…as an impediment to routine desktop maintenance such as after-hours patching, and antivirus and software updates.This is a misconception, yet it can occur among organisations of all sizes….
…called Business EnergyManager, available to qualifying SMEs, which includes an energy monitor and software that provides information on energy usage. EDF, meanwhile, says it is due to…
…to save energy and cut waste in the workplace.[summary]’Carbon Trust Empower’ is new piece of software developed by the Carbon Trust to help companies cut their carbon emissions through…
…one-off carbon footprinting to “scaled-up sustainability management”.Encouraging resultsPPF uses software developed by Californian start-up Footprinter. It employs powerful data collection,…
…service, which as well as fixed prices provides a free energy monitor, with downloadable software, and an app to help businesses manage their account on the go.Like this content? Please…
…offered by their supplier, and how each household’s usage compares to other households.Smart grid softwareIn a separate but related initiative, DECC has been working with independent energy…
…West has adapted it Fish Finder application from its own in-house supply chain traceability software. A spokesperson said it had been possible to do because John West owns all the fish…
…DHL are improving the loading capacity of their trucks to drive down emissions. DHL are utilising software called ‘MAXLOAD’, for example, which enables a driver to measure the trailer and…
…and patience and are consuming huge amounts of stuff on the web,” she points out. More advanced softwareThe online introduction, however, is paired with a more “rigorous process” that…
New software has launched in the UK that promises to make solar installations viable that were previously discounted due to obstructions such as chimneys and windows.[summary]The online tool,…
…a dial-up modem to dial into the meter, which is hideously slow, costly and unreliable. Then the software to read it is really expensive: you’re talking around a thousand pounds per licence…
…customers. And today, First Utility announced it was teaming up with US efficiency and smart grid software company OPower to offer a new home energy management service for its customers. If…
…domestic energy company First Utility has partnered with a US efficiency and smart grid software company to offer a new home energy management service that will cut bills and carbon…
IBM unveiled a new software programme, yesterday, which it said would result in smarter buildings with more responsible energy consumption.[summary]The Intelligent Building Management software…
…seven pre-programmed colours as well as a white tone and dimming option. The lights come with software that customers can use to mix their own colours and connect to the lights via USB. …
…be rolled out across the UK.[summary]Green Motion (UK) Limited, a independent infrastructure and software development company, is set to launch the Network One electric vehicle charging…
A piece of software that enables people to come together and volunteer on projects that benefit the environment has won a global cutting-edge technology competition sponsored by…
…domestic solutions. 2011 will be no time for complacency for UK innovators.
Sophie Chang, VP Software, 1E:
2011 will be a significant year for the low carbon economy. 1E believes…
Lynelle Cameron, director of Sustainability at Autodesk, the 3D design and engineering software company, talks to Louise Bateman about the company’s Clean Tech Partner Programme, a scheme that…
…saying “this product’s rubbish”, or “cheaper in the shop across the road”, using Stickybits software.Command and control won’t cut it any more. The result will at times be messy, barely…
…to continue in 2011.”We are seeing strong demand for deals in digital media, e-commerce, mobile software, cloud, cleantech and digital security and this will continue for some time,” said…
…of data and applications.”
Citrix also offers telecommute solutions with its GoToMyPC software, which allows employees to access information on their desktop from a remote location. The…
…that well and this is an opportunity to fix them,” Mike Rhodin, senior vice president for IBM’s Software Solutions Group, told clients, business partners and industry experts gathered at…
…Desktop PCs account for almost 40 per cent of all ICT related emissions and according to software management company 1E, 44 per cent of UK employees don’t shut off their PC before leaving…
1E, the market leader in PC power management solutions, is planning to launch a new version of its software and services that will be able to support small and medium-sized…
…our customers. We’ve also done quite a lot of market research about issues in this space. On the software we’ve been working with a company called Salesforce. We designed a bespoke tool…
…improve their environmental footprint and safety further during flights after the release of new software.[summary]The level of carbon emissions released by aircraft can now be predicted…
…teething problems, was simple to navigate.
Environmental credentials
IT company Benchmark Software, a four staff business, achieved a carbon footprint reduction of 14 per cent, as well…
A new green IT solution that brings together energy saving PC hardware and desktop virtualisation software, is already reporting strong sales in the UK.[summary]VeryPC, which manufactures the…
…– from GPS units and PSP™ handheld consoles to dye-sensitised solar cells and presence sensing software. They can propose disruptive new applications from a total of nine ‘seed’…
…of the RSK Group environmental consultancy family.[summary]With a service portfolio including software development and technical services outsourcing to India, the company is deliberately…
A newly-launched UK company has developed a piece of system management software that could help significantly reduce the carbon footprint of the information communication technology (ICT)…
…environment and now a new concept based around energy efficiency facilitated through a SaaS (Software as a Service) driven business model is generating significant buzz within the…
…and ultra-lightweight and would come in a basic version that would allow drivers to download software to customise the car’s interior, features and driving style, The Financial Times…
…a capacity for lateral thinking to match his head for figures, Mercer’s first success was in software development. His company, One Meaning, which created what was to become Microsoft’s…
…suppliers and consumers to access and exploit detailed information about energy use. [summary]The software will connect real-time data from 47 million smart energy meters into suppliers’ IT…
…United States. The partnership provides clients with access to Greenstone’s carbon accounting software, Acco2unt, to measure, manage and report carbon emissions online.[summary] Many…
…help businesses find more appropriate solutions.Although the free energy monitor and downloadable software of the Business EnergyManager are theoretically available to business customers of…
…centres, has introduced Sentilla Energy Manager™ Version 3.0. This is the industry’s first-ever software-only enterprise management solution for reliably tracking power utilisation of every…
…is the conclusion of a University of Manchester scientist who has developed a piece of software that enables government departments, NGOs and other authorities, to calculate CO2 emissions…
Hertfordshire-based carbon management software and hardware provider DEDICATEDengines has come up with a carbon management system that promises to cut energy bills of offices and buildings by…
…the UK. In Japan, the number is much larger, at 200,000. The car is being recalled because of a software problem affecting breaking, which can be easily fixed. The company said it had…
…around the world.The new tools will be available by the end of March. Related News:Green IT and Software NewsEnergy Efficiency NewsRelated Links:www.thegreengrid.org
…in the sector are not translating into hard sales. The company has come up with a range of software tools for micro-power manufacturers, installers and specifiers that it says will filter…
…consider it does not involve cutting jobs or closing factories.”Lysanda operates the ‘Eco-Log’ software, which helps reduce vehicle fleet running costs by providing accurate data on fuel…
…travelling by plane is more environmentally friendly than rail, and Microsoft for selling a new software as ‘green’, which only works if you buy a new computer.CI has come up with some…
…ahead of them,” said Roberta Bigliani, research director at IDC Energy Insights. “The use of software solutions offering energy management systems should be a key focus for them and all of…
…the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme draws closer. Earlier this week, Swedish company IFS launched a software tool that it claimed to be the first to allow businesses to monitor, measure and…
…on a server from any desktop device, known as application virtualisation.Systancia says its new software simplifies the day-to-day administration and delivery of applications and desktops,…
A Swedish company claims to have developed the first piece of software that allows businesses to monitor, measure and evaluate the environmental impact of their entire operations, and the…
…ways of using it as well at the moment.Q. You can’t be the only company developing this kind of software. What makes yours unique and where is your main competition going to be coming…
…innovative organisations and products that have shown a commitment to delivering Green IT, software and services, or contributed significantly to the wider ‘green business’…
…and tidal systems when operating in large arrays under different conditions.There is currently no software package or validated method of estimating the average annual energy production of…
…partnership agreements in the UK that will enable consumers to use its service. PowerMeter is a software tool that displays detailed, near-real-time information about consumers electricity…
…but also future energy demands.” npower said trials of ‘encompass professional’ had proved the software worked and made it the first utility company to offer businesses “a complete…
…will be commercially viable. The first two years will be given over to the development of systems software, models and maps, followed by 18 months of testing the systems on onshore wind…
IT service provider Computacenter has joined forces with software provider 1E to drive down energy use and costs for businesses.[summary]The partnership will mean that Computacenter will…
…unaware of their responsibilities pertaining to the CRC regulations.According to Donovan “neither software nor consultancy alone are the answers for companies seeking assistance with their…
…opportunities for savings through better equipment and components and through making hardware and software work together more effectively in terms of energy use. It says energy used by…
…to produce multiple and conflicting reports. Finally, the CBI has said that simple and accessible software tools will need to be developed by the private sector to help businesses with…
…work, a new report suggests.[summary]The 2009 PC Energy Report – published by Windows management software and services company 1E and the Alliance to Save Energy – draws on an online survey…
…the knowledge they need to reduce consumption.” Cisco said EnergyWise would be offered as a free software upgrade for Cisco’s Catalyst line of network switches, and would be rolled out in…
…consultancy, Clouds, to deliver better processes in its factory. It has invested in cutting edge software on its fridge compressors that run the factory cooling process. “Every time a…
…space.2009 will be the year IT turns its eyes to energy opportunities, not just in algorithms and software. For example, Intel is turning its quantum dot people, who’ve been working on next…
A US software company, which has developed a unique waste tracking IT
system for the nuclear industry, has opened its international
headquarters in North West England.[summary]AttentionIT…
…compared to the previous year. It is now focusing on its customers and has launched auto-standby software, which switches set-top boxes to low energy mode. The software, which can be…
…or Footsie 350 companies reporting first,” said a Friends of the Earth spokesperson. “Then once software packages [for emissions reporting] have been developed and the process becomes…
