Power over Ethernet (PoE) is handy, if you generally want to deploy gadgets like VoIP phones and surveillance cams. Now SkinnyBytes is looking to add full-fledged computing into the mix. SkinnyBytes’ PoE PCs, which range in size from 8.9 inches to 18.5 inches, are all-in-one affairs that sport an LED-backlit touchscreen, Atom processors and solid-state […]
Archives for August 2010
Urban wind gathers momentum
The problem with erecting wind turbines in big cities and other urban areas come down to several factors: size and noise, zoning laws, wind variability and intermittency, bird safety… But thanks to some new innovations, urban communities and a couple of “small wind” startups are poised to bring renewable energy to town squares and apartment […]
Avere lands $17M in funding
When it comes to green data storage, data deduplication ranks right up there with SSDs in my book, but those aren’t the only ways to make storage systems more energy efficient and better performing. And VCs are taking notice. Avere Systems announced today that it has secured $17 million in Series B funding from Tenaya […]
Oil spill’s spread simulated on Intel’s green supercomputer
Oh, the irony! Intel’s supercomputer, called the Encanto and ranking number 32 on the Green500 list, was called into service to forecast the spread of oil from the Gulf of Mexico. Consisting of 3,500 quad-core Xeon processors, the 28-cabinet, water-cooled system helped the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) predict the spread of undersea oil […]
APC dives into power management software with InfraStruXure
West Kingston, RI-based American Power Conversion (APC) is well known as a maker of power distribution and UPS equipment, but now the company is leveraging that expertise into energy management software for data centers. The company has established its own software business operating under the InfraStruXure brand. The suite runs the gamut of energy monitoring, […]
Green data centers: $41B market by 2015
There are big bucks to be made in the green data center space in the coming years, according to a forecast from Pike Research. Over the next half decade, energy efficient IT and supporting systems — particularly power and cooling — will grow yearly, green data center revenues from $7.5 billion today to $41.4 billion […]
Philips Lumileds: 1 billion LUXEON LEDs shipped
Philips Lumileds — the San Jose, Calif.-based company LED lighting company owned by Philips– today announced a big milestone. The company shipped its one billionth LUXEON LED last quarter. LUXEON LEDs, like the Rebel ES pictured above that generates more than 300 lumens of white light, can be found in cars, consumer electronics and general […]
Snapshot of an e-Reader market in flux
The e-reader market is heating up but there are also signs that the industry is trying hard to pin down what’s next. What’s next is color, social networking and for some, video and interactivity. FoxIt, a maker of wonderfully bloat-free PDF software, is ditching its e-reader efforts and retiring the eSlick. Sure, it’s a sign […]
Cloudy, with a chance of big server sales
Uh-oh, so much for the cloud’s server-killing ways. A new forecast from IDC illustrates the double-edged sword that is cloud computing, and it’s certain to cheer up HP, Dell and other big server vendors. While the cloud has the potential to vastly reduce the number of physical — and often underutilized — computer servers and […]
Eaton buys Wright Line
Eaton, an industrial power distribution and control firm, acquired Worcester, Mass.-based Wright Line, a maker of energy efficient server racks, enclosures and hot/cold aisle containment systems. The two companies are a perfect match, according to Jerry R. Whitaker, Eaton’s president for its Electrical Americas division. “Combining Wright Line’s strong enclosure and air management portfolio along […]
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