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Monday, November 02, 2009 12:48 PM

Intel: Windows 7 improvements gain laptop users an additional 1.4 hours of battery life

Joakim Lialias, a Microsoft Alliance Manager for Intel recently wrote on the Windows Partner Blog about our work with Intel to “Make PCs Run Faster and Longer.” We’ve talked a lot about the work we did around power management in Windows 7, but Joakim
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Thursday, October 22, 2009 5:58 PM

Top 5 Environmental Considerations to make the move to Windows 7

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
Posted by FrancoisAjenstat | 0 Comments
Monday, September 21, 2009 5:46 PM

Podcast: Stop pampering your processors!

Christian Belady from Microsoft’s Global Foundation Services team was recently interviewed by InsideHPC's John West on this topic and can be listened to at: http://insidehpc.com/green-hpc-podcast-series/green-hpc-podcast-episode-4-stop-pampering-your-processors/
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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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Tuesday, June 16, 2009 3:44 PM

Windows 7 and Power Management

With the upcoming release of Windows 7 we wanted to provide you with more information on the new power management features in the product and ways that we’re driving energy efficiency across the PC ecosystem. Microsoft recognizes that software can play
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Thursday, May 28, 2009 2:04 PM

Case Study: Energy Company Promotes Environmental Responsibility, Lowers Costs with “Green IT”

MidAmerican Energy Company is highly focused on environmental responsibility, including energy generation from renewable resources. The company also promotes this responsibility within IT, relying on Microsoft® products and technologies to help reduce
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009 7:34 PM

“Going Green” with TechNet Magazine

To celebrate Earth Day and help you create a more energy efficient IT infrastructure, TechNet Magazine is publishing a special online-only edition dedicated to Green IT. Discover new tools for planning a virtual environment, learn how to easily enforce
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009 8:32 PM

Green IT webcast series

As I mentioned in a previous blog post , Microsoft is kicking off a Green IT webcast series on TechNet. We now register for the first 5 in the series. Here’s the full list and direct links to find out more and register: · Transforming the Data Center
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Thursday, February 12, 2009 3:20 PM

IT Energy Waste: A Summary of Financial, Operational and Environmental Impacts – Webinar March 30

The Climate Savers Computing Initiative (CSCI) (of which Microsoft is a board member with other technology leaders like Intel, Google, Dell, HP and others) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is hosting an educational webinar designed to raise
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Monday, January 12, 2009 6:38 PM

Green Computing in The Architecture Journal and TechNet Magazine

Microsoft has recently published new resources for Architects and IT professionals focused on Green Computing. These offer very good and deep resources to help with your Green IT initiatives. The Architecture Journal devotes an entire issue to Green IT
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Monday, November 17, 2008 9:00 PM

Greening your PC

Our Environmental Technologist, Mark Aggar, has new blog which you can read at http://blogs.technet.com/markaggar/default.aspx . One of his first blog entries is on considerations to "Green your PC". Here are the key tips cross-posted here. I’m often
Posted by FrancoisAjenstat | 2 Comments
Monday, August 11, 2008 12:58 AM

Unleashing Power Management Features in Windows Vista

Last week, Microsoft made two major announcements with respect to PC power management: endorsing a free power management application for consumers and launching a free ENERGY STAR solution for licensed System Center Configuration Manager 2007 users .
Posted by walshjhu | 3 Comments
Thursday, August 07, 2008 10:50 AM

Microsoft’s Chief Environmental Strategist Introduces Free Power Management Application for Consumers

Earlier today, Microsoft’s CES Rob Bernard, Verdiem’s CEO Kevin Klustner, and the Climate Savers Computing Initiative’s President Lorie Wigle announced the launch of Verdiem's Edison , a power management application offered free to PC users around the
Posted by walshjhu | 5 Comments
Thursday, August 07, 2008 9:37 AM

Microsoft Launches ENERGY STAR Compliant Power Management Tool for IT Administrators

Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr) 2007 has launched a new Desired Configuration Management (DCM) pack that fully complies with ENERGY STAR configuration guidelines! The new pack, which is endorsed by the United States Environmental
Posted by walshjhu | 5 Comments
Wednesday, August 06, 2008 10:00 AM

Verdiem Launches free energy monitoring app – Edison

Today Verdiem announced Edison , a free energy monitoring application that allows eco-conscious consumers to actively control their PC’s energy consumption – and their household’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Microsoft and Climate Savers Computing
Posted by FrancoisAjenstat | 2 Comments
 
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