Archive for August, 2008

Knowledge gap in green IT is hampering further adoption (Computing.co.uk)

Angelica Mari and Martin Courtney, Computing , Thursday 28 August 2008 at 05:30:00 IT managers need to realise green IT has reputation as well as environmental benefits Ignorance among UK IT managers and suppliers remains the key obstacle in the adoption of green IT practices. In a survey carried out by the National Computing Centre (NCC) with…

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Mayor must act on global warming (Guardian Unlimited)

Comment is free: Jenny Jones: I welcome today’s strategy on coping with climate change, but it’s time Boris Johnson backed up his amusing words with action

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Akhter launches green all-in-one PCs (Computing.co.uk)

Dave Bailey, Computing , Wednesday 27 August 2008 at 17:34:00 Akhter touts energy-efficient hardware to tempt firms aiming to cut power bills UK computer manufacturer Akhter has launched a range of all-in-one desktop systems, aimed primarily at the business and education market, which it says can consume just 55 Watts, up to…

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Fairfax’s Iron Springs Brewery honored as green restaurant (Marin Independent Journal)

Iron Springs Brewery in Fairfax was named one of the top 10 green restaurants in the Bay Area.

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Eyes turn to dawn of ‘visual computing’ (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Lifelike graphics are breaking free of elite computer games and spreading throughout society in what industry insiders proclaim is the dawning of a “visual computing era.”

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