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Eco-awareness: Greenpeace says IT industry still not doing enough for the environment

While the IT industry appears to be making an effort to go green, the environmental group Greenpeace does not think it is progressing quickly enough, and has published material designed to pressure IT vendors into improving their sustainable performance.
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Computing upgrades: Are solid state drives in your immediate future?

Products utilizing solid-state storage are now offered as a valid option to resolve complicated upgrades to accommodate highly demanding business processes. The question is: Are the benefits you’ll get from a gadget equipped with a solid state drive worth the extra money you'll have to shell out?
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IT outsourcing: HP and Unilever extend global technology management contract

Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Unilever have signed a seven-year extension to an outsourcing agreement under which HP is managing Unilever’s global technology infrastructure. Terms of the $675-million extension call for HP to provide an infrastructure designed to quickly adapt to the changing needs of Unilever's business.
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Supply chain management: Kinaxis unveils RapidResponse for Demand Management

Kinaxis, a supplier of software that enables companies to respond quickly to daily changes inside the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) horizon, has announced a new solution specifically to address issues related to demand management.
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