
PORTLAND, Ore. -- By expanding the sales network for the energy efficient and low-toxic computer products to channel resellers, the group behind the green IT rating label aims to help support existing environmental computing goals and make it easier for new companies to board the bandwagon.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- Three months after launching energy management software to help U.S. consumers cut their PC energy use, Verdiem introduced the free software to the United Kingdom market.

OAKLAND, Calif. -- ICT could also save the country up to $240 billion from gross energy and fuel savings, according to research from The Boston Consulting Group and The Climate Group released Tuesday. The groups unveiled the U.S. addendum to a previously released report called "SMART 2020: enabling the low carbon economy in the information age," which used a global scope.
North American companies lag behind other areas of the world in adopting easy green IT practices, according to a recent survey.
Info-Tech's Global Green IT Attitude & Action survey polled workers around the world on things such as green budgeting, energy efficiency improvements and PC power savings policies.
Nearly 70 percent of respondents outside North America believe their companies' would have a green IT budget within the next three years. In North America, nearly half of respondents disagreed with the possibility.
Infotech has made this survey available speciall for GreenerComputing news subscribers; to download it, visit Info-Tech.com.
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