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Arizona’s Energy-Efficiency Ruling to Save Utility Customers $9B over Next Decade
July 29th
The Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) has voted in favor of a measure that now requires electric utilities to reduce the amount of power they sell by 22 percent by 2020 as part of its drive to help businesses and homeowners conserve energy, reports The...
UK Government publishes a prospectus for its smart meter implementation programme
July 29th
As I mentioned yesterday, along with its Annual Energy Statement the UK Government has published a prospectus for Smart Meters. Jointly produced by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and Ofgem (the UK’s electricity and gas market regulator...
Green IT: Follow the Savings, Not the Jargon
July 29th
When it comes to the jargon-laden “green IT” sector, companies have a common response: meh. But it’s the opportunity that companies see to save money via reduced energy costs that’s really driving companies to buy so-called green IT products, or gear that...
GE Invests in Green Data Center Startup SynapSense
July 26th
Updated: GE has poured some $175 million into more than 20 greentech companies over the years, and this morning it’s made another investment. GE says it will invest part of a $5 million round into SynapSense, a startup launched by former Intel (s INTC) ex...
Mobile Banking Steadily Gaining Acceptance Among U.S. Consumers
July 23rd
Mobile banking and the use of mobile devices for financial transactions and payments are increasingly gaining acceptance among U.S. consumers, according to results of a survey conducted by KPMG. The results of KPMG's fourth annual Global Consumers and ...
DC GreenTech
July 14th
PUE Reporting Enhances Assessor’s Support for Data Centres Addressing Energy Efficiency ABSTRACT ...
New business models possible for mobile broadband
July 14th
Jul 14, 2010 Categories: Press Releases, Corporate Telkomsel turns to Ericsson for cost-efficient data traffic management solution Better service offerings available to more than 86 million In...
Teleworking benefits - $15,800 per employee in the US
July 12th
Telework Research Network’s (TRN) has published a white paper (sponsored by Citrix Online) aimed at quantifying the benefits of workshifting (working from home) for employers, employees and the community (in the US). The paper, entitled ‘Workshifting Be...
Banking goes postal
July 9th
Sure, Australia Post has more than 3,300 outlets, but that alone is not enough to attract and retain banking customers BY CHARIS PALMER Australia Post should focus on niche banking segments and direct channels if it is to offer a real banking alternativ...
PayPal head of mobile on the future of money
July 8th
PayPal has been doing its bit this week to raise awareness of the growing online retail opportunity in Australia. It seems overseas competitors are currently taking around 40 per cent of Australia’s online spend – it’s the kind of statistic that should ha...
Assisted Living Innovation Platform
June 29th
  Microsoft Consulting Services have started the development of a personal healthcare solution for the government funded, Assisted Living Innovation Platform (ALIP).  The proj...
Did ANZ open a new branch and forget to staff it?
June 23rd
Australian banks are running out of excuses for not serving customers via Twitter, following the establishment of verified Twitter accounts for the Commonwealth Bank and Westpac. The verified accounts go a long way towards ensuring customers communicating...
Microsoft Campaign Ready & Town Hall
June 15th
  Here is a great example of cloud services democratising the political process  - assuming we solve digital access divide. Still loads of opportunity to move government services online improving efficiency and reducing environmental impact of manual pap...
BT’s Approach to Climate Change
November 16th
Last week I saw Ted Shann, Head of Sustainability Practice for BT Global Services, present BT’s approach to Climate Change. In a nutshell BT aim to: Reduce their own footprint Influence their suppliers Help their customers Engage their emplo...