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Photos: Motor Show showcases the future of car tech
Photo Unfortunately it's not currently able to operate in London due to a Public Carriage Office rule that forbids vehicles with a turning circle of more than 28 metres to operate in the city. A more sporty variation on the electric theme is this Tesla... [25 Jul 2008]
Police to get thousands more mobiles
News Richard Earland, CIO of the NPIA, said reducing the bureaucracy burden on police officers is a key theme of the government's policing Green Paper, published last week, and of the independent Flanagan Review of Policing which, among other things... [22 Jul 2008]
Microsoft gets touchy-feely in Windows 7
News Julie Larson-Green, Microsoft's corporate vice president in charge of Windows Experience Program Management, said in a demonstration: "It is not about complete replacement of the mouse. Chairman Bill Gates and chief executive Steve Ballmer showed... [28 May 2008]
EC backs tech for green future
News Green IT from A to ZClick on the links below to find out more. It wants the IT industry to play a leading role by reducing its own carbon dioxide output but also by developing technologies that would help other industries do the same. [15 May 2008]
Green dream fuels shift in Whitehall
News Government IT is undergoing a major shift as Whitehall attempts to revolutionise its approach to green computing. Two government departments - Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and the Highways Agency showcased their environmental credentials... [09 May 2008]
UK blueprint on how tech can beat climate change
News The government is to lead the way in Green IT by launching a national strategy to cut computer-related carbon emissions. Government CIO John Suffolk announced the Green IT Strategy, saying it would be scrutinised by ministers over the next eight... [08 May 2008]
CIOs are driving the green agenda
News Meads added: "Certainly I'm seeing equally the number of CIOs that I'm meeting are the green ambassador or at least sitting on a green council because it's recognised they have a role to play. Green IT from A to ZClick on the links below to find... [01 May 2008]
The Greening of Training: How Sustainability is Reshaping Organizational Learning
White Paper Is your company "going green? Would you like it to? This paper looks at corporate sustainability efforts and the pivotal role that the learning department can play in them. Also included are practical ideas for making training more environmentally... [22 Apr 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 18.04.08
Round-Up Another prediction was that by 2012, 50 per cent of all laptops would be ditched in favour of smart phones and another heralded the increase in the role of green computing in the enterprise. Within two years, the brand and model of the enterprise... [18 Apr 2008]
Experian embraces open source
News Green IT from A-Z… The company held an open source summit to look at the role open source could play during which it was discovered Apache open source software was already being used in the company. Managing risk is really much better than avoiding... [11 Apr 2008]
Google's engineer talks OpenSocial and the price of innovation
News Green IT from A-Z… No, I think it's a healthy trend. Google engineer Kevin Marks gave a talk at Fowa about APIs and Google's role in the developer community. So that process has been out there, and it's been getting more open over time. [03 Mar 2008]
Windows Server 2008: Microsoft has listened to users
News Green IT from A to ZClick on the links below to find out more. It's an expected thing but it's a nice expected thing. That's according to analysts who feel although the new OS doesn't represent a huge step, numerous small changes mean it's a... [26 Feb 2008]
Photos: Gates takes final UK bow and points to a green future
Photo Bill Gates addressed the Institute of Directors in London this week in what is likely to be his final UK appearance as Microsoft chairman before he moves to a part-time role with the company this summer. [31 Jan 2008]
Businesses demand more from CIOs
News Green IT from A to ZClick on the links below to find out more. Around half of respondents said they have responsibility outside traditional IT, showing they are increasingly taking a more influential leadership role in organisations. [23 Jan 2008]
Green IT can shave 20 per cent off costs
News Mark Blowers, senior research analyst at Butler Group, pointed to significant cost savings of 10 - 20 per cent that can be achieved by going green and IT's key role in meeting a company's sustainability objectives. [17 Jan 2008]
