Green IT

Could your Web surfing be greener?

ITworld staff — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:51:27 -0500

A researcher says that users could save as much as 10 watts of power by turning off flashy Web animation on their PCs.

Sharp to team with Italy's Enel on solar power

ITworld staff — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 07:28:32 -0500

Sharp and Italian utility Enel will team on a solar power plant in Italy and are in talks on a solar cell production factory, Sharp said Thursday.

Used PCs still being dumped despite high demand

ITworld staff — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:37:38 -0500

Only 44 percent of computers entering the secondary market end up in the hands of a new owner, despite the fact that worldwide demand is greater than supply.

Jepsen works to raise laptop battery life to 20-40 hours

ITworld staff — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:29:28 -0500

Mary Lou Jepsen's Pixel Qi plans to start shipping low-power screens in the second half of next year.

New HP division makes data centers green

ITworld staff — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:12:22 -0500

Bill Kosik knows a thing or two about building efficient data centers. As managing principal of consultancy EYP Mission Critical Facilities in Chicago, Kosik helped HP plan its global project to consolidate 85 data centers into just six. HP liked EYP's work so much that it decided to buy the consulting firm a year ago, transforming it into a new Critical Facilities Services division that helps HP clients plan the building of energy efficient data centers or retrofit existing ones.

Fighting e-waste one cell phone at a time

ITworld staff — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:01:40 -0500

ReCellular, a self-described "electronics-sustainability" firm based in Dexter, Mich., has spent the past two decades working with the CTIA to become a major recycler and reseller of mobile handsets and accessories. In this interview, ReCellular Vice President Mike Newman talks about how his company is helping to reduce e-waste, as well as how enterprises can benefit from donating their mobile devices for reuse and recycling.

Want to telecommute? The Smart2020 report shows it's greener

ITworld staff — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:05:46 -0500

Smart2020, a report from The Climate Group for the Global e-Sustainability Initiative, has just been released.

Cell phone chargers are energy vampires

ITworld staff — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:58:21 -0500

A group of cell phone makers is out to raise awareness that charging devices consume energy when left idle but plugged into an outlet.

Leadership - The Millennials Impact on Business

Martha Young — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:26:11 -0500

The Millennials, also known as GenY, are defined as those born between 1980 and 2000. According to a 2007 BSG Alliance Concourse Institute’s research study there are approximately 70 million Millennials in the U.S. today. For comparison, the boomer generation, those born between 1946 and 1964, measures in at 79.6 million according to the 2000 U.S. Census. There is an odd fascination with this generation, its rapid adoption of technology and how they fit into the business world.

Gartner shares data center efficiency secrets

ITworld staff — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:23:19 -0500

Gartner modestly claims that if companies follow all of its best practices, it could typically expect to save one million kilowatt hours.