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Toshiba Offers Takeback for All Electronics Brands

Oct. 3, 2008 - Toshiba's Digital Products Division has expanded its free e-waste recycling program to include everything from laptops to cellphones to GPS units - regardless of the product's manufacturer.

Report: RFPs Critical to Green IT Success

Sept. 22, 2008 - Struggling to select the right vendors for your green IT upgrades? It all comes down to crafting the right request for proposal (RFP), according to a new Forrester survey.

Report: Companies Are More Confused Than Ever About Green IT

Sept. 15, 2008 - Research firm Gartner is predicting a muddled approach to green IT investment "for years to come," as companies struggle to identify the best ways to allocate their technology budgets.

10% of IT Managers Don't Care About Energy Efficiency

Aug. 13, 2008 - With electricity costs heading skyward, you'd think all IT managers would be keeping an eye on the meter - but one in ten still don't make energy efficiency a top priority within their departments, according to a new survey.

Small Business Waking Up to Greener Computing

Aug. 5, 2008 - With small and medium-size enterprises buying PCs and servers in record numbers, green (read: energy efficient) computing is starting to look a whole lot more attractive within the sector, a new report finds.

Cost Called Biggest Barrier to Green IT

July 30, 2008 - Despite overwhelming support for green IT initiatives, more than half of IT managers say the costs of implementation are still too high, according to a new report.

Best-Intentioned Firms Don't Follow Through on Green IT Policy

July 14, 2008 - More than three-quarters of U.K. firms don't have a green IT strategy in place, but those that do deserve kudos - don't they? Not so fast: Barely a tenth of the 21% that have adopted a formal environmental policy are actually following through on their own green recommendations, according to a new survey.

U.K.'s Largest Labor Union Demands Data on Companies' Eco-Performance

July 8, 2008 - Unite, the British labor union representing workers in the electronics and IT sectors, says it should have the right to access environmental performance data for the companies served by its members.

Seven Global IT Firms Tie for Greenest Tech Brand

June 20, 2008 - Seven global IT firms have finished in a statistical dead heat for the title of world's greenest tech brand - primarily because expectations for green IT performance vary so widely from country to country, a new survey shows.

ADC's LEED Platinum Datacenter Meets Market Demand for Green IT

suggestionJune 17, 2008 - Advanced Data Centers is pouring $100 million into a state-of-the-art green datacenter that the company says is already generating big buzz among corporate clients keen to save on IT energy costs, Sacramento Business Journal reports.

Verizon Asks Suppliers to Up IT Product Energy Efficiency 20%

June 6, 2008 – Verizon has established new energy-efficiency standards for the IT equipment it buys, requiring manufacturers to improve the energy performance of their products by an estimated 20%.

IT Vendors Urged to Tailor Green Pitches by Geography, Sector

May 30, 2008 - The question for IT vendors is no longer "Do companies care about green computing?" but rather "Where are they located?" according to a new report from Forrester Research.

IT Managers Consider Pulling the Plug on Idle Servers

May 19, 2008 - Nearly two-thirds of IT managers rate their datacenter energy efficiency "average" or worse – and idling servers in their development and test environments are one of the biggest culprits, according to a new survey from Cassatt.

Headhunting Firm Launches Energy-Czar Placement Service

May 16, 2008 - Executive search firm A.E. Feldman is helping large corporations hire "energy czars" to mastermind their energy efficiency initiatives for IT operations.

Digital Realty Trust Customers Get the Skinny on Datacenter Efficiency

May 9, 2008 - Datacenter operator Digital Realty Trust is set to provide its customers with "detailed and actionable information" on whether and how much their IT facilities are contributing to corporate environmental goals.

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