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Fujitsu Siemens Primergy TX120

July 12, 2007

Since when did Fujitsu and Siemens start working together. This has to be the best kept secret around or I have just been napping on the job. But if your company is going to be such a well kept secret it helps that when you start to make noise that you introduce a server which has the lowest carbon footprint on the market. The Fujitsu Siemens Computers (FSC) Primergy TX120 tower server's aimed at smaller businesses and branch offices. FSC suggests that's suited to office workspaces, along with distributed and SOHO applications such as retail in-store, back office servers and small office application servers.

The system includes either a 1.866GHz Intel dual-core Xeon 3040 processor with up to 4MB of L2 cache and a 1,066MHz FSB, or an Intel Celeron processor.

Posted in Environment, carbon footprint, corporate initiatives, data center, green technology

Big Green

July 11, 2007

Posted in corporate initiatives, green technology

Shared Computing for a Greener World

July 11, 2007

Calgary, Alberta-based Useful Corporation announced that their DiscoverStation solution has prevented over 13,000 tons of CO2 from being emitted into the atmosphere. In what’s becoming a standard measure of CO2 emissions, that’s equivalent to taking 2,300 cars off the road. The solution is brilliant in its simplicity. Userful notes that: …desktop computers sit idle virtually the entire day while we read or type. DiscoverStation leverages this unused computing power to create an environmentally efficient alternative to traditional desktop computing.

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Green Technology Video

July 10, 2007

Thanks to Suzanne Bowen of DIDx who took the time to interview me and post the resulting interview online. Here is an excerpt from the post: Listen and see Rich Tehrani discuss these issues and invite you to participate in the world's first Green Technology World™ Conference. Watch the video above.

You've got to attend, sponsor, speak at, exhibit, network, and/or develop business at Green Technology World™ Conference Sept 11-12, 2007 in Los Angeles. A few thousand of Super Technologies, Inc.'s DIDXchange membership will be there taking advantage of this extremely relevant event.

Learn about and share methods, tips, processes, services, and products that promote "Green Technology." Some examples brainstormed in a short meeting among DIDXchange members at NXTCOMM 2007 this past week: meet your potential business all at once at conferences instead of flying to meet one entity per trip; walk, rent a bike, or take the bus or train while at conferences; teleconference, videoconference; partipate in IP collaboration and/or peering like Arbinet, Xconnect, and DIDXchange; virtualize servers by dividing one physical server into multiple virtual ones; using "e-business and e-government tools" rather than hard copy methods for banking, purchasing, documentation sharing; and use more eco-friendly environments such as RFID and M2M.

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Chicago Goes Green

July 8, 2007

Posted in government initiatives, green technology, solar

Live Earth More Good Than Harm

July 7, 2007

Greg has a post titled Live Earth More Harm Than Good? Which points out the negatives associated with producing massive amounts of carbon gas in an effort to reduce the amount of carbon gas we generate. Quite a dilemma, right? Really, the naysayers are wrong on this one.

Posted in Carbon Offsets, Greenocrite, government initiatives, green technology

Are You a Greenocrite?

July 5, 2007

I have to agree partially with Tom Young of VNUNET when he says companies have to do more to be really green. It is easy to make announcements but backing them up is always a challenge. Still, the trend towards thinking green has improved corporate recognition that organizations can make the world a better place and save money at the same time. I always have to wonder though, when I hear stories about people driving more than 100 MPH in a Toyota Prius… To be green must we change every aspect of our lives? In other words, are you better off driving 100 MPH in a Hummer than a hybrid? The point is, are we too focused on calling each other out if we are not as green as possible?

Posted in Carbon Offsets, Greenocrite, carbon footprint, corporate initiatives, green technology

Corporate Carbon Footprints

July 4, 2007

Yesterday I discussed carbon calculators and it is no surprise that there are so many ways to calculate your carbon footprint. Forbes decided to tackle the corporate carbon footprint concept in an article today and surprise – the article also details how complicated it is to calculate carbon emissions for companies. But it seems that Starbucks can attribute about two ounces of carbon to the environment for every cup of coffee it serves. This doesn’t include the carbon needed to transport the coffee from store to store. Interestingly, one wonders if it makes sense to not take into consideration whether buying coffee at a retail outlet results in more carbon emissions than brewing the coffee yourself.

Posted in Carbon Offsets, carbon footprint, corporate initiatives, green technology

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