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  Electronics companies green up their act | Greenpeace International 

  http://www.greenpeace.org/international/news/greener-electronics-ranking-5-190907

  The latest edition of our quarterly Guide to Greener Electronics shows that major electronics firms have made large, green strides since the guide was first launched in August 2006. Nokia still leads, ... closely followed by Sony Erricson, Dell and Lenovo. The Greener Electronics Guide has been our answer to getting the electronics industry to face up to the problem of e-waste . We want manufacturers to take responsibility for the unprotected child labourers who scavenge the mountains of cast-off gadgets created by our gizmo-loving ways. The guide ranks the 14 top manufacturers of personal computers and mobile phones according to their policies and practice on toxic chemicals and recycling. In the first edition of the Guide from August 2006, the average score was 4/10. Now every company scores above 5/10. Click on the version numbers to see how the rankings have changed: Race to the top Every company ranked bottom of previous editions have made improvements to move up. Lenovo was botto   [More...] [Less...]

  First added: 19 September 2007, by: David Wiblin  [Report as spam]

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  Agilent | Agilent Technologies' New Software Enables Test across AC-Coupled Patch Panels, Power-over-Ethernet Mid-Span Devices 

  http://www.agilent.com/about/newsroom/presrel/2007/10sep-em07141.html

  LAS VEGAS, 2007 BICSI Fall Conference, Sept. 10, 2007 , Booth 412 Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced a new version of software for its handheld LAN cable tester, WireScope Pro. The new ... software ensures proper certification of structured cabling in the presence of Power over Ethernet (PoE) mid-span devices and AC coupled patch-panels. PoE technology extends the use of LAN cables from pure Ethernet connectivity to power supply. The continuous deployment of new wireless access points, IP phones and IP-based security cameras demands less complex powering schemes. PoE provides central power supply to networked devices through the LAN cable, replacing dozens of individual power adapters. PoE mid-span sources make it possible to connect new PoE-powered network devices to legacy Ethernet switches with no PoE support. PoE mid-span cabling configurations are generally AC-coupled so that DC power is applied in the direction toward networked devices but not toward the legacy sw   [More...] [Less...]

  First added: 13 September 2007, by: Gary Richards  [Report as spam]

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