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HP says prefab data centre cuts costs in half

Lionel — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 13:55:04 +0000

The sheet-metal structures can be built in four to six months and are highly energy efficient, HP says. The company came up with the idea after talking with some of its large customers
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Energy Efficient Ethernet being put to the test

Lionel — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:07:51 +0000

A university has begun interoperability testing of Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet gear using the emerging 802.3az standard, expected to be finalized next year
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Smart, green and Wow! Canada’s best IT departments

Lionel — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:45:32 +0000

The winners of the four-month-long Quest for Canada’s Smartest & Greenest IT Departments are unveiled: Blue Mountain, Dufferin-Peel CDSB, Earth Rangers, Professional Engineers of Ontario, and Hospital for Sick Children
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Power your smart phone with sunlight on the go

Lionel — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 18:42:12 +0000

IT HERO: Ottawa-based Kiwi Choice has developed an eco-friendly charger for handheld devices that uses sunlight, a USB port or car charger. No more disposable batteries for your smart phone, iPod or Nintendo
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Suzuki to IT: Nature, not profit, is the bottom line

Lionel — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 18:42:03 +0000

As long as making a buck remains the IT industry’s fundamental bottom line “then we’re hooped,” said the vocal environmental activist. Suzuki’s message to the IT industry and what he thinks of Steve Jobs. WITH VIDEO
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Tim Hortons serves up a cup of sustainability

Lionel — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 18:41:40 +0000

Tim Hortons isn’t just boasting coffee and donuts anymore. It’s also on a sustainability mission to run an environmentally friendly business. How it’s getting business execs and store owners involved and accountable
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Q&A: Robert LeBlanc on SOA, BPM, smarter planet

Lionel — Thu, 06 May 2010 17:27:59 +0000

ComputerWorld Canada sat down with IBM’s senior vice-president for middleware software at Impact 2010 this week to chat about the acquisition of Cast Iron Systems, and the link between services-oriented architecture, business process management and a smart planet
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Need to make a case for Green IT? Find a ‘lever’

Lionel — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:18:45 +0000

The business case is there for green IT. Maintaining momentum may be the challenge
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The Green Issue

Lionel — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:12:45 +0000

Experts tell us where we’re making progress reducing IT’s environmental impact — and where we’re not
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Product servicing the new green business model

Lionel — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:07:51 +0000

Expect a shift from manufacturing to product servicing as vendors entertain the entire lifecycle in an increasingly green world, said a professor with Schulich School of Business. How Nokia is changing its business to adapt. WITH VIDEO
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