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All Green IT News - February 2008

Open Energy to employ IMServ

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Author: Warwick Ashford
Date: 29 February 2008

An electricity supplier has announced a plan to save UK small and medium-sized enterprises millions of pounds using smart metering technology.

Intellect to publish ‘Go Green’ guide

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Author: John-Paul Kamath
Date: 26 February 2008

Intellect has announced it will conduct a study with the University of Warwick to help business users go green.

CIOs plan to turn UK public sector green

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Author: Tony Collins
Date: 25 February 2008

The government's CIO Council is planning a "green" strategy for the public sector which includes cutting tens of thousands of printers, taking power consumption into consideration when buying PCs, and keeping equipment for up to two years longer

Three out of five UK firms have no green IT procurement strategy

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Author: Antony Savvas
Date: 20 February 2008

Three out of five UK firms have no green IT procurement policy, according to research from the SAS Group.

Bank CIOs to go green by 2010

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Author: Karl Flinders
Date: 14 February 2008

Over half of technology leaders in banks will have taken on board environmentally-friendly business strategies within two years, according to Gartner.

Web conferencing given a boost by corporate drive towards green IT

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Author: Antony Savvas
Date: 14 February 2008

The drive to reduce their carbon footprints is a key reason why firms are investing in web conferencing and unified communications, says conferencing and comms consultancy ICUGlobal.

Economics drive global green IT movement

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Author: Antony Savvas
Date: 13 February 2008

Economic as well as environmental concerns are driving the global green IT movement, according to a survey of 150 technology executives.

Technology needed for carbon footprint measurement, study says

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Author: Warwick Ashford
Date: 05 February 2008

European businesses will struggle to meet government targets for reducing carbon footprints because they have no easy and consistent way of measuring their impact on the environment, according to a study by Coleman Parkes.

Johnson Matthey consolidates servers and goes green

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Author: Warwick Ashford
Date: 01 February 2008

Precious metals and chemical manufacturer Johnson Matthey is embarking on server consolidation and IT sustainability initiatives to cut costs, raise the company's environmental leadership profile, and prepare for future environmental legislation.