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- Nexant Automates Energy Efficiency With Captaris Workflow
- The California Public Utilities Commission CPUC needed more effective document management capabilities within its energy efficiency programs groupware EEGA application. Nexant, Inc., teamed with Congruent Solutions, successfully deployed the statewide solution. EEGA is a Web-based application used to monitor a growing number of energy efficiency programs and increased reporting requirements....
- Tags: Captaris Inc., Workflow, Nexant, Energy Efficiency, EEGA, Document Management, Content Management, Managerial Accounting, Process Improvement, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Quality, Business Operations
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- Nexant Automates Energy Efficiency Workflow With Captaris Workflow Previously Known as Teamplate
- The California Public Utilities Commission CPUC needed more effective document management capabilities within its energy efficiency programs groupware EEGA application. Nexant, Inc., teamed with Congruent Solutions, successfully deployed the statewide solution. EEGA is a Web-based application used to monitor a growing number of energy efficiency programs and increased reporting requirements....
- Tags: Captaris Inc., Workflow, Nexant, Energy Efficiency, EEGA, Process Improvement, Document Management, Content Management, Managerial Accounting, Groupware, Quality, Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance
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- Identify Technologies and Applications Under "Biodiversity" and "Climate Change" (Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy) and SMEs in 24 Countries
- An international management consulting company wanted business intelligence on biodiversity. The company needed to understand the different technologies/ applications/ activities which come under "Biodiversity" and "Climate change" energy efficiency and renewable energy. They also wanted to identify SMEs Small and Medium Enterprises involved in these applications/ activities in 24 target...
- Tags: Renewable Energy, Small And Medium Enterprise, Energy Efficiency, Smb/Sme, Telecom & Utilities
- Case studies
- Performance Study of Organization and Data Aggregation in Wireless Sensor Networks
- Clustering is a proven method for enhancing the scalability of ad hoc mobile networks. It can also enhance the energy efficiency and a lifetime of large sensor networks typically deployed in sensitive environments, such as seismic zones, or in smart environments. Energy efficiency is crucial due to the limited power...
- Tags: Performance, Network, Clustering, Sensor, Wireless, Energy Efficiency, Networking
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- 3Com tops list of green network switches in energy efficiency
- Switches made by 3Com topped a survey by In-Stat in terms of energy efficiency. This is so for fixed-configuration 24- and 48-port switches. According to the study, results vary in Gbps gigabits per second per Watts of 0.5 Gbps/Watts to 3Gbps/Watt, or more than 600% difference. ...
- Tags: Networking Switch, Network, 3Com Corp., Energy Efficiency, Routers & Switches, Networking, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-05-19
- Energy-Efficiency Firm Powers Up Business With Business Management Software
- Current Energy provides energy-efficiency consulting, services, and products to residential and commercial customers in the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas. Expanding rapidly into new lines of business and geographic regions, Current Energy found that QuickBooks accounting software limited the company's potential. Current Energy wanted to combine robust intercompany accounting functions,...
- Tags: Microsoft Dynamics, Accounting, Energy Efficiency, Business Management, Microsoft Corp., Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Strategy, Finance, Management
- Case studies 2008-01-01
- Nortel claims that it is siphoning network customers away from Cisco
- Nortel is positioning itself up as a "green" networking vendor that has the right history and products to take market share from Cisco Systems, and Nortel has a new research study and a group of converted customers that it's using to help spread the message. Let's take...
- Tags: Network, Nortel Networks Corp., Customer, Cisco Systems Inc., Energy Efficiency, Performance Gain, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2008-05-20
- IBM Systems Energy Efficiency eKit
- Becoming more energy efficient. Incorporating eco-friendly practices. Reducing your carbon footprint. It's a crucial part of today's successful business. Learn how to become more environmentally friendly with the IBM Systems Energy Efficiency eKit. In this eKit, you'll discover how to save on energy costs, maintain precious...
- Tags: Energy Efficiency, IBM Corp., Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management
- Resource centers 2008-03-29
- Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers: Achieving Energy Efficiency Through Service Integration
- Environmental responsibility has become an important topic of discussion in the last few years - not only in the general public, but in businesses as well. Many major corporations have begun to institute green policies that guide the manner in which they manage their operations. The innovative, new Cisco ASR...
- Tags: Energy Efficiency, Router, Cisco Systems Inc., Integration, Routers & Switches, Networking
- White papers 2008-02-01
- Energy-Efficiency Firm Powers Up Business With Business Management Software
- Current Energy provides energy-efficiency consulting, services, and products to residential and commercial customers in the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas. Expanding rapidly into new lines of business and geographic regions, Current Energy found that QuickBooks accounting software limited the company's potential. Current Energy wanted to combine robust intercompany accounting functions,...
- Tags: Microsoft Dynamics, Accounting, Energy Efficiency, Business Management, Microsoft Corp., Current Energy, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Strategy, Finance, Management
- Case studies 2008-01-01
- A Power Benchmarking Study on the IBM System z9: Applying Energy Efficiency Metrics to Performance
- Over the past few years energy efficiency in the data center has become one of the top concerns for IT managers. As the cost of power grows significantly, the application of energy efficiency to systems performance becomes a metric that can not be ignored. IBM has long been a champion...
- Tags: Performance, Benchmarking, IBM Corp., Energy Efficiency, Performance Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- White papers 2007-10-04
- Championing Energy Efficiency in the Data Center: An IBM Server Consolidation Analysis
- Energy efficiency has long been a top priority at a large natural gas and electric utility headquartered in the United States. Many organizations around the globe are looking to reduce power consumption and many are even facing a data center power scarcity. This utility company, teaming with IBM, is currently...
- Tags: Data Center, Analysis, IBM Corp., Energy Efficiency, Data Centers, Server Consolidation, Storage, Servers, Hardware, Data Management
- White papers 2007-04-20
- Data Center Efficiency in the Scalable Enterprise
- Energy efficiency is a top concern as IT managers struggle with rising power bills, cooling problems, usage limits imposed by local utilities, or requirements to deploy additional servers without expanding an existing data center or building a new one. To address energy efficiency effectively, data center managers must look at...
- Tags: Data Center, Energy Efficiency, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management
- White papers 2007-02-01
- Lenovo's Latest ThinkCentre Desktop Brings Energy Efficiency to the Mainstream
- Energy efficiency is the new metric by which businesses are measuring IT operations. Increasingly, energy efficiency is also becoming a factor by which customers and even government regulators are evaluating businesses. By focusing on energy-efficient computing, Lenovo is helping businesses limit energy consumption and boost efficiency. The company has recently...
- Tags: IBM ThinkCentre, Technology Business Research, Lenovo Group Ltd., Energy Efficiency, Desktops, Hardware
- White papers 2007-09-14
- Optimizing Windows Vista Platforms for Energy Efficiency
- This paper enables system manufacturers and IT professionals to configure Windows Vista platforms for maximum energy efficiency. The techniques in this paper may be used to help extend mobile PC battery life and reduce energy operation expenses for desktop and server PCs. This paper explains how to evaluate system energy...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Energy Efficiency, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
- White papers 2007-05-01
- Where is AMD's Intel-killer Barcelona?
- Back in May when speculation on AMD's "Barcelona" quad-core CPU was still running rampant, I wrote that "AMD Barcelona can potentially smash Intel" if high clock speeds at sufficient yields could be produced in a timely manner. AMD needed to hit 2.5 GHz to reclaim the performance crown and release...
- Tags: Servers, Processors, Intel, Hardware, Fun Stuff, Energy efficiency, Desktop, Consumer electronics, AMD
- Blog posts 2007-07-03
- Build the biggest bang per dollar PCs: June 2007 Edition
- It's Father's day coming up and what better way to put a smile on Dad's face than a new computer. The timing couldn't be better with the arrival of the newest 3-Series motherboards from Intel and the somewhat new 690G AMD motherboards which I reviewed yesterday so it's time to build a new PC...
- Tags: Energy efficiency, AMD, Storage, Desktop, Consumer electronics, Servers, Vista, Processors, Intel, Hardware, Fun Stuff
- Blog posts 2007-06-13
- Three motherboards for Intel and AMD CPUs: June 2007
- It's June 2007 and we have a whole new generation of motherboards for AMD and Intel. If you're looking to buy or build a new computer, you'll want to read on. See more images of these motherboards at higher resolution.Intel 3-Series ChipsetIntel launched a new set of motherboard chipsets called...
- Tags: Processors, Desktop, Vista, Storage, Servers, Hardware, Intel, Fun Stuff, Energy efficiency, Consumer electronics, AMD
- Blog posts 2007-06-12
- ASUS and Intel slaughters OLPC with Eee-ase
- ASUS and Intel have actually created an alternative for Nicholas Negroponte's OLPC One Laptop Per Child called the "Eee PC". The difference here is that the ASUS Eee PC is actually something that looks usable and perhaps even desirable for everyday use as a super cheap UMPC Ultra Mobile PC. The...
- Tags: News, Mobile/Wireless, Intel, Hardware, Fun Stuff, Energy efficiency, Desktop, Consumer electronics
- Blog posts 2007-06-06
- Solving the network storage dilemma
- Ive had some friends and readers ask me the same question about what to do about the problem of storage in the home and how do you make it accessible to every computer or set-top box in the house on the internal network. Before I begin to answer that...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, Virtualization, Storage, Servers, Networking, Hardware, Fun Stuff, Energy efficiency, Desktop
- Blog posts 2007-05-09