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  • Acer unveils greenest laptops yet in new Aspires

    Acer launched two new laptops on Friday labeled by the environmental group, Greenpeace, as being virtually free of two toxic substances, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and brominated flame retardants (BFR).

    Written by Dan Nystedt18 Jan. 10 06:05
  • SAP plays up sustainability angle

    Organizations seeking ways to conserve energy and profit from being green may find the true gains won’t come from "greening" their data centers, but rather by maximizing the efficiency of their supply chains, said Peter Graf, the chief sustainability officer for SAP.

    Written by Joab Jackson12 Jan. 10 06:17
  • Alcatel kicks off green networks group

    Alcatel-Lucent wants the telecommunications industry to turn a little more green by developing new equipment that cuts power consumption by a factor of 1,000.

    Written by Stephen Lawson12 Jan. 10 01:37
  • Helsinki to recycle excess heat from data center

    Helsinki public energy company Helsingin Energia will recycle heat from a new data center to help generate energy and deliver hot water for the Finnish capital city, it said on Monday.

    Written by Mikael Ricknäs01 Dec. 09 03:32
  • Computers Off spreads the green message

    Tech companies are switching off computers and putting on their ‘green hat’ as part of the successful Computers Off Australia (COA) campaign.

    Written by Annie Dang08 Oct. 09 08:13
  • Environment dept greens up IT and sets trend

    The Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (DEWHA) last month appointed a new IT services provider in a bid to green up its IT. Although it is the first Australian Government IT services tender specifying a green focus, this will be a growing trend according to Datacom Director Mark McWilliams.

    Written by Dahna McConnachie28 July 09 15:07
  • NetSuite launches 'green' discount program

    On-demand ERP (enterprise resource planning) vendor NetSuite announced a promotion on Wednesday that provides a 50 percent discount for one year if the customer can prove they belong to a "green" organization, such as the Sustainable Buildings Industry Council.

    Written by Chris Kanaracus16 July 09 04:33
  • ACS scolds govt for lax investment

    Federal and state governments have come under fire from the Australian Computer Society (ACS) for what it claims is insufficient support of the IT industry.

    Written by Darren Pauli26 May 09 10:59
  • Govt ICT ramps up change post Gershon: federal CIO

    The Australian government's ICT advisory body has had a busy six months pushing through recommendations of last year's Gershon report, and is poised to adopt more advanced technologies around Web 2.0, security, information sharing and green IT, according to federal government CIO Ann Steward.

    Written by Rodney Gedda13 May 09 10:36
  • Fujitsu goes green with 'wind-powered' laptop

    Fujitsu began selling in Japan on Tuesday a laptop that runs on wind power - well, almost. The company is purchasing wind power "green energy credits" for each of the "FMV Loox" laptops sold that are equivalent to the amount of electricity estimated to be used by the machine over a four year lifespan.

    Written by Martyn Williams22 April 09 05:16
  • Being green brings in the greenbacks, say IDC and Atos

    Companies in Europe serious about going green were rewarded with a 2 percent higher profit margin compared to others in the same industry, according to a survey done in Europe by IDC and IT services company Atos Origin.

    Written by Mikael Ricknäs07 April 09 05:33
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