The A to Z of green IT

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Forget the Segways, other high-tech solutions to ease the daily commute - or even completely cut it out through homeworking - are popping up to reduce commuters' carbon footprints.

Green IT from A to Z

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A is for Abroad
B is for Blades
C is for Carbon footprint
D is for Data centres
E is for Energy sources
F is for Freecycle
G is for Government
H is for Homeworking
I is for Ice caps
J is for Jobs (Steve)
K is for Kilowatts
L is for Landfill
M is for Mercury
N is for Nanogeneration
O is for Offsetting
P is for Paperless office
Q is for Queen
R is for Recycling
S is for SmartPlanet.com
T is for Travel
U is for Upgrade
V is for Virtualisation
W is for WEEE
X is for Xmas
Y is for You
Z is for Zero emissions

One such solution is a sat-nav system that directs drivers down the most eco-friendly routes to save fuel and minimise greenhouse gas emissions, being developed by Swedish researchers.

The scientists have reported an average fuel saving of more than eight per cent compared to journeys planned by other methods. Read how the green sat-nav might work here.

Videoconferencing is also being pushed as a technology to help companies stay lean and green, by cutting down unnecessary travel to meetings.

Recent research from Frost & Sullivan found the market for high-end videoconferencing will reach more than $409m by 2013, as CIOs look to cut costs and carbon emissions.

And it's not just top execs who are aware of the issue. UK employees think more than one-third of face-to-face business meetings are both unnecessary and counter-productive, according to research commissioned by WebEx.