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Tuesday, July 28, 2009 7:02 PM

Green Electronics Council Founder Talks Green PCs

The Windows Team just posted a very interesting Q&A with Jeff Omelchuk, founder and executive director of the Green Electronics Council (GEC) . The interview focuses on the the work that he, Microsoft, and the PC industry are doing to make sure that
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009 2:26 AM

New Microsoft Environmental Practices video

I just wanted to let you know that we’ve just posted a brand new video highlighting some of Microsoft’s corporate environmental practices. This is a short video that will give you a brief overview of our efforts around reducing our waste stream; reducing
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Saturday, July 25, 2009 12:57 AM

Rob Bernard to keynote Data Center Dynamics conference

Wanted to let you know that Rob Bernard will be giving the keynote session at the upcoming Data Center Dynamics conference in Seattle on August 6th. The theme of the conference is Carbon: Risk or Opportunity. The development, design and construction of
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Friday, July 24, 2009 6:01 PM

Windows 7 Released to Manufacturing

On Wednesday, Microsoft released Windows 7 to manufacturing (RTM) which means that it has passed all of its validation checks and requirements and was signed off for release by Microsoft management. The RTM code will be delivered to our partners within
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Thursday, July 23, 2009 4:56 PM

Red Wine and Green IT: A Perfect Pairing

I love this article by Matt Wheeland in GreenerComputing called Red Wine and Green IT: A Perfect Pairing . The story is an in-depth piece that focuses on all the ways, both mainstream and innovative, that Monte Vibiano is partnering with Microsoft to
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Monday, July 20, 2009 3:26 PM

Microsoft Earns Top Rankings In Goldman Sach’s GS SUSTAIN framework

Microsoft topped the rankings in the Goldman Sach’s GS SUSTAIN framework for the global software and services sector, released June 5, 2009. The GS SUSTAIN framework seeks to “identify companies best-positioned to sustain competitive advantage and superior
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Tuesday, July 14, 2009 7:00 PM

Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 4.0 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Now Available!

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 releases just around the corner.  Are you thinking about deploying these new operating systems to take advantage of new energy efficiency features ?  Get a head start with Microsoft Assessment and Planning
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Wednesday, July 08, 2009 7:46 PM

Microsoft Tops CSR Brand List

A new Corporate Citizenship Study was just released by Penn, Schoen & Berland Associates, Burson/Marsteller and Landor. When asked to rate which companies they see as the best corporate citizens, survey respondents put Microsoft and General Mills
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