-08-05 01:39:13
System builders from Western Australia have made a major impact in a competition calling for the assembly of a Green PC. Despite WA being one of Australia's less populated states, it was home to almost half of the finalists, including the first and second place getters.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Sustainability
Category: Green IT
2008-08-05 01:39:13
System builders from Western Australia have made a major impact in a competition calling for the assembly of a Green PC. Despite WA being one of Australia's less populated states, it was home to almost half of the finalists, including the first and second place getters.
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Power company offers rebate for Mac energy-saving utility
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Sustainability
Category: Green IT
2008-08-05 01:33:13
Canadian utility BC Hydro is offering its business customers a $C6 rebate for every Macintosh running the third-party Power Manager utility. While Mac OS X's Energy Saver allows for one automatic start up or wake event and one shutdown or sleep per day, Power Manager is considerably more flexible.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Sustainability
Category: Green IT
2008-08-05 01:33:13
Canadian utility BC Hydro is offering its business customers a $C6 rebate for every Macintosh running the third-party Power Manager utility. While Mac OS X's Energy Saver allows for one automatic start up or wake event and one shutdown or sleep per day, Power Manager is considerably more flexible.
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IBM invests $360 million in cloud computing
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Enterprise
2008-08-03 09:38:41
Last week iTWire reported how HP, Intel and Yahoo! are joining forces to spearhead a global and open source test bed for the advancement of cloud computing. Now IBM has thrown a few hundred million into the technology as well...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Enterprise
2008-08-03 09:38:41
Last week iTWire reported how HP, Intel and Yahoo! are joining forces to spearhead a global and open source test bed for the advancement of cloud computing. Now IBM has thrown a few hundred million into the technology as well...
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IBM dominates Green500 supercomputer list
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Sustainability
Category: Green IT
2008-07-24 18:55:26
IBM has smashed its competitors in the latest Green500 list of the most energy-efficient supercomputers, which shows that performance and running costs need not be diametrically opposed. The latest list shows that other supercomputer vendors are struggling to compete with IBM in the bang per Watt stakes.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Sustainability
Category: Green IT
2008-07-24 18:55:26
IBM has smashed its competitors in the latest Green500 list of the most energy-efficient supercomputers, which shows that performance and running costs need not be diametrically opposed. The latest list shows that other supercomputer vendors are struggling to compete with IBM in the bang per Watt stakes.
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Intel’s “Centrino 2” blasts off into a notebook near you at last
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-16 00:18:38
In the market for a new notebook? Your timing couldn’t be better – Centrino 2 is promising more performance, stutter-free HD playback, better power conservation, faster wireless and more. But is the performance increase real, or just clever marketing?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-16 00:18:38
In the market for a new notebook? Your timing couldn’t be better – Centrino 2 is promising more performance, stutter-free HD playback, better power conservation, faster wireless and more. But is the performance increase real, or just clever marketing?
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APC launches data centre design consultancy
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2008-07-13 04:08:55
Data centre power and cooling technology supplier, APC, has launched its professional services business group in Australia and New Zealand offering data centre assessment, carbon footprint assessment, data centre design and engineering services and training services for IT and facility managers.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2008-07-13 04:08:55
Data centre power and cooling technology supplier, APC, has launched its professional services business group in Australia and New Zealand offering data centre assessment, carbon footprint assessment, data centre design and engineering services and training services for IT and facility managers.
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Dimension Data offer help to make office IT greener
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2008-07-12 20:05:26
Dimension Data has launched a range of consulting services designed to help office-based organisations develop and implement an integrated approach to reducing greenhouse gas emissions from their IT&T systems.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2008-07-12 20:05:26
Dimension Data has launched a range of consulting services designed to help office-based organisations develop and implement an integrated approach to reducing greenhouse gas emissions from their IT&T systems.
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What's the impact of IT on climate change? ITU aims to find out
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: International
2008-07-12 19:29:13
The International Telecommunication Union has set up a new group to work on standards covering the impact of information and communication technologies (ICT) on climate change.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: International
2008-07-12 19:29:13
The International Telecommunication Union has set up a new group to work on standards covering the impact of information and communication technologies (ICT) on climate change.
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Hydrogen is not a renewable energy source
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-07-06 00:17:37
Telstra has installed a hydrogen powered fuel cell in its Melbourne headquarters as part of its renewable energy programme. A commendable initiative, but let's be clear about this, hydrogen is not an energy source, let alone a renewable one.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-07-06 00:17:37
Telstra has installed a hydrogen powered fuel cell in its Melbourne headquarters as part of its renewable energy programme. A commendable initiative, but let's be clear about this, hydrogen is not an energy source, let alone a renewable one.
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Prince Charles runs Aston Martin on wine and cheese
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2008-07-02 08:19:48
The 2008 Annual Review of household expenses for the heir to the British throne, shows that Prince Charles has converted one car to run on wine and cheese while several others run on used cooking oil. All of which has helped reduce the Prince's carbon footprint by 18 percent while maintaining his reputation for eccentricity...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2008-07-02 08:19:48
The 2008 Annual Review of household expenses for the heir to the British throne, shows that Prince Charles has converted one car to run on wine and cheese while several others run on used cooking oil. All of which has helped reduce the Prince's carbon footprint by 18 percent while maintaining his reputation for eccentricity...
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Samsung's corny phone answers the eco call
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2008-06-17 21:14:13
Green is the new black as far as the ICT industry is concerned, and it's spreading to mobile phones with Samsung bringing out a handset made from corn. The new phone is part of a trend to make handsets more eco-friendly.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2008-06-17 21:14:13
Green is the new black as far as the ICT industry is concerned, and it's spreading to mobile phones with Samsung bringing out a handset made from corn. The new phone is part of a trend to make handsets more eco-friendly.
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IBM's green push not limited to data centres
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2008-06-16 16:24:13
IBM is continuing its green campaign with moves into solar panel technology, water management, and extensions to its Project Big Green aimed at data centre efficiency.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2008-06-16 16:24:13
IBM is continuing its green campaign with moves into solar panel technology, water management, and extensions to its Project Big Green aimed at data centre efficiency.
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Green is good - comms industry survey finds
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2008-06-15 15:16:52
The latest six monthly survey of the Australian ICT industry commissioned by Communications Alliance and KPMG ICT shows companies willing to pay on average a premium of eight percent for 'green' technology.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2008-06-15 15:16:52
The latest six monthly survey of the Australian ICT industry commissioned by Communications Alliance and KPMG ICT shows companies willing to pay on average a premium of eight percent for 'green' technology.
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Hot chips? Call in the plumber!
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2008-06-05 21:42:46
Is Mario working at IBM's research lab? Surely only a crazy plumber would think of building microscopic water pipes inside silicon chips.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2008-06-05 21:42:46
Is Mario working at IBM's research lab? Surely only a crazy plumber would think of building microscopic water pipes inside silicon chips.
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Wanted: one million Australians
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2008-06-05 00:24:24
The Climate Savers Computing Initiative has arrived in Australia, and its movers and shakers are looking for one million people to commit to using more aggressive power management settings and to take energy efficiency into consideration when buying their next PCs.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2008-06-05 00:24:24
The Climate Savers Computing Initiative has arrived in Australia, and its movers and shakers are looking for one million people to commit to using more aggressive power management settings and to take energy efficiency into consideration when buying their next PCs.
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Green gamers? I don’t think so
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Radioactive IT
Category: Gaming and Entertainment tech blog
2008-06-03 21:21:19
What uses more power, a Sony PS3 or your average-sized refrigerator? According to Choice magazine gaming systems and associated home entertainment equipment is chewing through more juice than ever.
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Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Radioactive IT
Category: Gaming and Entertainment tech blog
2008-06-03 21:21:19
What uses more power, a Sony PS3 or your average-sized refrigerator? According to Choice magazine gaming systems and associated home entertainment equipment is chewing through more juice than ever.
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A green light is one that's never on
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-05-29 20:15:12
Go into any data centre and you will see thousands of tiny lights, in the rows and rows of electronic gear. A UK company reckons these, and those on computing equipment in UK homes contribute 50,000 tonnes to CO2 emissions and waste £10m a year in energy costs.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-05-29 20:15:12
Go into any data centre and you will see thousands of tiny lights, in the rows and rows of electronic gear. A UK company reckons these, and those on computing equipment in UK homes contribute 50,000 tonnes to CO2 emissions and waste £10m a year in energy costs.
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Samsung gets into green lane with EcoGreen F1 1TB hard drives
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-25 22:44:55
Hot on the heels of its competitors in the hard disk space, Samsung has launched its EcoGreen F1 range of hard drives with massive power savings, fewer parts and a nice price.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-25 22:44:55
Hot on the heels of its competitors in the hard disk space, Samsung has launched its EcoGreen F1 range of hard drives with massive power savings, fewer parts and a nice price.
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