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  • AIIA spruiks green IT sustainability to Canberra

    Industry body Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) has called upon Australian governments, businesses and the ICT industry to collaborate on using technology more effectively to reduce the nation’s carbon footprint. Doing so, it believes, could see Australia cut carbon emissions by 20 per cent or 116 megatonnes annually by 2020, while also boosting the economy by up to $80 billion.

    Written by James Hutchinson29 Sept. 10 12:37
  • Aussie CIOs lead way in green IT

    Australian CIOs are leading the charge in taking responsibility for sustainability practices and measures within their respective companies, according to research from IDC.

    Written by James Hutchinson16 Sept. 10 14:16
  • New mobile charger cuts 'vampire' power drain to zero

    A team at London's City University has been granted a patent on a new 'green' technology that stops phone, laptop and MP3 chargers eating electricity even when nothing is connected to them.

    Written by John E Dunn15 Sept. 10 04:02
  • Oracle board against sustainability proposal

    Oracle's board of directors has weighed in against a shareholder proposal calling for the creation of a board-level committee on sustainability, according to the proxy statement for the vendor's upcoming annual meeting.

    Written by Chris Kanaracus09 Sept. 10 05:32
  • Fujitsu says green IT services can cut bills by 20 percent

    Most of the talk about IT energy efficiency has focused on the data center, but office equipment like PCs and printers can offer plenty of opportunity to cut costs as well. Fujitsu is rolling out some new services Wednesday that aim to help companies tackle both areas at once, and it claims they can reduce a company's IT energy bills by 20 percent on average.

    Written by James Niccolai02 Sept. 10 04:00
  • NEC develops green technology from non-food components

    Japan's NEC Corporation may have found the answer to the nagging debate between saving the environment without necessarily starving the population. And NEC found the answer while addressing the demand for durable plastic for the electronics industry.

    Written by Veronica C. Silva28 Aug. 10 09:22
  • MIT builds swimming, oil-eating robots

    MIT researchers have used nanotechnology to develop a robot that can autonomously navigate across the surface of the ocean to clean up an oil spill.

    Written by Sharon Gaudin27 Aug. 10 07:00
  • Vampire hunters: Devices reduce energy waste

    It's 1 a.m., and everyone in the house is asleep. The television is off. The computers are off. Your cell phones and MP3 players are plugged in but no longer charging. And all these products are still sucking electricity.

    Written by Lincoln Spector26 Aug. 10 10:47
  • Australian data centre managers set to increase investment: Survey

    Australian data centre managers are predicted to continue their investment in infrastructure over the coming year with 60 per cent planning to do so, and a further 27 per cent indicating they will channel funds towards projects aimed at driving down the cost of running data centre operations.

    Written by Lisa Banks25 Aug. 10 11:18
  • Investa visualises sustainability

    For anybody in the commercial property game, being seen to be focused and active on environmental sustainability issues is a must. Privately owned real estate company, Investa Property Group, was one of the first companies to set clear performance targets in 2003 for the buildings it owned and managed around energy, water and waste. This year, with the goal of providing greater transparency on how it performs, the company released its annual sustainability report in an interactive ‘data visualisation’ format.

    Written by Kelly Mills02 Aug. 10 17:17
  • Off-the-grid gadget chargers provide power in a pinch

    Keeping mobile phones and other portable electronics charged is a hassle if you make frequent business trips or work in multiple locations. Inevitably, your smartphone's battery dies far from a power source just when you need to make a crucial call or get directions to a meeting.

    Written by Elsa Wenzel30 July 10 14:07
  • Slideshow: The Plastiki arrives in Sydney

    With David de Rothschild and his crew arriving in Sydney this week after sailing the boat Plastiki from San Fransisco, we take a look at the technology behind the boat made from 12,500 plastic bottles.

    Written by Lisa Banks30 July 10 10:41
  • Apple battery charger slays the vampire

    There may not be anything magical or revolutionary about AA batteries, but we need them to run a variety of electronic gizmos, including wireless mice and keyboards, as well as dozens of analog devices such as flashlights, wall clocks, and portable cassette recorders.

    Written by Jeff Bertolucci28 July 10 05:36
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