Climate Savers Computing Initiative 100+ Companies Strong.Formation of Geo Teams to Expand Participation in Japan, Europe, China and Taiwan SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- The Climate Savers Computing Initiative Launched on June 12, 2007, the Climate Savers Computing Initiative brings together industry, consumers, government, and conservation organizations to significantly increase the energy efficiency of computers and servers. (SM) today announced that more than 100 companies and organizations have joined since the Initiative launched in June, and the group has formed international subteams to expand its efforts in Japan, Europe, China and Taiwan. The Climate Savers Computing Initiative is a nonprofit group of eco-conscious consumers, businesses and conservation organizations dedicated to improving the power efficiency and reducing the energy consumption of computers. The average desktop PC wastes nearly half the power delivered to it. The Initiative's goal is to achieve a 50 percent reduction in computer power consumption by 2010 by producing and purchasing power-efficient products and increasing the use of power management. According to industry analyst firm Gartner, the total PC power consumption per year for a well-managed 2,500-PC-strong organization is 50 percent lower than for an unmanaged one.1 The Climate Savers Computing Initiative is led by representatives from nine Board of Director companies: Dell, EDS (Electronic Data Systems, Plano, TX, www.eds.com) Founded in 1962 by H. Ross Perot (independent candidate for the President of the U.S. in 1992), EDS is the largest outsourcing and data processing services organization in the country. , Google, HP, Intel, Lenovo, Microsoft, Pacific Gas & Electric and World Wildlife Fund. Sponsor companies, which include AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. , Delta Electronics, eBay, Fujitsu, Hitachi, Marvell Semiconductor, NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. , Sun and Supermicro, also participate in technical, marketing and international workgroups. A complete member list is available at http://www.climatesaverscomputing.org/program/colleagues.html. Individuals and enterprises interested in the Climate Savers Computing Initiative can pledge their support online or in person this week at the Intel Developer Forum Intel Developer Forum (IDF), is a twice yearly gathering of technologists to discuss Intel products and products based around Intel products. The first IDF was in 1997. There is usually a Spring IDF and a Fall IDF. in San Francisco, which will feature a pledge kiosk in the energy efficiency community. For more information about the Initiative, visit www.climatesaverscomputing.org. Climate Savers[R] is a trademark or registered trademark of WWF See Windows Workflow Foundation. , the international conservation organization. Used under license. 1 Source: Gartner, "PC Power Management Activation Leads to Significant Power and Cost Savings," Aug. 31, 2007, by Charles Smulders and Federica Troni. |
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