http://www.silicon.com Results for carbon en-us http://www.silicon.com/i/s/feeds/simple_logo.gif http://www.silicon.com 124 50 News feed from silicon.com http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://comment.silicon.com/weeklyroundup/0,39024756,39661658,00.htm In fact - as an aside - even Whitehall is putting IT on a diet, with the government's green IT champion, Chris Chant telling silicon.com the public sector has "stopped eating pies and put ourselves on a diet" when it comes to carbon. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:36:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60817745p,00.htm The combination of 802.11 WiFi and the freedom to securely roam across and between sites enabled by the Trapeze Mobility System offers a solid Ecologic advance in the provisioning of IT. It reduces consumption, waste, travel and power consumption... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/green-it/westminster-computing-put-on-size-zero-diet-39643700.htm As a result, the public sector has "stopped eating pies and put ourselves on a diet" when it comes to carbon, according to the government's green IT champion, Chris Chant. Trevor Hutchings, head of the low carbon economy for the Decc, told the... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:22:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60816561p,00.htm Founded in 1999, Atlantic QMS worked with numerous technology incubators, launching the pioneering the web based carbon offset company Future Forests as well as the original networking site Ecsademy. Atlantic QMS is developing a complex website and... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/virtualisation/cheat-sheet-virtualisation-39640946.htm Fewer physical servers mean a smaller electricity bill from the reduced amount of hardware and the fewer cooling systems needed - meaning virtualisation is good for the environment as it reduces the amount of carbon emissions needed to run... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:19:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/green-it/green-it-thrifty-cios-should-make-it-a-priority-39591881.htm For example, in July 2008, the UK government informed 10,000 businesses that they could be affected by the Carbon Reduction Commitment - a climate change and energy-saving scheme that will take effect in 2010. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:58:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60615386p,00.htm Minimizing your carbon footprint Virtualization software products such as VMware, Hyper-V and Xen have emerged as powerful tools to answer these challenges by running multiple applications and increasing hardware utilization. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:07:07 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/itdirector/0,39024673,39594563,00.htm Another staple from last year's list, IT can help businesses facilitate their green initiatives companywide, such as by providing analytics to help enterprises identify where they can cut their carbon. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:46:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/green-it/keeping-it-green-in-tough-times-39554595.htm And in the midst of a recession, with cost cutting a priority, it's easy to let slide worthy targets such as becoming carbon neutral - especially if the choice is between a project to shrink the carbon footprint of IT and one that could ensure the... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:00:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://hardware.silicon.com/desktops/0,39024645,39574742,00.htm It's 13.9mm thick, has an 11.1-inch screen and will be available in gold, black and carbon effect. Last week saw Sony unveil its new range of Vaio PCs - launched to coincide with the release of Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system on 22 October. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:26:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/applications/0,39024653,39574743,00.htm The ICT industry must lead the way in conserving energy and reducing carbon emissions, according to the EC. As well as calling for the reduction of carbon emissions within the tech industry, the recommendation also wants to see IT companies help... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:53:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/applications/0,39024653,39563427,00.htm In general, we can't even converse productively about this topic without descending into comparisons with carbon life and intelligence, and worse, belief systems. Dispatched to silicon.com via a free wi-fi node. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60721328p,00.htm Microsoft planned to expand its facilities in Shanghai, China, beginning in late 2007. It needed to incorporate sustainable building requirements and cost savings into the campus. Microsoft IT worked with other Microsoft teams to build and run a... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 02 Oct 2009 01:23:10 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60721321p,00.htm The company has also reduced its carbon footprint and dramatically improved employee productivity. Dimension Data, a global IT services provider and Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, wanted to reduce travel and enrich communications for the 1,000... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 02 Oct 2009 01:23:10 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60719763p,00.htm C-Lock Technology was established in March 2007 in response to the growing need for a standard, efficient method for organizations to monitor carbon dioxide and other GreenHouse Gas (GHG) emissions, an increasingly critical capability for... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:24:29 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60719721p,00.htm With help from Microsoft Gold Certified Partner SCS, Seventh Generation implemented Microsoft Dynamics NAV with added functionality to track carbon footprint, safety of ingredients, and efficiency of packaging and transportation throughout its... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:24:29 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/agenda-setters-2009/padmasree-warrior-39547904.htm At Cisco Warrior is involved with unified communications and use of ICT to cut carbon emissions. Cisco's Unified Computing strategy is highly disruptive to existing datacentre players like IBM and HP, while its Connected Urban Development... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:46:24 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/itdirector/0,39024673,39535797,00.htm Organisations that want to publicise their carbon usage through green accounting principles will need to have their basic energy use continuously monitored. Datacentre and IT chiefs aren't paying enough attention to measuring, monitoring and... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:11:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60690713p,00.htm Centrinet launched an innovative business service - Smartbunker - based on renewable energy and energy-efficient technology(efficient IBM BladeCenter servers and Cisco networking hardware), It's the UK's first managed data centre service committed... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:23:40 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39522654,00.htm The government has trimmed the carbon footprint of its technology infrastructure - but questions remain about its plans to make its IT systems carbon-neutral by 2012. According to an announcement by the Cabinet Office this week, the government has... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:17:02 +0000