Green IT

Greenpeace still hunting for truly green electronics

ITworld staff — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:49:50 -0500

New consumer electronics products are a little greener than those on sale a year ago -- but manufacturers could do much better, according to Greenpeace.

US in danger of losing green-tech competition, experts say

ITworld staff — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:51:45 -0500

The next industrial revolution will not be in IT, but in ET -- energy technology -- and the U.S. is in danger of missing the boat, two green tech experts said Wednesday.

'Green' IT - Cut Your Travel Costs and Carbon Footprint with Web Conferencing

mfadgen — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:05:21 -0500

Learn the best practices in optimizing your ROI in the latest white paper from Gartner, compliments of Citrix GoToMeeting, for a limited time only.

Companies are overstating green claims, consumers say

ITworld staff — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:53:14 -0500

Sixty-five percent of consumers think some companies overstate their green credentials to sell more products, according to research presented by industry organization Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) at the International Consumer Electronics Show on Tuesday.

Slow-growing green

ITworld staff — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:32:46 -0500

Could saving the Earth -- and your company's bottom line -- be as simple as using fresh air to cool your data center? It's not quite that simple, but it can be one step toward those goals, because companies that use natural air to cool their facilities are seeing big benefits on both the environmental and financial fronts.

Digital gear: Power and money saving technologies

ITworld staff — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 08:42:17 -0500

Digital gear: Power and money saving technologies

ITworld staff — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 08:42:17 -0500

A number of cool and weird items will be on display at the International Consumer Electronics Show next month, including a money-saving surge protector and a pair of goggles that double as a mobile TV.

Top 5 IT Predictions That Won't Pan Out For 2009

ITworld staff — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 11:03:09 -0500

Five things that won't happen next year: Broad deployment of BI tools, going green, sorting out ERP strategies....

In 2009 the development of IT industry trends: the economy is likely to remain slack

yuen999 — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:24:06 -0500

In the going days of the year 2008, there have been many major events, including Barack Obama in the United States won the presidential election, as well as the spreading economic crisis, and so on. These factors will also bring the IT industry a lot of uncertainty in 2009.

Economic trouble driving green IT initiatives

ITworld staff — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:19:38 -0500

Economic recession is causing many companies to ramp up the speed of green IT initiatives, while a much smaller number of companies have decided to slow down their green activities.