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HP touts virtual savings, flexibility
News Hewlett-Packard's Virtual Connect Flex-10 aims to save users up to 55 percent of virtual network equipment costs and better allocate Ethernet bandwidth.
Tags: Virtualization, LANs and WANs, Hewlett-Packard Co., Asia, Storage, Network Interface Card, Server, power consumption, enterprise storage, network
Is Adobe replaying Sun's Java tape?
Insight commentary Adobe's attempt to bring its AIR platform to all handhelds smells strongly of Sun Microsystems' attempt to dominate the smartphone market with Java. Will the software giant's efforts suffer the same fate?
Tags: Smart phones, Mobile applications, Protocols and platforms, Adobe Systems Inc., Phone, mobile, Mobile applications, AIR 2.0, Smart Phone, Stock
HP throws Cisco ProCurve ball
News HP is banking on its server experience to push "integrated" ProCurve networking line over Cisco's "unified computing" tag, says executive.
Tags: Routing/switching, Blade servers, Hardware, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP ProCurve, Cisco Systems Inc., Singapore, Small And Medium Business, Server, blade server
'Napping' data centers could cut energy use by 75 percent
News "Sleeping on the job" could help power-hungry computer data centers save up to 75 percent of the energy that they currently use.
Tags: Data centers, Power Supply, University of Michigan, computer, PowerNap, Server, energy efficiency, power consumption, researcher, data center
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, security services company, power consumption, data sharing
Google uncloaks once-secret server
News Unusually, the search giant designs its own servers. For the first time, Google unveils one publicly, showing a surprise built-in battery.
Tags: Servers, Battery, Google Inc., Motherboard, Power Supply, uninterruptible power supply, Jai, Server, Hardware, energy efficiency
The real skinny on green computing
Techguide Green Computing is not just about saving the environment; it is about saving money and creating the most efficient data center possible.
Tags: Storage, Servers, Computing, Virtualization, CPU, server consolidation, Storage, Server Consolidation Initiative, Florida, Green Computing
Intel doubles notebook fan speed
News Chipmaker hopes the prototype being displayed at the company's developer forum ultimately will find its way into notebook PC designs.
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Components, Intel Corp., Notebook, Computer, San Francisco, power consumption, computer company, News.com, blog
Virtualization: The key to a green data center?
News Yes, according to numerous speakers at the Energy Logic symposium in Sydney.
Tags: Data centers, Virtualization, Green IT, Servers, Green IT, Storage, Sydney, Server, power consumption, Direct-Attached Storage
Seagate to avoid solid-state drives for now
News Chief executive Bill Watkins sees potential in flash memory and SSDs but says the economics do not yet add up.
Tags: Hardware, Storage, SAS Institute, Seagate Technology LLC, Storage, NAND flash, NAND, performance, power consumption, CEO
IBM, NEC team up on 32nm chip tech
News NEC has signed a multi-year agreement to enroll in the joint-development alliance set up by IBM to work on next-generation 32-nanometer technology.
Tags: Processors, NEC Corp., IBM Corp., Chip, STMicroelectronics, performance, processor, transistor, power consumption, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
Leaking crypto keys from mobile devices
News Attackers could steal keys used for encryption and authentication on mobile devices by analyzing electromagnetic signals and radio frequency emissions, researcher says.
Tags: Mobile, Authentication and encryption, Phone, cable box, Key, bank, mobile, Authentication and encryption, Attack, Mobile Device
Intel seeks new 'microserver' standard
News Intel doesn't want to be the only one touting eensy-weensy servers aimed at Web site hosting companies. It's trying to standardize its design.
Tags: Servers, Intel Corp., quad-core processor, Computer, Hosting Company, Server, processor, computer industry, blade server, Web Site
ARM targets Intel with 2GHz multicore chips
News ARM is preparing new enterprise partnerships as its Cortex-A9 processor goes fast and multicore, pitting it against Intel's x86 and IBM's PowerPC chips.
Tags: Processors, ARM, Intel Corp., Chip, Dual-core, JIT, performance, processor, high-performance, Processors
Getting the green on 'green' PCs
News ZDNet Asia finds out from experts what companies should look out for when they evaluate "green" PCs, and what savings to expect from an energy-efficient machine.
Tags: Personal Computers, Green IT, IT budgeting, Budgeting/cost control, Business, Hewlett-Packard Co., International Data Corp., Power Supply, Asia-Pacific, computer
