The intense power requirements needed to run and cool datacentres now account for almost a quarter of global carbon dioxide emissions from ICT, according to analyst firm Gartner.
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is urging the tech industry to become greener to save the planet -- and also to boost business.
Despite being a market projected to grow to US$4 billion over the next five years, the carbon offset market has only just settled on one standard to measure its currency.
Worried about the impact your technology use is having on the environment? A development project underway at Intel might help salve your conscience whilst also giving you another gadget to add to your arsenal.
IBM has announced a new software solution that will allow its customers to track the energy consumption of its z9 mainframes.
At the CeBIT exhibition in Germany this week, Steve Ballmer got on stage and told the world that Microsoft takes "green" issues seriously.
The G'Day USA: Australia Week campaign today announced the finalists for the Innovation Shoot Out event, which will see eight Australian technology start-ups travel to San Francisco in January 2010 to demonstrate the commercial viability of their products in the US.
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