Sustainable innovation
Sustainable innovation
Chemicals firm Rhodia's practices green IT to support the company's zero landfill and other sustainability policies, says Kenneth Goh, director of information systems at Rhodia Asia-Pacific
Nokia came out to be the most sustainable technology company during the 2009-2010 edition of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes, and was chosen as “World Technology Supersector Leader,” making it the lead in the global technology sector.
The economic recession has squeezed IT budgets, hindered capital expenditure and generally slowed the growth of IT development. However, it may also push the green IT market towards growth.
Less than 10% of 1,200 surveyed firms across Asia Pacific have formally implemented a green IT strategy despite widespread awareness of green IT’s ability to cut carbon footprint and improve ROI, said Springboard Research Thursday.
According to the survey result, 60% of all firms without a green IT strategy in place plan to implement one in the next 24 months.
The green products market continues to gain momentum worldwide despite earlier forecasts saying that the market would shrink as a result of the economic slowdown.
Tan Choon Seng, vice president, contact center business, Avaya Asia Pacific talks about green IT, and sets misconceptions straight.
Demand for pre-used PCs worldwide is greater than supply, but less than half of the machines in the secondary market will be re-used, says Gartner.
Dell has joined the data center optimization market, promising a consultancy service that will help customers find their "hidden data center".
The social responsibility movement has almost completely bypassed corporate Hong Kong.
IBM and Harvard University have launched a community grid project in search of organic materials that can build a more cost-effective solar cell.
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To date, there has not been much systematic and coordinated effort among Asian companies, governments or society at large to try and track the scale of potential environmental problems. If we're to solve tomorrow's environmental challenges - like energy efficiency, recycling and waste disposal, and the impact of a warming climate - we first need to track and measure our environmental impact.
Across the globe, white collar and service industry workers are abandoning their offices. They are working, instead, from their homes, their cars, coffee shops and public spaces. Thanks to technology, work has become something we do, and not a place we go.
“Everywhere but out of sight…simply put, 21st century life would not be possible without leadacid batteries.†(Battery Council International, 2004) Batteries smooth out the load from electrical utilities provide backup power for telephone companies, power twoway radio, mobile phone and computer systems—in fact, batteries play a hidden but fundamental support role in nearly every kind of IT system.
Seoul-based C&M Communications Co. Ltd. has selected Datacraft as its solutions partner to undertake a major overhaul and expansion of its digital video on demand (VOD) infrastructure.
How to address de-perimeterisation, OS security, Information-centric security, compliance
Knowledge Central Multiple
Knowledge Central
The Oracle approach starts with equipment refresh and virtualization.
Set realistic goals and enforce them recommends Gartner
Virtualization requires new approaches to cooling
Power management tool will revolutionize data center efficiency and power management
