Tangent Debuts Green Computer

Silicon Valley-based company, Tangent, which provides Computing solutions engineered specifically for commercial, industrial, and healthcare applications, has launched Evergreen 17, an ultra slim, all-in-one touch screen "Green PC" which the company claims to be environmentally-friendly, saving both energy and cost.

Designed to help schools and government entities achieve their Green Energy Reduction Initiatives, this new PC Evergreen 17 is sleek and lightweight and includes an optional 5-wire resistive touch screen.

"Not only do users experience computing with a touch screen LCD in a space-saving form factor, they also get industry leading power efficiency at 24 watts and 72 percent less energy usage than Energy Star 4.0 limits," said Douglas Monsour, president at Tangent.

"This translates into cost-savings while, at the same time, helping the environment."

The Evergreen 17 comes with a Via Eden 1.0 GHz (fan-less) processor or the ViaC7 1.50 GHz (low noise fan). The operating system is either Windows XP Professional or Windows XP Embedded for server and Web-based computing. In addition to these, a Linux version is also available. The PC has a 10/100/1000 Ethernet onboard and optional wireless LAN as well as memory of up to 2GB DDR SDRAM.


The Evergreen 17 can also be ordered with an optional solid-state drive to provide a 100 percent solid-state system with no moving parts to fail and customers have an option of choosing from 1, 2, 4, 16, 32, or 64GB solid-state drives. .

Ideal for server-based and browser-based applications, the PC is equipped with a high brightness TFT panel and resistive touch. It weighs 15.8 lbs. and is only 2.25 inches in depth.

The product is available with a one-year parts and labor warranty and optional one year on-site service.

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Intel launches 'green' Xeon processors

Moving a step closer to fulfill the environmental footprint of its products, Intel Corp. has released four halogen-free 45nm Xeon processors and said all previous versions of the Xeon 5200 and 5400 series are now halogen-free.

The company said the new Xeons are compatible with the existing Intel dual processor platforms that have been launched in the market since 2006.

The halogen-free chips consist of three new quad-core Xeon 5400 series processors like X5492, X5470 and L5430. The X5492, the fastest processor, has a clock speed of 3.4GHz, while the low-power L5430 uses only 50W or 12.5W per core, according to Intel.

The X5270, the fourth chip, is a dual-core Xeon that runs as low as 80W with frequencies as high as 3.5GHz.

Intel stressed the processors provide better energy efficiency with the use of 45nm implementation and transistors that use a hafnium-based high-k metal gate formula.

"Customers using the new Xeon processors will not only benefit from greater performance and energy efficiency within existing platforms, but they will be the very first to use Intel's halogen-free technology," said Kirk Skaugen, VP and general manager, server platforms group, Intel.

Systems vendors giving support for these new processors are Asus Computer Inc., Dell, Fujitsu, Fujitsu-Siemens, Gigabyte, Hewlett-Packard, IBM Corp., Microstar International Co. Ltd, NEC Corp., Quanta Corp., Rackable Systems Inc., Sun Microsystems, Supermicro, Tyan Computer Corp. and Verari Systems.

"The new 5400 series processors are available now, while the X5270 will be available this fall," Intel said.

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Older Demos Use Green Products Most Often

Bucking the belief that environmentalism is a youth movement, a new survey finds that male and female consumers over age 55 are the most prolific users of green products in the United States, reports Retailer Daily.

Groups age 55+ reported above average usage of environmentally friendly home goods, according to a survey from ICOM Information & Communications.

Leading the way is the 55-59-year-old female demographic - more than twice as likely as the average consumer to use green products. Males age 65-69 are next - more than 1.7 times as likely to use than the average American.

Among the key survey findings:

* Green products have penetrated into most American homes: 61.9 percent of respondents said they use some type of environmentally friendly product.
* Asked why they elect to purchase eco-friendly goods, the leading response - by 33 percent of the group - selected the self-gratifying "makes me feel good about myself" respons.
* Asked why they elect not to purchase or use green products, 50 percent of non-adopters cited high prices as the main factor. The next reason selected was "I do not believe that they are that much better for the environment," at 17 percent.
* Of those who said they do not use environmentally friendly products, both male and female demographics age 25-34 years were among the "least likely to use" when compared with the national average.

"While the numbers show that significant inroads have been made with the older demographics, they also suggest untapped potential in prime younger consumer groups to engage them with eco-friendly products," remarked ICOM VP of Marketing Peter Meyers.

"Younger demographics are still green - that is, inexperienced when it comes to engaging with environmentally friendly goods," Meyers added. "The data suggests that targeting these groups with more calculated offers — such as at slightly more aggressive price points, appealing to their personal values or reinforcing the true benefits for the environment — could introduce green products to a new, promising consumer base."

ICOM conducted the household products survey in March and April 2008 with 6,036 people responding nationwide.

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Server replacement 'key for Green IT'

Replacing servers over three years old is essential for all firms looking to cut costs and reduce their carbon emissions, it has been claimed.

According to IT hosting company Memset, the power requirements of basic rackmount servers have halved in the last 18 months, while their performance has doubled, meaning that it makes environmental and economic sense to replace machines after two to three years.

The firm went on to say a Green IT alternative is to subcontract server infrastructure and environmental impact to a carbon neutral IT outsourcing provider.

Chief executive of charity Computer Aid Tony Roberts added that recycled and refurbished machines can be donated to schools in Africa, where there is a growing demand for new technology.

Earlier this week, IT infrastructure specialist RichardsoNEyres claimed IT outsourcing is vital for Green IT provision and firms looking to improve their environmental position while cutting cut costs should consider server consolidation.

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Green PC: Greener, Leaner Components

The green PC uses all lead-free components, starting with the Antec Solo case. Made mostly from plastics, this light-as-a-pillow case uses the ATX form factor, but the Intel DG965SS motherboard fits into it just fine. In fact, there's an added benefit to using microATX components in an ATX case: The airflow is just a notch better, letting me set the adjustable-rate case fan on the slowest speed without any worries about the CPU overheating.

I installed a Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 160GB SATA hard drive, for two reasons. First, this single-platter drive uses less energy than a two-platter drive would. And second, SATA uses slightly less energy than IDE. The 7200.10 drive is lead-free, of course, and smaller, so it will leave less hazardous waste when it's thrown out. Next year, both Samsung and Seagate will introduce new drives with more power-saving features, cycling down faster when not in use. They'll be more energy-efficient, too. If you've got the money, upgrade your green PC with a better drive once they are released.

The Sony DRU-830A DVD drive was my top pick for optical storage and playback, mostly because this dual-format burner let me get away with just one optical drive. It consumes a little more energy (just a few watts) than a SATA drive, but you can write both DVD-R and DVD+R discs, as well as CDs, and it's lead-free. For RAM, the system gets two 1GB Crucial DDR2 modules. I debated using just one module, which would use slightly less energy and is certainly possible with the DG965SS motherboard, but decided that would reduce performance too much and make the system less useful.

Finally, I used a trendy Thermaltake Big Typhoon heat sink and fan combo, which looks like a souped-up motorcycle engine. Once again, it's all lead-free, and I wanted to make sure this PC never stuttered or faltered. Also, unlike some Zalman fans I've tried, the Big Typhoon really is whisper-quiet; hence my system should sound as lean as it looks and operates. All told, the box is definitely a bare-bones machine with no fancy memory card ports, no multiple drives for high-end RAID configurations, and no power-plant depleting DX10 graphics cards. But, honestly, it's a PC I'd use for most everyday tasks. And, as we said before, this PC can be easily upgraded at any time to a more powerful configuration.

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Dell Becomes Greenest Technology Company

Dell recently revealed that it has met its carbon neutral goal ahead of schedule, achieving a major milestone in its commitment to be the greenest technology company on the planet and fulfilling a pledge to operate efficiently, maximize investment in green power and responsibly offset remaining impacts.

Dell met its goal early by implementing an aggressive global energy-efficiency campaign and increasing purchases of green power, verified emission reductions and renewable energy certificates. Since 2004, the company’s annual investment in green electricity from utility providers, including wind, solar and methane-gas capture, has grown from 12 million kWh to 116 million kWh, an increase of nearly 870 percent. Earlier this year, the company announced that its global headquarters campus is powered by 100 percent green energy.

Alongside this announcement, Dell also said that it is making additional investments in wind power in the U.S., China and India. Combined with green electricity purchases from utility providers, this equates to 645 million kWh and the avoidance of more than 400,000 metric tons of CO2e.

The company also claims of already saving more than USD 3 million annually and avoiding nearly 20,000 tons of CO2 through facilities improvements and a global power-management initiative. “We’re driving ‘green’ into every aspect of our global business,” said Dell Chairman and CEO Michael Dell.

Dell currently ranks ahead of HP, IBM and Apple in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Green Power Partnership Fortune 500 registry and is working alongside utility and government partners to encourage greater supply of green energy.

"Dell's success in meeting its carbon neutral goal in less than a year is impressive and should serve as a model for other U.S. companies to follow," said Mindy S. Lubber, president of Ceres, a leading coalition of investors and environmental groups that worked closely with Dell on its climate change strategy.

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Is that PC Green Enough?

How green is that product you're about to buy? Now you can find out. Distributor Ingram Micro Inc. on Tuesday launched a new service that helps solution providers easily identify products that pass the environmental test.

If your customer is a stickler about that whole environmental thing, now you know where to go.

Here's how it works: When you look up the distributor's product database, you can check for green products ratings where applicable. To set the ratings, Ingram Micro is tapping the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool, commonly known as EPEAT, and managed by the nonprofit Green Electronics Council. Plenty of information is available at epeat.net for anyone who is interested.

Products are rated on their environmental merits and ranked as Bronze, Silver or Gold, with Gold, of course, being the greenest of all. Hmmm... it might have made more sense to go with, say, tan, brown and green. Naming the rankings after the precious metals we've been stripping off the earth seems wrong.

But that's not Ingram Micro's fault; those are the rankings EPEAT uses. EPEAT takes into account 51 criteria, such as reduced levels of hazardous materials, amount of renewable materials and recycled content, to come up with its ratings. Twenty-eight of the criteria are optional. Products included in the ratings system include desktop and laptop computers, monitors and power supplies.

Servers are not yet included, but that's a matter of time. Presumably when the Environmental Protection Agency finalizes its Energy Star specifications for servers, which it is in the process of doing, EPEAT will include them in its ratings. Energy Star rates the energy efficiency of a range of products, from light fixtures to ceiling fans to dishwashers.

Bob Laclede, vice president and general manager for government sales at Ingram Micro, notes that federal agencies have started requiring EPEAT-registered products for applicable purchases.

"By having these designations in our product database, Ingram Micro is providing the green information needed for our resellers to include on bids for government contracts," he says. "It also assists others in identifying environmentally friendly products for their end users."

Jeff Omelchuck, executive director for the Green Electronics Council and EPEAT program manager, says the partnership with Ingram Micro will help expand the green IT market.

As corporate buyers become more attuned to the Green IT ideal, they will put pressure on their IT equipment suppliers to sell them environmentally friendly products. The Ingram Micro service will come in handy in those cases.

Source:blog.channelinsider.com
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