Company information Company History Partners News         Click below to view the news article in a new browser window.           Unified Communications will make the office obsolete The increased uptake of unified communications (UC) tools will lead businesses to abandon traditional office-based working, according to IBM.  Social networking applications and online virtual environments will become accepted alternatives to real-world meetings, tsaid he hardware giant. HP launches thin client Laptop HP has introduced three new thin client terminals, including its first laptop-style portable unit. The new models have the performance to meet business demands for multimedia messaging, HP said, plus newer uses such as connecting users with virtual desktops. Mobile thin client promises data protection IT Week - Laptop-format thin client keeps data off the hard drive and safely in the datacentre. The Data Center is The Desktop DABCC reports on the growing marketplace for Desktop Virtualization and Thin Clients with already 26 million end users. Going Green - Westgreen Construction IT Adviser reports on The Green IT Project -  the thinking, outcome and lessons learned when greening business IT. Cooling the offenders of Cyber Warming London 21 Sustainability Network promotes, supports and networks community-based initiatives for a greener, healthier and more sustainable Greater London. Cyber warming: PCs produce same CO2 emissions as airlines The Independent newspaper highlights concerns the Government have about computer have on the environment. Taskforce to cut 'cyber warming' The BBC reports on a new government taskforce setup to reduce the effect of computers on the environment. Government sets up Thin Client task force IT Week reports on the ‘Green Shift’ to Thin Client computing with a dedicated task force. Green IT moves up the corporate agenda ZDNet highlight the Environmental concerns in the corporate IT agenda.

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