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U.K. Lawmakers Call for Intervention in Carbon Market (Update1)

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Europe needs stricter limits on greenhouse gases and the power to intervene in carbon markets as its cap-and-trade program fails to encourage investments in cleaner energy, U.K. lawmakers said today in a report.
“It is imperative that there are mechanisms for reducing the EU cap,” the committee said. While the U.K. alone couldn’t change EU caps, the 16-member panel representing the Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties said “the U.K. should be prepared to act “unilaterally” to curb its supply of permits and “demonstrate a continuing leadership role on tackling climate change.”


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Avatar, Hollywood and the Data Center

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Back in December we shared some details about the powerhouse data center at Weta Digital, which is responsible for the digital effect featured in the 3D sci-fi epic ”Avatar.” The stunning visual effects produced at Weta have won several awards in past years and Avatar is nominated for nine Academy Awards, including Art Direction, Cinematography, and Visual Effects.

As the movie continues to generate awards and attention, IT vendors are sharing details of how their systems played a role in creating “Avatar.” Last week NetApp outlined details of how its storage systems helped reduce Weta’s da


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Gestalt IT Tech Field Day – Boston

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I WILL BE THERE!!!
Yes, I have been invited by Gestalt IT to be a Delegate at the next Tech Field Day which is to be held in Boston this April.
If you've not heard about these Tech Field Days, here is a little summary taken from the Gestalt IT Website:


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Companies Not Helping Themselves With Data Centre Efficiency

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Green Grid research reports that most companies are not offering incentives to their employees to help increase energy efficiency.
Two-thirds of enterprises that deploy data centres currently have no corporate incentives in place for increasing energy efficiency in those IT systems, industry research made public on 4 Feb by The Green Grid reported.
This equates with the fact that most companies are not currently offering incentives to their employees to help increase energy efficiency, even though doing so could mean substantial bottom-line and environmental results, the report said.
"Incenti


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Help Shape the Future of Citrix!

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Did you know that Citrix has a private, online Customer Advisory Community where global Citrix customers serve as virtual advisors, providing their perspectives and feedback to Citrix each week?  The Customer Advisory Community is comprised of 400 Citrix customers who span more than 30 countries and represent a broad cross-section of industries and organizations.

The Customer Advisory Community has a limited number of openings right now for Citrix customers who have either implemented, piloted, or plan to deploy Citrix XenDesktop.


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