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FEATURE: Sun Microsystems: Putting the "Eco" in IT Economy
For the second in our series of follow-ups to SLM’s recent Green to Gold event at Interop Las Vegas, we've asked Sun Microsystems to take us inside their green-decisionmaking process as one of the largest computer products and services providers on the planet. So what's sustainability got to do with it? (Or perhaps, "What's sustainability got to do with IT?") Mark Monroe, director of sustainable computing at Sun, breaks it all down for us. Read more...
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HP and Dell Jockey for "First" EPEAT Gold Desktop
And...it's a photo finish. HP got the Green Electronics Council to back its claim that the new rp5700 was the first computer desktop to achieve EPEAT Gold status, but a few days later Dell got the last word with news that its Latitude D630 (also Gold-certified) beat out the competition in the race to an electronics outlet near you.
IT Sector Carbon Emissions Tripled Over Past Decade, New Analysis Reveals
Researchers point out the massive amount of carbon emissions the U.S. IT sector is creating abroad, something that is almost entirely overlooked by the current debate among G8 nations about how to tackle global warming. (VentureBeat) Read more...
Fujitsu Siemens Makes Green Offer to U.K. Datacenters
Fujitsu Siemens Computers says it can cut the energy costs, operating costs and space footprint of U.K. datacenters by at least 40% — and promises to pay ten thousand pounds to a charity every time it fails to hit that target. (Techworld via Environmental Leader) Read more...
APC Shows off Fuel Cells for the Datacenter
APC has demonstrated a fuel cell unit that fits into a standard data center rack, aimed at displacing traditional diesel generators whose job is to supply backup power. (IT World) Read more...
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