Microsoft Signs Cloud Deals With California, New York City

Explore The New York Times (Oct 20 2010) Cloud Computing

...efinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract is worth up to slightly over US$50 million for CSC, depending on how many individual agencies opt for the service. When California vetted the e-mail c......agencies opt for the service. When California vetted the e-mail consolidation contract last summer, Google protested the bidding procedure, claiming the state had rigged the requirements in Microsoft's favo... (Read Full Article)

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The green imperative

Explore Computerworld (Sep 27 2010) Servers

...avers Computing Initiative (CSCI), a collaborative effort launched in mid-2007 and backed by Cisco, CSC, Dell, Emerson Network Power, Google, HP, Intel, Juniper, Microsoft and others. CSCI set out the ambitious goal of reducing CO2 emission... (Read Full Article)

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Non-Profit CSC to Build Green Data Center in Finland

Explore Web Host Industry Review (Sep 22 2010) Carbon Footprint , Cloud Computing

September 22, 2010 -- CSC - IT Center for Science announced on Tuesday is will build one of the world's most ecologically-eff...... former paper mill of UPM (www.upm.com/en) in northern Finland. The announcement comes a week after Google began construction on its paper mill turned data center in Hamina, Finland. The data center will be... (Read Full Article)

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