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RSS greener in newsWelwyn Council to save millions with £31m outsourcing deal
News Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council has signed a 12-year, £31m contract with outsourcer Steria in a deal that could open the way for a shared services scheme between local councils. From next January, Steria will take over the provision of... [05 Nov 2008]
Why green tech is more influential than ever
News The latest Agenda Setters list includes more people working on a greener tech future than ever before: it's a significant sign the industry is finally taking the subject of the environment seriously. With the top 50... [08 Oct 2008]
Michael Dell talks netbooks, services and green IT
News Dell added there has been a dramatic increase from customers in greener IT hardware: "The thing I've seen change dramatically in the last 12 months is, a year ago if you went to a CIO with a product that saved energy... [24 Sep 2008]
Airports spending $3bn to be tech high fliers
News Many said IT could also play an important role in becoming greener with 56 per cent saying they are already or are planning to improve the eco-credentials of their IT. Airport operators are shelling out on technology in... [23 Sep 2008]
HP dishes out research grants to academic institutions
News HP has announced a slew of grants to academic institutions across the globe for research into the next wave of technology, from cloud computing to greener IT. Thirty-four institutions received 41 awards, whittled down... [18 Aug 2008]
UK execs looking for jobs on the continent
News Blighty has the third biggest exodus of top brass in Europe, with eight per cent of senior execs seeking greener and richer pastures abroad. Senior execs in the UK are looking to take jobs abroad to further their careers... [15 Aug 2008]
Flexible working: Gov't 'must do better'
News The government may be pushing employers to embrace more flexible and greener ways of working for their staff but new figures show Whitehall itself lagging some way behind the rest of the country. The number of civil... [30 Jul 2008]
Mobile market booming: But there's room for all
News Although SSDs have garnered attention for being "greener", consuming lower power than traditional rotating hard disks, so far SSD cost has been prohibitive. As mobiles get more sophisticated, they will continue to be... [06 Jun 2008]
Green carrots needed for IT chiefs
News There needs to be greater incentives for tech departments to become greener by reducing their overall energy consumption and carbon footprint. That's according to Dennis Szubert, principle analyst at Quocirca, who feels... [19 Mar 2008]
Recycling kit the way to greener IT?
News Businesses are increasingly recycling old office PCs and IT equipment by donating it to schools, charities and the developing world. Eleven of silicon.com's 12-strong CIO Jury IT user panel said their organisation now recycles old PCs... [18 Feb 2008]
UK tech has 12 years to help save the planet
News The IT and consumer electronics sector needs to act now by keeping tabs on its CO2 emissions, pushing customers towards greener behaviour and accelerating low carbon tech and practices, according to the report by the UK... [12 Feb 2008]
Techies - clueless on climate change?
News The report also found IT departments are left out in the cold when it comes to planning for a greener corporate landscape with 49 per cent of tech teams only partially involved in their organisation's social... [04 Dec 2007]
IT departments told - must get greener
News Too few tech professionals have a handle on what their company's energy usage is, and this must change if any real progress is going to be made in terms of improving the efficiency of IT systems, according to software giant Sun. [29 Nov 2007]
The A to Z of green IT
News And perhaps more than many other parts of the business, IT has its own part to play in the move to a leaner and greener future. As part of this greener drive, Big Blue also unveiled its flat-pack data... [21 Nov 2007]
Tech industry must step up to climate challenge
News The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is urging the tech industry to become greener to save the planet - and also to boost business. The WWF wants the IT industry to take on the challenge of contributing the first billion tonnes... [08 Nov 2007]
