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10 reasons businesses should buy e-readers
Insight commentary E-readers could be about to open a new chapter in enterprise efficiency, says TechRepublic's Jack Wallen.
Tags: Consumer Technology, Development/design, Storage, Employee, e-reader, Amazon.com Inc., computer monitor, E-book, printer, ease of use
Bangalore's brain drain
Insight perspective Bangalore has always been an IT powerhouse, but now returnees are adding their experience into the mix, says industry watcher.
Tags: Business applications, IT training, Trends, India, Immigrant, Electronic Data Systems Corp., Madan Moudgal, Trignon, St John, Saritha Rai
Beijing marks 100-day countdown to Olympics
News International Olympic Committee officials voice confidence in the organization of this year's Games, as China continues to gear up for the global sporting event.
Tags: Green IT, Business applications, Software engineering/development, Atos, Xinhua News Agency, International Olympic Committee, China, Beijing, information technology, Olympic Games
Cars should be made greener, not cheaper
Blogs It was a long time coming, but the Tata Nano finally saw daylight this week when the US$2,230 car was officially launche...
US House of Representatives OKs climate bill
News The bill's cap on greenhouse gases, along with a renewable electricity mandate and Clean Energy Bank, is designed to promote clean energy technologies.
Tags: Green IT, Cap, Allowance, Carbon Emission, Geothermal Energy, Renewable Energy, greenhouse gas, Global Warming, pollution, power generation
CleanBoard: Recycled drywall from a solar factory
News Can drywall be carbon neutral? Start-up CleanBoard plans to use a solar-powered factory to make wall board from entirely recycled materials.
Tags: Green IT, Plant, Conference, Manufacturing, CleanBoard, Rod MacGregor, Boston, San Francisco, pollution, News.com
Bill Clinton: Business is the key to climate change
News Speaking at a green business conference, former U.S. president argues that successful green technology projects lead to more investment and action on climate change.
Tags: Green IT, Conference, Real Estate, Clinton Global Initiative, financing, Copenhagen, energy efficiency, pollution, bank, sustainability
Texas Instruments to launch energy-efficient chips
News The chipmaker says the Piccolo line of microcontrollers can reduce power consumption in home appliances, hybrid cars, LED lighting and solar panels.
Tags: Processors, Texas Instruments Inc., Chip, Air Conditioner, solar panel, energy efficiency, LED lighting, hybrid car, pollution, marketing
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, U.S. Senate, Copenhagen, Environment
10 ways to effectively estimate and control project costs
Techguide Estimating what a project will cost is only half the battle; controlling those costs during the project and after delivery is equally critical.
Tags: IT project management, Project management, Cost control, Baseline Cost, Business Unit, Information Technology, Benchmarking Exercise, Project, IT-spending, Cost
Asia dominates list of world's most polluted places
News The world's two most populous countries--China and India--are also on the list of world's most polluted sites, reveals an environmental group.
Why it's been a harsh summer
Blogs Sorry about the hiatus. I was away, on a vacation. It's been a crazy summer, back here in India. In Delhi, for insta...
RFID-tagged driverless cars on U.K. roads by 2056
News British scientists foresee that RFID tags, sensors, GPS technology, 4G networks, Wi-Fi and artificial intelligence will be embedded into vehicles and the transport network.
Tags: RFID, Next-generation technology/networks
IBM co-founds green patent pool
News IBM is creating an Eco-Patents Commons--shared innovations geared at environmental sustainability--with the participation of Sony, Nokia and Pitney Bowes.
Tags: Green IT
National space agency to be set up
News Malaysia will set up a National Space Agency to coordinate all future development on aerospace, said Science, Technology and Environment Minister Law Hieng Ding yesterday.
