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IBM Inc. has built its largest data center in Boulder using the green technology. Almost all of the original shell of the building was reused along with original material components. Vice President of IBM Global Server Systems, Larry Longseth, said that the building will save about 40 percent in energy with some partial alternative power.
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Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., has announced the launch of the 2.5-inch MJA2 BH and MJA2 CH series 5400 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/sec mobile hard drives (HDD), achieving industry leading capacity of a half-terabyte (500GB(1)). It features the highest capacity to support full disk encryption (FDE) in a 2.5-inch form factor. The new series meets the cumulative demands of notebook PCs, desktop PCs, consumer electronics and other mobile technology applications. The new models have quite low power consumption and are manufactured with a green emphasis.

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On ChannelWeb, Jennifer Hagendorf Follett questioned whether networking vendors’ rapid move to green technology is translating into greenbacks for the channel. Some Cisco Systems Inc.’s partners say that, in fact, it does, even though the reason for customers buying into the idea of green networking might be other than helping Mother Earth. Cisco channel partners say that the green phenomenon is more than hype: some customers are demanding it. Brett Shockley, CEO of Spanlink Communications, Minneapolis said
“Regardless of what you think about global warming, the reality is that everybody is buying into the fact that travel is expensive and time consuming, and that commonality is getting people believing this way of thinking. We see large corporate initiatives around green, and we see IT and department initiatives around more specifically the benefits of green — cutting travel costs, working more efficiently. They are two points of view that get you to the same place.”
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Ford Tamer, a venture capitalist and operating partner at Khosla Ventures, reveals that the number of renewal-energy plans approaching him for investment in them is increasing. Started by the co-founder of Sun Microsystems, Khosla Ventures has very quickly emerged as one of the leading venture capital firms making investments in green technology. It has already invested into more than 70 companies by now. Tamer is looking forward to solar energy, IT services and electrical efficiency. Recently, the firm has put money into 9 such projects. Read the full article here

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Rackspace® Hosting, a leading hosting services provider, is known to promote energy conservation through customer offerings, company conservation and employee education on green living. Rackspace believes that environmental responsibility is still a growing concern for hosting customers, but that customers may not be willing to be exposed to higher costs to address them; this according to the second annual “Green” survey conducted by the company. According to this most recent green survey, only 41% of respondents are willing to pay more for green products and services this year; down significantly from the 52% of respondents that were willing to pay more last year. Also this year, only 28% are willing to trade server performance for lower carbon emissions. One significant increase in responses this year showed that 69% of respondents are still concerned and either looking for ways to reduce the impact their company has on the environment or actively addressing the issue; this up 7% from last year.
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According to a new Office Depot survey, “green” has gone mainstream in the small business community. Half of all respondents are interested in making their offices “greener,” according to a survey of 2,500 business professionals commissioned by Office Depot. The survey also found that cost and understanding are the two primary factors preventing businesses from going greener at the office. Yalmaz Siddiqui, Director of Environmental Strategy for Office Depot said
“It is encouraging to see such strong interest in going green among small businesses. The good news is that creating a greener office is simpler than ever. Not only are there more high-quality, low-cost greener products available than ever before, but the range of solutions to help reduce waste and energy has also grown significantly.”
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Accenture has launched the Accenture Green Technology Suite, a comprehensive set of tools designed to help an organization assess its environmental standing, provide recommendations on how to address its carbon footprint by improving the way information technology is managed and support the entire organization’s green agenda. The new tools also help calculate the impact of the specific initiatives in terms of workplace environmental efficiency and data center energy savings.
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Cleveland is ramping up investment in building and rehabbing energy- efficient homes with the goal of reducing energy costs for residents, especially senior citizens and low-income families. Ten projects, some of which are public housing, will get $4.6 million in grants. The money will also enable some vacant houses to be renovated for sale, using green-building technology such as natural and high-efficiency lighting, recycled materials and appliances and systems that use less water and energy to run.
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On FOXNEWS.com, Greg Palkot discusses Germany’s Freiburg town is abandoning fossil fuels for small hydroelectric dams and hi-tech wind turbines. Much of the quaint town’s landscape is now dominated by solar panels, which top everything from its highways to its city hall. With laws that encourage the use and development of green technology and jobs, about 15% of all power in Germany is green. As most of the technology that’s being used to great effect in Germany was developed in the U.S, the principal consultant of the environmental energy firm Intelligent Renewable Energy, Rian van Staden, sees the green energy projects getting replicated in America soon.
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According to surveys conducted on 3,000 customers by the hosting provider Rackspace Inc. this year and the last, businesses are losing interest in green technology. While last year only 41% of Rackspace customers were unwilling to sacrifice performance to reduce global warming emissions, the percentage number has increased to 62%, which is shocking. The survey also indicated that the percentage number of people unwilling to pay a premium for green products and services, such as renewable energy, recycling, conservation or carbon offsets, have risen from 8% to 30%.
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