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May 9, 2007 Green IT Update Energy-Efficient Information Technology Home | News & Ideas | Connections | Events | About

Study: IT Industry As Polluting As Aviation The combined emissions from PCs, servers, cooling, local area networks, telephones, and cell phones make up 2% of the world's total carbon emissions — an amount equivalent to that of the aviation industry — according to new data from technology consultants Gartner. (Edie News) Read more... IBM Advance to Make More Energy-Efficient Chips Possible IBM has announced the application of self-assembling nanotechnology to conventional chip manufacturing, borrowing a process from nature to build the next generation computer chips. (Energy Priorities) Read more... Project Watch: Green Computing Saving the planet is one thing, but can energy efficient computing also save you money? Tech reporter Matthew Aslett investigates the potential for green data centers. (Computer Business Review Online) Read more... Microsoft Eyes Portable Data Centers in Shipping Containers A researcher at Microsoft Corp., a company spending billions on a push into online services including heavy investments in data centers, is touting a potentially cost-saving alternative: movable centers stored in boxes such as shipping containers. (Building Design+Construction) Read more... How Green IT Delivers Big Energy Savings Large corporations are moving away from piecemeal green activities, adopting broader strategies to cope with the environmental issues that affect their business. For many, this means integrating greener technology solutions into their long-term sustainability strategy. (ComputerWeekly) Read more... U.K.'s New Green IT Initiative Helps Companies Cut Energy Use, Carbon Emissions The new Green Technology Initiative, which has some commercial backing, aims to become a meeting point where businesses can find out how to reduce their carbon footprint from through greener information technology. (ComputerWeekly) Read more... Green IT Conversations Where is IT headed and what does that mean for your business? Join the discussion! IT Innovators Speak! Sun's Dave Douglas Sees the Light Dave Douglas, VP of "Eco Responsibility" at Sun Microsystems, explains why green is good for the electronics business. (Run Time: 13:02 Min.) Solution Providers

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