Under pressure: 10 sources pushing CIOs to go green , 07/07/2008 Now with a stagnating U.S. economy, CIOs need to squeeze every penny out of their IT operations and that means choosing the most efficient servers and desktops as well as data center power supplies and air conditioning systems.

Intel measures air quality with sweepers, 07/10/2008 Researchers at Intel are hoping to use mobile devices to improve air quality in San Francisco, though it may take a while before the technology reaches users.

Microsoft rural innovation winner finds gold in green, 07/09/2008 A team from Indonesia took home a $10,000 prize in the Rural Innovation segment of Microsoft's Imagine Cup this year by developing a way for people to report environmental problems with their mobile phones.

Greenwash fails to convince IT buyers, 07/08/2008 Excessive hype, over-pricing and a lack of budgetary responsibility for energy bills are all hitting green IT sales, according to one of Europe's biggest surveys on the topic.

Energy Star for servers may be ready by year-end, EPA says, 07/03/2008 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency expects to introduce its first Energy Star rating for servers by year-end, although a more comprehensive system that measures actual workloads will take longer to develop.

Cisco enhances carrier router's 40G support Cisco this week enhanced its CRS-1 carrier core router by adding upgrades to the IP over dense wavelength-division multiplexing interfaces, which help service providers minimize the additional capital expenses associated with traffic growth.

Sprint goes 40Gbps on Tier 1 IP net Sprint, with an assist from Cisco and Ciena, is implementing 40Gbps capabilities on its Tier 1 IP network using IP over dense wavelength-division multiplexing (IPoDWDM) technology.

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