News index en-za © Copyright IBM Corp. 2006, 2009. All rights reserved. See http://www.ibm.com/legal/za/ for copyright and trademark information. askibm@vnet.ibm.com Terence Johnston/South Africa/Contr/IBM Wed, 1 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT ibm.com http://www.ibm.com/news/za/en/ http://www.ibm.com/i/ibm_logo_120x60.gif http://www.ibm.com/news/za/en/ When it comes to energy, growing concern for the environment and climate change is fuelling a more engaged public. There is a global groundswell which is compelling businesses and consumers to consider the effect that our modern way of life has on the environment in which we live. As the planet heats up, so do regulatory mandates to reduce greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. Much of the opportunity to address carbon emissions rests on the entire business infrastructure, not just the data centre. http://www.ibm.com/news/za/en/2009/04/01/m015622e01072h55.html http://www.ibm.com/news/za/en/2009/04/01/m015622e01072h55.html IBM is pumping more than $6 billion (R57.9 billion) a year into researching technologies, which – it believes – will help alleviate water shortages in countries around the world. IBM Sub-Sahara Africa CTO Clifford Foster says the initiative is aimed at starting discussions with heads of states on issues such as water contamination and shortages. http://www.ibm.com/news/za/en/2009/03/23/x268071h67913h78.html http://www.ibm.com/news/za/en/2009/03/23/x268071h67913h78.html http://www.ibm.com/legal/za/en/ http://www.ibm.com/legal/za/en/