Green Technology
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M'sia wins votes for green IT incentives
News Industry players welcome US$443 million fund in 2010 budget to drive green IT, but opposition party unimpressed with government's initiatives to boost broadband.
Tags: Local Government, Taxes, Business broadband, Personal broadband, Funding, Business, Green IT, Small And Medium Enterprise, Information And Communication Technology, Broadband
Incentives pushing Asia's green IT adoption
News Governments and IT vendors devise incentive schemes, including co-funded design workshops, to urge organizations and consumers to go green.
Tags: Green IT, Product development and design, Hewlett-Packard Co., Spokesperson, Singapore, energy efficiency, information technology company, carbon dioxide, data center, green technology
SAS touts tool to measure 'green-ness'
News Business intelligence vendor launches scorecard to help firms assess and manage carbon footprint, whilst maintaining economic sustainability.
Tags: Green IT, Data warehousing/business intelligence, SAS Institute, McKinsey & Co., Tool, business intelligence, performance, software, Kuala Lumpur, managing director
Khosla Ventures piles up US$1B for green tech
News Vinod Khosla is seeking out "science experiments" that address environmental problems and nabs former Facebook CFO and former CMEA investor to run two venture funds.
Tags: Green IT, Clean Technology, Manufacturing, Investor, venture capital, venture-capital fund, finance, biofuel, green technology, biotechnology
Is US missing the boat on green tech?
News GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt and famed venture capitalist John Doerr warn policy makers that the United States is lagging China in developing green-technology industries.
Tags: Green IT, Investments, Government, Energy, Carbon Emission, General Electric Co., greenhouse gas, Renewable Energy, electricity grid, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Green still in despite recession
News Despite the slowdown, companies are stillforging ahead with green technology projects
Tags: Green IT, Green IT, Carbon Emission, IT Budget, IT-spending, Steve Ranger, recession, Deloitte LLP, carbon dioxide, information technology
Is growing food the next green-tech innovation?
News Nicholas Parker, founder and chairman of the Cleantech Group, says investors and entrepreneurs are underestimating the need for technology to solve environmental problems.
Tags: Green IT, Clean Technology, Innovation, biology, Nicholas Parker, Renewable Energy, venture capital, food, carbon dioxide, industry
Lack of global climate deal won't crush green tech
News No matter what happens at global talks in Copenhagen next month, industry and national governments are likely to drive investment in the near term.
Tags: Green IT, Climate, Cap-and-Trade, greenhouse gas, climate change, Carbon Emission, Green IT, Copenhagen, U.S. Senate, Environment
Super scanners at British airports
News High-powered machines that produce detailed double X-ray images mean passengers no longer have to unpack laptops. Waits were cut to five minutes in June.
Tags: Security, Green IT, Biometrics, Airport Operator, Scanner, London, energy efficiency, Silicon.com, carbon dioxide, corporate responsibility
To go green, focus on breaking habits
News Enterprises need to work at changing employee mindsets and routine processes to succeed in their green IT strategy, say industry players.
Tags: Green IT, Recycling, Infrastructure/architecture management, Corporate culture, Green IT, Australia, PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting, performance, software, barrier
Intel spins off solar cell maker SpectraWatt
News In a big commitment to clean tech, Intel-funded SpectraWatt will manufacture solar cells for panel makers starting in the middle of next year.
Tags: Processors, Green IT, Clean Technology, Hewlett-Packard Co., Intel Corp., solar cell, intellectual property, processor, energy efficiency, network
Stimulus packages to boost ICT sector
News IT vendors gain as Asian governments commit US$767 billion worth of initiatives to jumpstart their economies, IDC says.
Tags: Government, Green IT, Investment, IT-spending, International Data Corp., Asia-Pacific, Information And Communication Technology, energy efficiency, job, patient
Green tech year in preview
News The outlook for clean tech in 2009 is solid, with money projected to go to start-ups. But the falling price of oil and the financial crisis have dampened the speed of technology innovation.
Tags: Green IT, Politics, Clean Technology, Carbon Emission, Financial Crisis, electric car, solar cell, financing, energy efficiency, recession
Venture capitalists pin hopes on green-tech 'exits'
News Green-tech sectors--solar, alternative fuels, auto, and wind--are expected to get more money from venture capitalists in the coming year, with hopes of healthy IPOs in 2010.
Tags: Venture capital, Green IT, Investments, Mobile, Google Inc., IPO, Stock, venture-capital company, KPMG Consulting Inc., Green-technology Venture
S'pore to invest US$833M on infocomm projects
News Government will call for 391 tenders over the next 12 months on new ICT projects, 42 percent of which will be worth at least US$365,400, says IDA chief.
Tags: Personal broadband, Business broadband, Investments, Local Government, Singapore, Government, CIO, public sector, software, financial
