28 Oct 08 Ixia, Juniper Networks, Berkeley Labs unveil telecom energy efficiency metric
Ixia and Juniper Networks have unveiled the formation of the Energy Consumption Rating (ECR) Initiative in conjunction with Lawrence Berkeley National Labs (LBNL). The ECR is a framework for measuring the energy efficiency of network and telecom devices.
Tagi: juniper networks, telecom devices, lawrence berkeley, ixia, energy efficiency, ecr, initiative
28 Oct 08 Microsoft previews Windows 7 client OS
Microsoft today touted the five themes of the upcoming Windows 7 client OS and made a pre-release version of the software available for developers at the company's Professional Developers Conference (PDC) in Los Angeles. A full, API-complete beta release that developers can begin using for app development is planned for early 2009, said Debby Fry Wilson, senior director of Windows product management at Microsoft. General release is planned for early 2010.
Microsoft's five key themes for Windows 7 are:
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Mobile computing. This includes improvements in energy efficiency, security, and the ability to move in and out of networks.
Services design. The OS will focus on core capabilities and take out client applications focused on communications and user experience. Instead, these services will be offered (likely for a fee) on the Windows Live cloud service for those who want them.
Personalization. The OS will adapt to how a user interacts with a PC and how the user wants the user interface to look and feel.
Entertainment optimization. This includes features for device management and "media experience."
Compatibility and stability. Microsoft says the revised OS will focus on application and device compatibility and ensuring that applications and devices work properly -- an apparent response to the problems with Windows Vista. "Our goal is to have any application and device that works on Vista to [be] compatible with Windows 7," Wilson said.
Other capabilities include location-aware printing, in which the OS knows whether a printer is at work or at home, and home networking capabilities. Also, Microsoft says that users will be able to access their company's intranet sites without requiring a VPN. Multitouch capabilities a la those in Apple's iPhone and new MacBooks -- as well as in Microsoft's Surface technology -- also are planned.
Tagi: home networking capabilities, experience compatibility, device compatibility, tom yager, core capabilities, iphe, microsoft previews, microsoft os, c kennedy, networks services, client os, surface technology, windows product, media experience, app develop
05 Feb 10 Green Grid to release new data center efficiency tools
The Green Grid Consortium will release two free tools in the coming months to help companies measure and improve the energy efficiency of their data centers.
The new tools are both Web-based and will be available through the Green Grid's Web site by the end of March. The consortium is presenting them at its third annual conference on Thursday in San Jose, California.
Tagi: efficiency tools, san jose california, california green, energy efficiency, mths, new tools, free tools
06 Feb 10 Energy Star certification for data centers coming in June
The U.S. EPA is wrapping up work on an Energy Star program for data centers that it hopes to launch in June, EPA officials said this week.
The goals of the program are to give organizations more incentive to improve the energy efficiency of their data centers, and also give them a way to track the results of efficiency projects over time, said the EPA's Alexandra Sullivan, who described the program Thursday at the Green Grid data center conference in San Jose, California.
Tagi: energy star certification, energy star program, efficiency projects, san jose california, grid data, u s epa, epa officials, energy efficiency, california energy, alexandra
