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Have you heard of Stuxnet? Unless you run industrial or power control systems, the emergence of this nasty little piece of malware probably didn’t even cause the slightest blip on your radar. But that’s no reason to ignore it. Stuxnet targets Siemens Simatic WinCC, a Windows-based suite of software that’s used by industrial plants and [...]
Besides the bad-ass Alienware escapee look of the new Xbox 360 — seriously, just look at it — Microsoft’s “slim” model of its game console has other attributes that eco-minded gamers will like. In addition to a 17 percent smaller…
Read more Attention Green Gamers, Welcome to the New Xbox 360
According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, Microsoft’s Bob Muglia mentions that even facing VMware’s huge headstart Hyper-V is gaining marketshare. Of course, specifics are lacking, but he did let slip that it’s making substantial gains in the…
Read more Microsoft: SMBs Fuel Hyper-V Adoption
As CES unfolds this week, Steve Ballmer has some thoughts to share on, what else, but technology. Over at the Huffington Post, Ballmer discusses how IT can improve and reduce waste in healthcare and help turn the tide on climate…
Remember that delegation Microsoft is sending to COP15? A new post on the Software Enabled Earth blog has details on where you can meet Microsoft representatives. Naturally, you’ll need UNFCCC accreditation (basically, you’ll need official credentials) but here’s a couple…
Read more Microsoft @COP15: When and where
In what appears to be a response to this tweet from Greenpeace, Microsoft’s Chief Environmental Strategist, Rob Bernard, posted on the Microsoft on the Issues blog about the company’s plans for the UN Climate Change Conference next week. Microsoft is…
Read more Microsoft @COP15
Disappointed that there was little else to greet you than a sign-up page when Microsoft announced its household power management site Hohm? You weren’t the only one. Luckily, it didn’t take them very long to open the floodgates. If you…
Read more Microsoft Welcomes Everyone Hohm
Wondering what the two tech titans (matrix comparing Google’s PowerMeter and Microsoft’s Hohm and what each has in store for eco-minded homeowners. As it stands now, Hohm seems to have an edge over PowerMeter. Hohm is looking more like a…
Read more Microsoft's Hohm vs. Google's Powermeter
Dublin, Ireland and Chicago are the sites for two new Microsoft datacenters that employ some green innovations. Both are set to go online in next month and each drives energy efficiency in different ways. The Dublin datacenter, a render…
Read more Containers, Outside Air Drive Efficiency in New Microsoft Datacenters
Slightly ahead of the smart meter invasion and Google’s PowerMeter, Craig Mundie announced that Microsoft is getting into the home energy monitoring game with a free online service called Hohm. “Microsoft Hohm demonstrates how a combination of advanced software and…
Need another reason to love Windows 7? According to Microsoft, Windows 7 will give green IT pros a reason to smile thanks to new power management features built into the OS. Here’s one: New Diagnostics: new tools will help improve…
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