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Asia is going green, like it or not
News Businesses in Asia may not be as strongly bound by law to go green as Western counterparts, but economic pressures will take care of that, says ILOG chief scientist.
Tags: Green IT, Logistics planning, Inventory management, Supply chain management (SCM), Ilog, Carbon Emission, Asia, Supplier, Emission, Europe
Spam's carbon footprint: 1 e-mail like driving 3 feet
News Report finds energy used annually to delete spam and rescue legitimate e-mail is equal to greenhouse gas emissions from 3.1 million cars.
Tags: Spam filtering, Spam and phishing, Spam, greenhouse gas emission, Carbon Footprint, greenhouse gas, spam message, e-mail spam, e-mail, spam filtering
Canon sees big attraction in 'Victi'
Insight newsmaker Company's regional chief Satoshi Kimura seeks out opportunities in Vietnam, India, China, Thailand and Indonesia, collectively coined "Victi".
Tags: Green IT, Selling globally, Sales, Marketing, Canon Inc., India, Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, printer
On the trail of Dell's carbon footprint
News While the PC maker is certainly early with its carbon-neutral claim, other companies will soon follow. As they do, there will be a need to seriously vet these claims.
Tags: Green IT, Desktops, R&D, Recycling, Supplier, Carbon Footprint, Emission, Computer, auditing, audit
Emissions cuts can tame global warming
News A supercomputer simulation by the National Center for Atmospheric Research shows best- and worst-case scenarios of the world climate in the year 2100.
Tags: Green IT, Department Of Energy, Carbon Emission, Asia, greenhouse gas emission, Emission, NCAR, greenhouse gas, Australia, computer
Can IT be a green hero?
News Despite its power-guzzling nature, IT could be the key to helping address environmental issues as well as help other sectors in this gloomy economy.
Tags: Green IT, Infrastructure/architecture management, Clean Technology, SAS Institute, Carbon Emission, Emission, clean-tech industry, Accenture Ltd., London, Silicon.com
A US$5 solar stove for rural poor, paid for by polluters
News The Kyoto Box, an award-winning solar cooker made of cardboard, aims to reach millions for free with the help of the carbon credit market.
Tags: Green IT, Carbon Credit, Carbon Emission, Emission, Kyoto Box, Jan Bohmer, Deforestation, developing country, food, White House
Greening the Valley, one tech giant at a time
News Executives from Cisco, HP, and Sun talk at Fortune conference about how to prevent the tech industry's carbon footprint from growing to 3 percent by 2020.
Tags: Green IT, Hewlett-Packard Co., Carbon Footprint, Tech Industry, Energy Consumption, McKinsey & Co., Emission, Jonathan Schwartz, printer, network
Epson aims to cut CO2 emissions by 90 percent
News The company has pledged to cut its CO2 emissions by 90 percent by 2050, through a variety of strategies, including shrinking its printer parts.
Tags: Green IT, Recycling, R&D, Peripherals, Spokesperson, Emission, Europe, imaging, Germany, Brussels
Electric cars not as green as you think
News Electric cars in Germany could pollute more than gasoline cars, and the grid there could collapse if everyone charges at the same time, a report concludes.
Tags: Green IT, Battery, Study, Plug-in, electric car, electric vehicle, Germany, carbon dioxide, U.S., car
Singapore to ease UWB restrictions
News IDA's latest proposal aims to make it easier for the development and commercialization of ultra-wideband applications.
Tags: Next-generation technology/networks
Sky Network says rival service may harm reception
News Sky Network Television Ltd, New Zealand's dominant pay-television operator, said a rival's set-top receiver may interfere with reception of its broadcast signal.
3G masts 'safer than 2G'
News Next-generation masts need lower antenna power than older 2G technology, according to the Australian Communications Authority.
Infineon sets up fab in M'sia
News Infineon Technologies to invest RM3.8 billion in a new production plant in Malaysia's Kulim Hi-Tech Park.
Tags: Components
Green-eyed monster called 'IT marketing'
Blogs TGIF! And what a week it has been, one I'd like to call let's-show-everyone-we're-eco-friendly week. Green IT, without a...
