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  Microsoft envisions ultra-modular data centers

  In the years to come, Microsoft's data centers may not be huge buildings tightly packed with server racks, but rather rows of small, stand-alone IT units spread across acres and acres of cool, cheap land.

  By Joab Jackson | 04 March, 2010 12:28

  Tags: servers, storage, Microsoft, data centres, carbon footprint, power and cooling

• Xerox buys ACS, tosses 'paperless office' vision

  It's a pretty slow business week when Xerox's $6.4 billion proposed acquisition of Affiliated Computer Services dominates the news.

  By Thomas Wailgum | 30 September, 2009 02:55

  Tags: Printers, Xerox, Fuji Aerox, paperless office, paper waste, carbon footprint

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  2008 spam was 62 trillion messages: McAfee

  The global energy bill required to transmit, process and filter spam e-mail in 2008 totaled some 33 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh), according to a new report commissioned by security software vendor McAfee and carried out by ICF International.

  By Tim Lohman | 15 April, 2009 17:00

  Tags: email, spam, mcafee, carbon footprint

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  Microsoft plans to reduce carbon footprint by 30 percent

  Microsoft has set a goal for reducing its carbon emissions and has plans to support the development of software that can help address climate change issues, the company's chief environmental strategist said.

  By Nancy Gohring | 13 March, 2009 09:05

  Tags: Microsoft, carbon footprint

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  Microsoft offers tool to calculate carbon footprint

  A new environmental toolset for Microsoft's Dynamics AX enterprise resource management software lets businesses find out the carbon footprint of various aspects of their operations.

  By Jeremy Kirk | 10 February, 2009 07:54

  Tags: green IT, carbon footprint

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  HP Managed Print Services and the Environment.

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  Allocating data center energy costs and carbon to IT users