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Microsoft's XP: Hardware changes a turnoff
News The company's new product-activation technology, which locks Office XP or Windows XP to a particular hardware configuration, can deactivate unexpectedly, rendering the software useless.
eSolar bets on software to make solar cheaper
Insight newsmaker Bill Gross, the head of start-up incubator Idealab and CEO of eSolar, uses a background in Internet entrepreneurship and software to bring down the cost of utility-scale solar.
Tags: Green IT, Growth strategies and tools, Bill Gross, Renewable Energy, Idealab, CEO, Internet, U.S., California, solar energy
What's the next security threat?
News Gone are the days of simple worms and viruses. Now botnets and phishing dominate malicious software--and new twists are on the way.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Security Management, Security applications/tools, Security implementation/standards
Survey: Energy industry at risk of cyberattack
News Critical infrastructure insiders from Europe and North America say energy industry is the worst prepared for cyberattacks while financial services industry is best prepared.
Tags: Security, Energy Industry, Survey, electric company, remote access, Canada, financial, network, U.S., industry
Green your IT using power management techniques
Techguide By following a disciplined path and measuring results using metrics, IT heads can make the greening of IT using power management techniques an exercise in financial success and corporate responsibility.
Tags: Data centers, Green IT, PG&E Corp., Electronic Data Systems Corp., Green Grid, Server, energy efficiency, power management, data center, technique
Fore execs flee in wake of GEC reorganization
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State looks to power companies for rural broadband
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Home networking opens its doors for business
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Use Windows XP's power management features to lower energy bills
Insight You could be wasting thousands of dollars every year simply by not using Windows XP's OnNow Standby mode. Here's information on how to calculate your savings and how to set up the OnNow on all your PCs.
Microsoft's XP: Hardware lockup?
News Some XP users are complaining about Microsoft's new product-activation technology, which could cause software to be rendered virtually useless after substantial hardware changes.
Malaysia's 2006 BCM guidelines
Blogs Note: Bank Negara Malaysia issued new BCM guidelines in January 2008. Read about them here. Talk about getting my com...
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Banking
Create a power management strategy
Techguide Give more thought to the preservation and conservation of power beyond buying uninterruptible power supplies for the server room.
IT bosses 'not isolated' from the boardroom
Insight The lack of leadership skills could be the reason why CIOs are not heard in the boardroom and have no say in the strategic direction of the business, according to a survey of IT chiefs.
Tags: IT Management, Leadership
Low-cost solar concentrator unwrapped
News A California startup looks to cut the cost of solar power for industrial customers with a concentrator that relies on more sheet metal and less silicon.
Tags: Green IT, Department Of Energy, Photovoltaics, Cell, Technology Review, solar cell, solar panel, sustainable development, Silicon, Mountain View
Power line broadband gets popular with tech firms
News Intel, Cisco and Motorola are helping shape standards and fund companies developing broadband over power line technology.
Tags: Standards, Business broadband, Personal broadband
