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Battery Technology for Data Centers and Network Rooms: Ventilation
White Paper Ventilation systems must address health and safety as well as performance of the battery and other equipment in a room. Valve Regulated Lead Acid (VRLA) batteries and modular battery cartridges (MBC) do... [01 Oct 2009]
Battery life: Windows 7 leaves Vista for dust
News At a demo on Tuesday, Microsoft showed two identical laptops playing the same DVD, with the Windows 7-equipped laptop getting 20 per cent better battery life than one running Windows Vista. In general, users can expect... [02 Sep 2009]
Battery Technology for Data Centers and Network Rooms: VRLA Reliability and Safety
White Paper The Valve Regulated lead-Acid (VRLA) battery is the predominant choice for small and medium-sized Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) energy storage. This white paper explores how the technology affects overall... [01 Oct 2009]
Battery tech can't keep up the portable pace
News Battery technology is not advancing fast enough to satisfy the portable energy needs of enterprise laptop users, but the industry is making headway in making components more power efficient, say analysts. [15 Sep 2008]
Battery Technology for Data Centers and Network Rooms: Safety Codes
White Paper This white paper reviews fire safety regulations and their application to UPS battery installations in the USA. In some cases, fire codes do not clearly recognize improvements in battery safety resulting... [08 Apr 2009]
10 Year Battery Powered Satellite Tracking Launches!
White Paper PearTrack launches the world's first self contained GPS tracking system with a 10 year battery life which is specifically designed for shipping containers. As a world leader in long-life battery powered... [27 Jun 2009]
O2 gets Jet packed with battery
News O2 has launched its latest own-brand handset, which boasts a battery that would make the Duracell bunny jealous. Battery life is still a very big issue for gadgets of all types as users want to spend as... [10 Oct 2006]
Sony set for mass battery recall of its own
News Sony is planning to announce a massive battery recall of its own, according to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Referring to Sony's official statement released on Thursday concerning a global replacement... [04 Oct 2006]
Radioactive: Mobile phones - the battery conundrum
Comment In fact, if battery technology does not radically improve, 3G's future looks bleak. This compares very favourably with a maximum battery life around 20 hours for an Apple iPod Photo. The system will also... [09 Nov 2005]
Lenovo laptops losing juice to get battery replacement
News Some users are reporting batteries are displaying error messages that read "Irreparable damage" or "Battery cannot be charged", and others are reporting their battery runs only for a very short time or... [17 Aug 2009]
Towards an Intrusion Detection System for Battery Exhaustion Attacks on Mobile Computing Devices
White Paper Mobile computers are subject to a unique form of denial of service attack known as a battery exhaustion attack, in which an attacker attempts to rapidly drain the battery of the device. This intrusion... [21 Jun 2009]
Battery Technology for Data Centers and Network Rooms: Battery Options
White Paper The lead-acid battery is the predominant choice for Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) energy storage. Over 10 million UPSs are presently installed utilizing Flooded, Valve Regulated Lead Acid (VRLA), and High Density... [08 Apr 2009]
Class 3 Battery-Assisted Smart Passive Tags: The Best of Both Worlds
White Paper One new technology is the Intelleflex Class 3 battery-assisted smart passive tag which delivers the range, reliability and much of the functionality found on active tags, with a price closer to passives. [16 Nov 2006]
Boost server disk I/O performance with a battery-backed write cache
White Paper If you need to improve disk I/O performance for a server system, consider adding a battery-backed write cache (BBWC). One way to ease this burden is to add a battery-backed write cache (BBWC) module.... [25 May 2006]
CIO Jury: 'Exploding' battery recall won't harm laptop-makers
News The massive 'exploding' Sony battery recall will not have any significant impact on the choice of future laptop suppliers, according to UK IT chiefs. Russell Altendorff, IT director at the London Business School, said... [03 Nov 2006]