IBM and the Environment
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Turning your Servers green
IBM, HP, Sun and AMD have united to launch the Green Grid (www.thegreengrid.org), a non-profit global consortium which aims to cut energy consumption at computer data centres by encouraging and improving power-saving measures. The alliance says that energy efficiency in data centres is the single biggest issue facing technology providers and their customers today. As a result, it has released three White Papers that directly focusing on cutting energy use. These include:
- The Green Grid Opportunity,
- Guidelines for Energy Efficient Data Centers, and
- The Green Grid Metrics: Describing Data Center Power Efficiency.
For details of IBM and the Green Grid, read Green IT: the next burning issue for business at ibm.com/businesscenter/uk/thinktank
- Source: ThinkTank issue 1
Lenovo tops eco friendly league
Chinese PC maker Lenovo is the greenest electronics manufacturer, Apple is the least eco-friendly, according to a recycling and toxic content ranking by Greenpeace. Lenovo displaces Nokia from the top spot it has enjoyed since the rankings began. It scores top marks on its e-waste policies and practice; the company offers takeback and recycling in all the countries where its products are sold. Lenovo also reports the amount of e-waste it recycles as a percentage of its sales.
The full report is at www.greenpeace.org/electronics. It ranks PC manufacturers on their policies and practices on eliminating harmful chemicals.
- Source: ThinkTank issue 1
