KPMG, one of the “Big Four” public accounting firms, has embraced green IT to help the company reduce its carbon footprint. The jewel in the crown of its efforts is a new technology center with a cogeneration system that satisfies 70 percent of its electricity needs and captures excess heat to provide cooling.
With new servers, printing solutions, an upcoming “telepresence-lite” program and new environmental commitments, Hewlett-Packard today announced several expansions to its overall green IT program.
The U.S. Department of Energy is providing $256 million in Recovery Act funds to support projects to curb consumption in energy intensive manufacturing and IT industries.
Agencies in Washington State’s King County cut PC energy consumption by an average of 38 percent with Verdiem software, which powers down idle computers.
IBM has some advice for companies that are tempted to ease up on their commitment to corporate social responsibility during the recession: Don’t.
The certification that has taken the computer world by storm announced plans to create a certification to address the energy use, materials use, and end-of-life issues for television sets.
In a partnership with Syracuse University, IBM is breaking ground today on a new data center facility embracing a range of cutting-edge green IT solutions.
The environmental group’s “Cool IT Challenge” scorecard puts IBM and Sun at the top of the heap for green commitments from the computer industry, but with just 29 points out of 100, it’s hardly a bragging right.
Symantec’s first annual Worldwide Green IT Report assesses the state of energy-efficient and environmentally friendly computing around the globe and finds significant progress being made on many fronts, even in the face of worldwide recession.
This survey of more than 1,000 executives at large firms provides insights into the depth and breadth of corporate green IT initiatives, what’s driving adoption, and the ways that IT is helping achieve companies’ green goals.