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March 12, 2008 The State of the Art in Sustainable IT Home | Climate News & Ideas | Connections | Events | About

Microsoft CEO Unveils Best Practices Guide for IT Administrators Following up on a green offensive that began last week with the launch of Windows Server 2008, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer yesterday talked up his company's increased focus on energy-efficient products and practices. Speaking at the CeBIT tradeshow in Hanover, Germany, Ballmer announced the release of a new best practices guide for IT administrators based on Microsoft's efforts to green its own datacenters. Read more... Also This Week... Energy-Efficient Networking Equipment Gains the Competitive Edge, Report Shows Manufacturers of power-hungry networking equipment such as Ethernet switches have much to gain from engineering more energy-efficient products, according to a new report from research firm In-Stat. The report finds that switch vendors who address energy efficiency earliest will gain significant competitive advantage as IT managers increasingly factor power consumption into their purchasing decisions. Read more... Eddie Bauer's New IT System Slashes Facility Energy Use 20% Sportswear retailer Eddie Bauer has slashed energy costs by 20% at its 2.2-million-square-foot distribution center in Groveport, Ohio, thanks to a new IT network that controls and monitors heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC), and lighting systems, InfoWorld Nederland reports. Read more... Green IT Consulting Industry to Hit $4.8 Billion by 2013, Forrester Predicts IBM and Intel are smart to get into the green IT consulting business, according to a new survey from Forrester Research. The firm predicts that green IT consulting could balloon to a $4.8 billion industry within the next five years. Read more... Greenpeace: Electronics Getting Greener, But Industry Has "Some Way to Go" A trio of Sony products bested the competition in Greenpeace's new "Searching for Greener Electronics" survey, but the industry has plenty of room for improvement: the top-scoring products earned just 50 points out of a possible 100. Read more... More Green IT News & Tools... We want to hear from you! Post your comments or questions below any SLM news story and we'll feature the best of them here. Forward to a Friend! "Carpe Diem" IT Asset Recycling These days, there are strict regulations governing the way you dispose of your electronic waste. Add to this burden the extra costs, security risks, and time and effort involved in asset disposition and you're looking at one hefty undertaking. But it's not all doom and gloom. In fact, with the right disposition strategy, your business could be saving money, reducing risk, and having a positive impact on communities and the environment. By Dave MacDonald, Softchoice Read more... SB'08: Who's Coming? SB'08 is adding new speakers to its star-studded roster every day. Register now to hear top executives from IBM, Waste Management, Interface, Method, and others, discuss how their company is telling its sustainability story. Advertise on SLM! Become a Sustainable Life Media advertiser or sponsor and reach thousands of business leaders looking for product or service solutions to help them build their sustainability story. Click here to learn more. Have a story you want told? Send it to us! Solution Providers

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