Verizon launches electric grid reliability consulting
Verizon Business today launched a set of consulting services specifically designed for electric utilities working to safeguard the reliability of the electric grid in North America. Read more...

IBM working on battery breakthrough

New SPEC benchmark tool measures server muscle and watts

HP uses outside air, big fans, 12-foot raised floor to cool servers

Fusion ignition: World's largest laser unveiled

IEEE launches smart-grid standards project

PG&E hopes to capture solar power from space by 2016

Power grid hackers probably got inside by attacking PCs, says researcher

Report: Cybercriminals have penetrated U.S. electrical grid

IT contractor indicted for sabotaging offshore rig management system

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LED street lights brighten San Francisco's Tenderloin district
Prostitution and drugs frighten some people away from San Francisco's gritty Tenderloin district, but the area could soon enlighten the city with a money-saving idea.

Opinion: Government and industry unite in cybercrime battle
Cyber Storm II, underway this week, attracts participants from both the private and public sectors. Representing one of those participants, McAfee's Carl Banzhof explains what it's all about.

Idaho utility hard drives -- and data -- turn up on eBay
Idaho Power is scrambling to recover about 230 hard drives it thought had been wiped clean of data before a salvage vendor offered them for sale online.

Drilling Down: Valero Energy Strikes It Rich With BI Tools
Big oil makes big money, but not all big oil companies are the same. Valero Energy Corp. 's status as one of the world's most profitable petrochemical companies is largely a result of its willingness to buck the status quo and apply a strong mix of business and IT savvy to strengthen its strategic decision-making and operational management.

IT Agenda 2004
For today's technology leaders, IT not only matters -- it can also make or break a company's competitive advantage. Even with the tight economy, this year's Premier 100 IT leaders vehemently disagree with those who equate information systems with commodities such as electricity.

Energy industry CIOs tackle real-time demands
BROOMFIELD, Colo. -- Energy companies around the U.S. have begun to use a common set of technologies such as enterprise application integration (EAI) systems and portals to help them respond to real-time information demands imposed by a more competitive, deregulated market.

Managing theTemporary Players
Like other big, geographically dispersed companies, Shell Oil Products US spent a lot of money on temporary contract labor to fill short-term requirements for everything from accounting to IT consulting.

Programming Savings
All it takes is a quick glance at a high gas or electric bill to illustrate the value of a programmable thermostat. Cost-conscious energy consumers can easily set their thermostats to go up or down, depending on whether they're at at home, school or work. Nothing new there.

IBM Tailors Integration Tools for Vertical Industries
Three months after it released a package of integration middleware tailored for financial services firms, IBM last week announced that it will follow up with similar offerings for five other vertical industries later this year.

Priming Inner-City Talent as Helmsmen
In honor of spring, I found some good news on the diversity front in a small but promising program in Chicago called i.c.stars, which stands for inner-city stars. I.c.stars is helping talented young people develop their IT skills and move into the leadership pipeline in area

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