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Intel, NEC team up to flex supercomputing might
News Both companies will jointly develop high-performance computing systems based on Intel processor to extend products to wider audience, say executives.
Tags: Multiprocessor servers, Processors, NEC Corp., Intel Corp., Richard Dracott, Intel Xeon, Chip Company, processor, Supercomputing, supercomputer
Technology sector to rev up IPO recovery
News IT firms and emerging markets including China, India and Brazil, will lead recovery of public listing activities, finds new survey on global investors.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Business development/management, Survey, India, U.S., Technology Sector, Business Strategies & Functions, IPO, Investor, Business development/management
Indian IT runs home, new geographies for growth
News Hit by global recession, India's local tech firms target projects on home soil and venture into new regions including Middle East and Latin America.
Tags: IT outsourcing, Outsourcing, Growth strategies and tools, Business, Infosys Technologies Ltd., Banking, Growth, Market, India, Information Technology
Al Gore: It's not just about the planet
News In talk promoting his book, Al Gore looks for fixes beyond renewable energy and draws link between environment, energy, and U.S. economy.
Tags: Green IT, Al Gore, Copenhagen, Oil, geothermal energy, plug-in electric car, electric car, wind energy, economic crisis, Middle East
CEOs endorse 'foothold strategy' for electric cars
News The Electrification Coalition of different companies pushes for policies to promote electric vehicles in six to eight regions in the U.S. as a way to build critical mass.
Tags: Green IT, Battery, Electrification Coalition, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., CEO, U.S., Green IT, Plug-in, electric vehicle, Sales
FTC presses on with Intel probe
News Despite a settlement reached with AMD, company is not off hook as U.S. regulators now focus on Intel's legal dispute with rival chipmaker Nvidia.
Tags: Processors, Multiprocessor servers, Antitrust, Regulations, Intel Corp., Investigators, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., NVidia Corp., Chip, GPU
Videoconferencing: Cisco, Logitech target mainstream
News Logitech's acquisition of LifeSize and Cisco's bid for Tandberg are aimed at grabbing market share and expanding sales to more businesses--and even consumers.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Logitech, Vidyo Inc., LifeSize Communications, Conference, CEO, software, Cisco Systems Inc., Business Strategies & Functions, Video Conferencing
Green news harvest: Ethanol industry falls short
News Corn ethanol companies are shutting down operations, while cellulosic ethanol from nonfood sources is still years away from commercial-scale production.
Tags: Green IT, Technology Review, CNET Australia, electric car, Offshore, New York Times Co., Dow Jones & Company Inc., CNET Networks Inc., industry, Dell Computer Corp.
Google Books opposition pours in at deadline
News Tuesday is the last day to file statements on Google's Book Search settlement and several groups have gone on record opposing the deal.
Tags: Data Management, Web 2.0, Databases, Web sites, Settlement, American Civil Liberties Union, antitrust, Computer & Communications Industry Association, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Judge
Measuring your Google search's carbon footprint
News A Harvard University physicist says a typical search on a desktop computer generates about 7 grams of carbon dioxide, which is comparable to bringing a kettle to boil.
Tags: Green IT, Infrastructure/architecture management, Clean Technology, Google Inc., Carbon Footprint, Geothermal Energy, Computer, Eric Schmidt, Google Search, carbon dioxide
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, solar cell, financing, electric car, energy efficiency, recession
IBM teams up with universities on cloud project
News The company joins forces with Carnegie Mellon, Qatar and Texas A&M universities to develop one of the first cloud computing platforms in the Middle East.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Software, Programming languages, IBM Corp., University, biology, Cloud Computing, Apache Hadoop, financial modeling
Cloud floats among India's large firms
News Large enterprises in India are opting for cloud computing, choosing hybrid and private clouds to resolve concerns over data security and regulatory compliance.
Tags: Cloud computing, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Data security, Cloud, Security, India, Regulatory Compliance, Small And Medium Business, Cloud computing, Software-as-a-service (SaaS)
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
Innovation essential despite downturn
News Asia-Pacific CIOs must balance innovation with frugality, while creating a direct link between IT and the organization's revenue in 2009, Gartner says.
Tags: Innovation, Business models, Decision-making, Cost control, Green IT, Virtualization, Asia-Pacific, Innovation, Cloud Computing, Gartner Inc.
