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Power trimmers cut costs for companies
Ian Grayson AS organisations rush to climb aboard the climate change bandwagon and paint themselves green, attention is focusing on exactly what role the IT department should be playing.
CIOs feel heat over carbon costs
Eric Wilson ON July 1, the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act takes effect, the first shot in an expected barrage of carbon trading and taxation initiatives.
Enlisting in fight for environment
John Sterlicchi A GROUP of chief information officers in the US has come up with a six-point plan to infiltrate organisations with environmentally friendly initiatives.
Efficiency the key to take-up
John Sterlicchi TECH companies are practically tripping over each other to tout their green credentials, but it is far from clear that such enthusiasm in translating into more sales.
Eco-friendly managers automate printing
SLASHING power consumption is a key focus for eco-aware IT managers, but reducing wastage from printers is another area attracting attention.
Using weather to cool US data centres
Barbara Gengler THE use of economisers that take advantage of nature to help cool data centres is gaining traction in the US.
Council plans lighter footprint with Big Blue
Ian Grayson KEEPING the technology systems humming in a large organisation is always a challenge, but when you add the need to make them environmentally sustainable it gets even tougher.
Games console makers playing dirty, Greenpeace says
Barbara Gengler ENVIRONMENTAL pressure group Greenpeace has slammed the big three games console manufacturers for the amount of toxic materials included in their hardware.
Cisco, RSA to link up on security
Barbara Gengler CISCO Systems and EMC security software subsidiary RSA will combine data and network security technology to compete in the enterprise market.
Juniper picks up pace in security race
TO keep pace in the competitive intrusion detection and prevention market Juniper Networks says throughput speed in its new offerings will make the difference.
Cloud rolls in on faster ethernet
Eric Wilson COOKING deep inside the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers are two new standards that will eventually convert many technology systems into pay-as-you-go utilities similar to electricity, phones and the internet.
WAN tracks fashion house sales
Webster Holdings
IN the highly competitive world of fashion retailing, being able to closely monitor purchasing patterns can mean the difference between success and failure.
High-speed data keeps mine moving
Ian Grayson case study | Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines
WITH Australia's resources boom showing no sign of slowing, running operations at peak efficiency is top priority for mining companies.
$250m aggregation router ready to go
John Sterlicchi CISCO has spent $250 million over more than five years developing its new Aggregation Services Router (ASR 1000 Series).
Management shortfalls hinder wireless
John Sterlicchi VENDORS still face great scepticism as they try to persuade businesses that enterprise-wide all-wireless networks are feasible.
BPM to buck slowing spend trend
Barbara Gengler BUSINESS Process Management expenditure will buck the slowing trend in most categories of technology spending, analysts say.
Red Hat opens up security system
Barbara Gengler COMMERCIAL Linux distributor Red Hat says it has released all of the source code to the Red Hat Certificate System, its security framework for managing network user identities and transactions.
Options increase as giants open up
Barbara Gengler IN a move to boost the growing demand for SUSE Linux Enterprise, Novell says it has extended its partnership with SAP to offer enhanced options for customers who choose to run open source.
Dynamics mission-critical says Ballmer
Barbara Gengler MICROSOFT has previewed its newest enterprise resource planning application and its chief executive says the company is a serious player in business applications.
Streamline pays off for Q Brand
Eric Wilson case study | Q Brand Agency
ADVERTISING and creative consultancy Q Brand Agency added $250,000 a year to its bottom line by moving away from spreadsheets and manual job ticketing to a Streamline Filemaker system.