December 9, 2010
Greenpeace declares Cisco to be greenest IT company
Network World
Julie Bort writes about who the greenest IT company is according to Greenpeace.
“Greenpeace has once again declared that Cisco is the greenest IT company — by a long shot. Cisco scored 70 out of 100 points on the eco-watchdog’s Cool IT Leaderboard. The No. 2 spot, earned by Ericsson, was 57 points. This is the second year that Cisco topped the leaderboard. There are 17 companies on it, representing those Greenpeace feels are in a position of power in their particular IT field. Oracle was on the list for the first time, thanks to its purchase of Sun Microsystems. But Greenpeace didn’t like Oracle anymore than the open source advocates do. It landed dead last, garnering itself a mere 12 points.”
Rumor: Samsung planning 10-inch ‘Gloria’ tablet with slide-out keyboard
ZD Net
Rachel King shares a rumour that Samsung may be working on a 10-inch tablet.
“Rumour has it that Samsung is planning a new tablet with a 10-inch display, a slide-out keyboard and the name …’Gloria.’ That last part is even stranger than the slide-out keyboard detail, but we’ll go with it for now. According to Blogeee.net, the Windows 7-powered slate PC will launch in March or April of next year. You know, if this is even real.”
Dell Prepares Global Social Media Channel Partner Strategy
The VAR Guy
The VAR Guy writes about a new global social media channel strategy from Dell.
“After going quiet on the channel social media front, Dell is preparing a global social media channel strategy for its next fiscal year. Dell expects to launch a global social media effort in fiscal 2012 (which starts in 2011). Paul Shaffer, worldwide channel marketing director at Dell, expects multiple Dell participants across multiple regions to join the effort. The company is researching a range of variables – such as how SMBs consume social media vs. large enterprises.”