New Green IT Offerings

Nov. 24, 2008 - Xerox has unveiled a nanotechnology-based "low melt" toner that it says can cut power consumption from digital printing devices by nearly a third. READ MORE

Nov. 24, 2008 - Entuity, a network-management service provider, has released a new software module that quantifies the role of IT equipment in supporting green business initiatives. READ MORE

Nov. 12, 2008 - Network provider Alcatel-Lucent has launched a new service offering aimed at helping corporate clients save energy and reduce electricity costs. READ MORE

Oct. 6, 2008 - A new web-based mortgage loan processing and document management system is being billed as the industry's chance to get some positive press for a change; it gives mortgage companies a chance to save reams of paper. READ MORE

Aug. 29, 2008 - Cray has developed a new liquid cooling technology that it says will allow computers to operate at petaflop speed (one quadrillion of calculations per second) while delivering significant energy savings. READ MORE

Aug. 5, 2008 - Data storage firms now have help verifying the energy savings of their products, making them eligible for energy-efficiency rebates. READ MORE

July 31, 2008 - Dell has launched what the company is calling its "most environmentally responsible consumer PC" yet - a desktop whose CPU takes up 80% less space and uses 70% less energy than comparable models. READ MORE

July 9, 2008 - European datacenter operator TeleCityGroup has signed on to test a new IT efficiency technology - a three-dimensional "weather map" that tracks air streams and heat releases within datacenter facilities. READ MORE

June 25, 2008 - A Dell power supply unit has become the first to achieve 80 Plus Gold certification, which requires that server power supplies achieve a minimum 92% energy efficiency at 50% output capacity. READ MORE

June 12, 2008 - IBM has unveiled standardized (or "modular") datacenter units that it says can cut energy use 50% compared to custom-designed IT environments. The new offerings are part of the tech giant's Big Green initiative to deliver more environmentally preferable datacenter products and services. READ MORE

May 29, 2008 - Verdiem has upgraded its popular Surveyor power-management software to cut IT energy waste and reduce PC energy consumption by as much as 60%. READ MORE

May 29, 2008 - Dell has unveiled an energy-efficient PC designed exclusively for small businesses, which the computermaker says uses about half the energy of comparable models. READ MORE

May 20, 2008 - Fujitsu Siemens Computers says it has developed the world's first monitor that requires no electricity at all while on standby. READ MORE

May 14, 2008 - Cisco has unveiled two new versions of its TelePresence videoconferencing system spanning both ends of the meeting-size spectrum, from one-on-one conversations to large training sessions. READ MORE

May 8, 2008 - Miercom, an independent network product tester and consultancy, has unveiled a green certification program for IT equipment to help datacenter managers make smarter purchasing choices. READ MORE

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