BigFix Helps Companies Save up to $50 Per Computer Annually with New Power Management Technology.IT Administrators Now Have Real-Time Visibility and Control over Desktop and Laptop Power Settings EMERYVILLE, Calif. -- BigFix Inc. today announced the availability of BigFix[R] Power Management, which enables enterprise IT administrators to monitor, manage, and control the power conservation settings of Windows computers and monitors. As a result, companies can save on energy costs - as much as $50 per computer per year while becoming more environmentally friendly Environmentally friendly, also referred to as nature friendly, is a term used to refer to goods and services considered to inflict minimal harm on the environment.[1] . With BigFix Power Management, IT administrators can set standard desktop and laptop power settings designating how long computers can stand idle before entering hibernation or standby mode A sleep mode in a portable computer that provides an almost immediate resumption of operation when turned back on. In standby mode, the hard disk and display are turned off, and the CPU is throttled down to its lowest-power state. , shutting off the monitor and powering down the hard drive. Non-essential desktops and laptops can be automatically powered down on nights and weekends. Most importantly Adv. 1. most importantly - above and beyond all other consideration; "above all, you must be independent" above all, most especially BigFix Power Management features full distributed wake-on LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. support so maintenance, management, and security routines that are typically performed in off hours can still be accomplished without manual intervention. The U.S. Department of Energy reports that an average PC wastes up to 400 kilowatt-hours of electricity annually. In 2004, research from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, scientific research centers run by the Univ. of California, located in Berkeley, Calif., and Livermore, Calif., respectively. showed that 60 percent of computers were left running after hours Adv. 1. after hours - not during regular hours; "he often worked after hours" and more than 80 percent of users disable To turn off; deactivate. See disabled. their PCs power conservation settings within 90 days. "As companies look to find ways to save on IT spending overall, energy costs are no longer a fixed line item," said Gregory Toto, vice president product management at BigFix. "By better controlling computer power usage, enterprises stand to become far more energy efficient and reap substantial savings. In addition, organizations can also better comply with government power conservation guidelines and receive tax incentives, as well as bolster their corporate environmental initiatives." The Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and reports that computers and computer monitors in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. are responsible for the unnecessary production of millions of tons of greenhouse gases greenhouse gas n. Any of the atmospheric gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect. greenhouse gas every year, and more than $1 billion a year is wasted on electricity for computer monitors that are turned on when they should not be. Power management schemes are simple enough to enable and implement on a small set of computers, but the process quickly becomes impractical in enterprise environments where thousands of computers are being managed across a geographically distributed, multi-platform network. Leveraging BigFix's existing single-agent, single-console infrastructure, the Power Management module includes reports and dashboard views of PC power-saving settings, energy usage and costs overtime. Along with aggregated power usage summaries, the BigFix visual power spectrum provides data on the projected CO2 savings from the organization's power management efforts. The console enables administrators to ensure that computers are using the appropriate power policies. About BigFix Founded in 1997, BigFix offers the only intelligent IT management engine that automates discovery, assessment, remediation and reporting for global IT systems, security and networks. Designed for highly distributed and complex IT infrastructures, BigFix Enterprise Suite delivers real-time visibility and control through its single agent, multi-function architecture. Its award-winning technology is proven in production at more than 500 companies, government agencies and public sector institutions worldwide and currently manages over 7,000,000 desktop and mobile clients, workstations and servers. More information can be found at www.bigfix.com. [c] 2006 BigFix, Inc. All rights reserved. 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