Harris’ Cyber Center Wins Green IT Award

Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS) has received a 2011 Green Enterprise IT Award for green innovation at the company’s new 140,000 square-foot Cyber Integration Center in the U.S.

 

The awards, presented by the Uptime Institute, recognized Harris and its design/build contractor, Lee Technologies, in the “Audacious Idea” category…

US Firms Eye Israel’s ‘Silicon Wadis’ for Tech Investments

Fueled by venture-capital investment in industries like  communications, IT and green technology, Israel’s high-tech industry has in recent years become a worldwide leader, and more U.S. companies are eyeing the Middle Eastern nation for prospective investments.

Israel’s technology sector, which has been expanding at a 10-20 percent clip since 2003, has…

Juniper Networks Highlights Best Practices in Green IT

Juniper Networks has published its first annual Corporate Citizenship and Sustainability Report, highlighting the company’s efforts in green IT, employee and community engagement and sustainable business operations across the world.

The “The New Network — Changing the World” report details how Juniper has been successful in its efforts to adopt environmentally friendly…

Smart-Grid Security: Under Construction

Itron, inc., is testing its smart-grid technology with the Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory to make sure revolutionary IT applications to critical infrastructure don’t create new vulnerabilities. Fear not, says Itron, the nation’s leading producer of smart meters, these tests are part of an across-the-board effort undertaken by government and private industry to make the smart grid’s seals against infiltration airtight.