IBM launched a new server, iDataPlex, to address the needs of companies using Web 2.0-style computing to operate data centers containing thousands of servers. IBM reports the iDataPlex eliminates the need for air conditioners and can run at room temperature via a liquid cooling wall on the back of the system. The new servers also [...]

Some students are trading in their pens and paper for joysticks as IBM launches a new video game designed to help MBA programs develop both business and IT skills. Innov8 is an interactive, 3-D educational game available to more than 2,000 universities globally, beginning Nov. 6 at no charge. The game, which is based on [...]

Environmental protection group Greenpeace reports that tests it performed on the Apple iPhone showed a variety of hazardous chemicals in both the internal and external components. After conducting independent tests on 18 internal and external iPhone components, Greenpeace scientists say they have confirmed the presence of toxic brominated compounds in the phone’s antenna. The tests [...]

IBM unveiled Blue Gene/P supercomputer, the second generation Blue Gene. According to IBM, the newest supercomputer nearly triples the performance of its predecessor, Blue Gene/L, while remaining the most energy-efficient and space-saving computer on the market. The Blue Gene/P is designed to operate continuously at speeds exceeding one “petaflop” – or one-quadrillion operations per second. [...]

Google has unveiled a series of new environmentally-friendly initiatives including the installation of solar panels on the roof of its Mountain View, CA headquarters. This solar installation, the largest U.S. corporate solar installation to date, will generate an electrical output that is enough to supply an estimated 1,000 average California homes. The Internet search engine’s [...]