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Using renewable energy in the data center

McAfee finds purpose post-Intel acquisition | Shades of Blue reflected in HP's dramatic reshuffling

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Using renewable energy in the data center
Earlier this year, social networking giant Facebook finished construction of its newest data center in Pineville, Oregon. In a press release, Facebook officials touted the new facility as "setting new standards for environmental responsibility in data center design and operations." Those standards incorporate renewable energy tactics such as rainwater reclamation, solar energy, and heat recycling. Read More


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McAfee finds purpose post-Intel acquisition
McAfee is making progress defining and communicating its new role and strategy following its acquisition by Intel last year for $7.68 billion, according to the security vendor's global chief technology officer, George Kurtz. Read More

Shades of Blue reflected in HP's dramatic reshuffling
HP's plans to get out of the PC business, acquire software maker Autonomy and retreat from its webOS device investments will allow the tech giant to sharpen its focus on enterprise IT markets and capitalize on the software-centric strengths of CEO Leo Apotheker. Read More

SaaS ERP is making the grade at Brown University
When powerful ERP applications are needed by growing businesses today, SaaS ERP is being looked at more and more as a viable option to traditional complex, expensive and labor-intensive packaged ERP suites. And while SaaS ERP is still young, in the right setting and with the right users, it's offering some eye-opening real world gains for a variety of organizations. Read More


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Outsourced and fired, IT workers strike back
Laid-off IT professionals charge former employer Molina Healthcare with discrimination and tell Computerworld their reasons for filing suit against the healthcare provider, its former CIO and its outsourcer, Cognizant. Read More

IBM: The PC is the new mainframe
A second opinion from IBM on the question of whether the PC is dead. Read More

Big businesses take a small bite of the Apple
On the surface, USAA looks like a prime example of how Apple is making new inroads into large enterprises. The financial services company has deployed more than 500 iPhones and 300 iPads, has about 200 Macintosh computers, and it's considering bringing in more Macs to displace some of its Windows desktops. Read More


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Red Hat RHEV freed from Windows fetters
With the next release of its Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV) package, Red Hat has finally rid itself of one of its most notorious dependencies, namely the use of Microsoft's Windows Server and SQL Server. Read More

RFID boosts residential recycling in South Carolina county
RFID tags attached to residential recycling carts have helped one South Carolina county more than double the pounds of plastics, paper and glass being recycled there. Read More

Nutanix launches server/storage appliance for virtual environments
Nutanix launched the Complete Cluster appliance, which according to the company's claims performs 10x better than traditional server and storage area network combinations. Read More

HP's tablet exit no signal of iPad immunity, say analysts
HP's departure from the tablet business does not mean that Apple's iPad will remain the undisputed king. Read More



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