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Michael Dell and other high-profile technology company CEOs descended on Washington this week with a message for the US government: do more to encourage energy-efficient practices, but don't spell out specific standards for the products that companies like theirs build.
IBM has been indefinitely barred from entering into new contracts with the US federal government.
For Bankstown City Council, a 170,000-resident council south-west of Sydney, a desire to regain control of its printing environment -- and to reduce its impact on the environment -- recently led to a complete reconsideration of its printing, scanning and faxing processes.
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ZDNet.com.au takes you on a tour of Google's new Sydney Googleplex, which is currently under construction. Australian Googlers will work in an environmentally friendly building, next to glamorous Sydney Harbour, with views of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney Tower, and the Star City Casino.
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