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Asia moving to smart grids, cautiously
News Region's governments are mulling or preparing to trial smart grid technology, whilst keeping an eye on security risks associated with the new infrastructure.
Tags: Infrastructure/architecture management, Government, Web 2.0, Security, Asia, Cisco Systems Inc., Philippines, Singapore, Grid, grid computing
IBM plunges into 'smart grid for water'
News Betting that governments and businesses will need to better manage water resources, IBM leads effort to design IT systems to monitor and analyze water use.
Tags: Green IT, Grid, Sensor, U.S., France, IBM Corp., information technology, Green IT, software, conference
S'pore turns on commercial grid
News Starting Nov. 1, three appointed service providers will make available computing services over the grid to businesses in Singapore and the region.
Tags: Business applications, Business Strategies & Functions, Infrastructure/architecture management, Business, Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Corp., Singapore, Storage, Small And Medium Business, Grid
Aust budget '09: Smart grids get US$76.5M
News Australia's government has announced an up to A$100 million (US$76.44 million) investment in the 2009 Budget to create a "smarter and more efficient energy network".
Tags: Budgeting/cost control, Investment, Information And Communication Technology, Renewable Energy, Grid, Australia, grid computing, Do-Not-Call, Government, energy efficiency
Cern bombards LHC grid with data
News Tests of the computing grid that will manage data from the Large Hadron Collider experiment shows the systems successfully handled large amounts of information.
Tags: grid computing, Database management, Data, CERN, Asia, Grid, Europe, North America, leader, Database management
Is smart grid the next green-tech bubble?
News IT heavyweights and start-ups eye stimulus money to modernize grid but there's concern too much money and hype could lead to inflated expectations.
Tags: Green IT, Clean Technology, Cisco Systems Inc., Google Inc., Grid, wind energy, venture capital, information technology company, network, Green IT
US senators aim to protect electric grid from hackers
News Politicians respond to reports of cyberattacks by suggesting new plans to protect an increasingly networked electric grid.
Tags: Hacking, Security, Cybersecurity, U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, Rep., Grid, network, Hacker, U.S., U.S. Congress
Report: Spies hacked into US electricity grid
News Quoting national security officials, report says spies have infiltrated the power grid in an apparent attempt to map the utility infrastructure.
Tags: Hacking, Security Management, Security, Powerline, cell phone network, Grid, electricity grid, software, network, Internet
Green Grid pitches new IT energy standard
News The group of IT industry leaders recommends data center evaluations include a score for power usage effectiveness or PUE scalability.
Tags: Data centers, Servers, Green IT, Hewlett-Packard Co., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Tool, Grid, analysis tool, Green Grid, San Jose
Cisco: Smart grid will eclipse size of Internet
News Cisco, whose hardware is at the core of the Internet, is readying communications gear for utilities, businesses, and consumers to modernize the electricity grid.
Tags: Green IT, Security, Utility, Cisco Systems Inc., IP, Grid, electricity grid, network, Internet, industry
Intel to host smart-grid standards confab
News The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers will hold its first smart-grid standards meeting bringing together people from the power, IT and communications industries in June.
Tags: Green IT, Intel Corp., Standards, Grid, IEEE Standard, electricity grid, network, industry, information technology, solar energy
Report: Smart-grid hackers could cause blackouts
News Cybersecurity experts say someone with US$500 of equipment and materials could take command and control, allowing for "en masse manipulation" of electricity service.
Tags: Hacking, Department Of Energy, CNN, Security, Cybersecurity, Blackout, Grid, data sharing, security services company, power consumption
US authorities' red tape left medical devices virus-infected
News Regulations stipulated that hospitals wait 90 days before updating Conficker-infected systems.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Security Management, Cybersecurity, U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, Telecommunications, Medical Device, Grid, computer, U.S. President Barack Obama, virus
Google squares up to complex searches
News Google Squared, now available for public evaluation, is a Labs project that presents results in a new, spreadsheet-like format.
Tags: Web sites, Google Inc., Tool, Grid, Environment, product manager, Search Result, search tool, Internet, blog
Energy storage coming to a power grid near you
News Storage on the grid would allow use of more solar and wind power and avoid the need for new power plants. So what's holding up grid storage?
Tags: grid computing, Storage, Energy Storage, Storage, Grid, hard drive, lithium-ion, theory, financial, NSTAR
