To celebrate the launch of Windows 7, we have launched a new online competition called 7 Ways to Change the World . It encourages people to create a two minute video explaining how they believe a Windows PC could help a nonprofit to make a greater impact...

Windows 7 has officially arrived and is available in retail or for download online at the Microsoft Store . We’ve posted earlier about the power management improvements in Windows7, and as we stated energy efficiency was a core principle in the design...

Through a campaign called Digital by Choice , Microsoft has offered its Volume Licensing customers the option to download Microsoft software rather than receive DVD/CDs.  To show the environmental benefits, Microsoft recently commissioned Accenture...

Microsoft announced it has developed a software reference architecture to help the Utility industry take a significant step in smart grid development. Called Microsoft Smart Energy Reference Architecture (SERA), this reference architecture addresses technology...

This year’s Tech•Ed Europe 2009 in Berlin, Germany (November 9-13) will for the first time have a Green IT virtual track that covers a spectrum of Microsoft technologies that you can use to improve efficiency, save money and reduce your organization’s...