Tagged: Green IT & News
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The five minute CIO: John Dolan News
15.02.2013 From gas to cloud: the IT technical services and system administrator at Dublin Bay Power Plant (DBPP) John Dolan explains how a gas turbine generation facility has embraced...Categories: Virtualisation, Sustainability, Security, Risk Management, Mobility, IT Management, Infrastructure Management, CIO -
Apple reacts to Greenpeace over ‘dirty energy’ claims News
19.04.2012 Apple has defended itself against Greenpeace claims that it uses “dirty energy” to power up its data centres and that its new data centre in Maiden, North Carolina would use 100...Categories: Search Engines, Green Tech, Green Computing, Green, Energy, Consumer Tech, Computers, Apps, WebTags: Cloud Computing, Apple, Tim Cook, data centre, US, Amazon, Green IT, Microsoft, Steve Ballmer, -
Hertz donates PCs to Irish charity for tech education News
23.11.2011 Hertz has donated 1,000 computers to Irish social enterprise charity Camara Education, which will refurbish them before dispatching them off to east Africa to help improve the...Categories: Recycling Services, Hardware, Green, Education, Consumer Tech, Computers, Green Tech, Sustainability -
HP, Dell, Nokia, Apple and Philips top green-tech list News
09.11.2011 Apple might be hot on everyone’s lips due to the release of the new iPhone 4S, but it’s being outpaced by companies such as HP, Dell and Nokia in the green electronics stakes....Categories: Sustainability, Mobile, Hardware, Green Computing, Green, Enterprise, Energy, Consumer Tech, Computers, Green TechTags: Dell, HP, Nokia, Philips, Apple, CO2 Emissions, Electronics, Climate Change, Clean Energy, Clean Tech, Green Tech, Green IT -
Greenyourgoods.ie adds eco graffiti to its green IT campaign News
17.10.2011 Cork-based Greenyourgoods.ie, which pays people for unwanted mobile phones, laptops, DVDs, gadgets and games – thus keeping them in the IT cycle for a bit longer – has turned to... -
Abtran donates used LCD screens to help Cork Simon Community News
02.09.2011 Cork-based company Abtran has leveraged the services of fellow Rebel County IT recycling company GreenYourGoods.ie to donate €2,000 worth of used LCD screens, helping Cork Simon...Categories: Sustainability, Recycling Services, Mobile, Internet, Hardware, Green Computing, Green, Enterprise, Energy, Consumer Tech, Computers, Green Tech, CIO, Business Intelligence -
E-waste is the next green challenge for the IT industry News
26.05.2011 Improving the energy efficiency of IT equipment is still the overwhelming focus of the green IT community, with little attention given to the next big challenge - how to safely... -
Governments must move to the green economy – OECD News
25.05.2011 The OECD has today launched its Green Growth Strategy and says governments must look to the green economy to seize opportunities and new sources of growth and jobs.Categories: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Intellectual Property, Green Computing, Government, Engineering, Energy, Economy, Green Tech -
CA Technologies wins Green IT award News
20.05.2011 CA Technologies has won an award for its ecoSoftware carbon management and sustainability solution at the Green IT Awards in London. -
Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation launches free app News
04.02.2011 The Jack & Jill app is a new avenue for individuals and businesses to donate mobile phones or toner cartridges or to order cartridges from Jack & Jill and, in turn, help the... -
Environmental awards nominees include Dell, Microsoft, Vodafone News
12.10.2010 A host of technology companies have been nominated for numerous awards, thanks to their work in contributing to a cleaner environment. -
Seeing sustainability as a business strategy News
09.07.2010 Sustainability is not just about cost reduction, says Sonny Masero, vice-president, ecoSoftware EMEA, CA Technologies, but also about helping firms stand out in the marketplace... -
Cisco vamps up its ‘Connected Grid’ portfolio News
30.06.2010 Cisco has unleashed new technologies to help consumers and businesses better monitor and manage their energy consumption for cost and carbon savings.Categories: Sustainability, Green, Energy, Data Management, Consumer Tech, Green Tech, Business Software -
50 new jobs at €20m new energy research centre News
26.04.2010 In addition to the €15m investment by United Technologies Corporation, which will create 37 jobs, a further 50 new jobs are to be created at Tyndall Institute at a new...Categories: Research, Renewable Energy, R&D, Jobs, Green Computing, Government, Careers and EmploymentTags: Green IT, IDA, Enterprise Ireland, Energy, UCC, SFI, Tyndall Institute, Green Economy, SEAI, Jobs Announcements -
Opera goes green with new servers News
24.06.2010 Opera Software, the company behind the popular Opera web browser, is decreasing its power consumption by more than 35pc by moving to a new generation of green servers. -
CA Technologies launches eco-friendly software News
21.06.2010 CA Technologies has released the latest version of its energy, carbon and sustainability management solution - ecoSoftware 2.0 – with the aim of helping companies reduce their... -
TVs go green as Sony puts facial recognition in smart screens News
17.05.2010 In the near future, if you nod off in front of the box, the TV will notice and automatically go to sleep, too. This nifty feature could soon be standard in the next generation... -
BT makes £57m sterling annual saving through flexible working News
17.05.2010 Global telecoms giant BT is saving on average £57m sterling a year by enabling 10pc of its 100,000-strong workforce to work flexibly or remotely, its chief sustainability...Categories: Special Events, Renewable Energy, Green Computing, Government, Global CIO, Sustainability -
Cash-tax benefits when buying energy-efficient equipment News
15.06.2010 Investing in approved energy-efficient equipment can reap cash-flow dividends under the ACA scheme. -
Irish energy firm FMC-Tech wins at Energy Innovation Awards News
18.06.2010 FMC-Tech wins out over Bosnia and Herzegovina wind turbine developers to scoop Best International Trade Award.