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December 5, 2007 The State of the Art in Sustainable IT Home | Climate News & Ideas | Connections | Events | About

Eager Execs Over-Promising on Green IT Some IT departments are having a tough time keeping up with the new green initiatives announced by senior management, according to Simon Mingay, vice president of Gartner Research. Read more... Also this week... New Report Sees "Skyrocketing Growth" in IT Emissions The IT sector's carbon emissions are set to surpass those of the aviation industry, according to a new U.K. survey by the nonprofit Global Action Plan (GAP). Read more... Environment "Top Pain Point" for IT Server Professionals Server professionals from medium-size businesses to Fortune 1000 corporations say green issues are their biggest headache at work, according a new survey from TheInfoPro (TIP). Read more... More Green IT News... Tools & Frameworks WebEx Green Guide to Your Office This free guide from communications-technology firm WebEx offers green pointers on using electronics at work. Written with help from tech vendors Cisco, Vodafone and Fujitsu-Siemens, the guide focuses on five key areas: communications, employees, mobile devices, desktop hardware, and data storage. Tips range from practical, short-term steps that can be implemented immediately to longer-term solutions that require more planning and support. Relevant for businesses of all sizes and sectors. Download now (PDF)... More IT Tools & Frameworks... Forward to a Friend! VIA's Energy-Efficiency Story Readers familiar with Zonbu, so far the only EPEAT Gold-certified desktop PC, may already know VIA Technologies as the maker of some of the smallest, most energy-efficient motherboards in the business. In this brief profile, VIA corporate marketing VP Richard Brown explains why, despite its green credentials, the company steadfastly refuses to join green-computing partnerships like Green Grid and Climate Savers — and why industry heavyweights Intel and AMD should be looking over their shoulders for some unexpected competition. (Techworld) Read more... Find Peers and Partners If you haven’t already joined the fastest growing online sustainable business community, create a profile now and start connecting. Advertise on SLM! Become a Sustainable Life Media advertiser or sponsor and reach thousands of business leaders looking for product or service solutions to help them build their sustainability story. Click here to learn more. Have a story you want told? Send it to us! Solution Providers

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