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"EPEAT registry of leading green IT products expanded to cover 40 countries

Firms looking to purchase equipment should find it easier to identify the most environmentally friendly models from this week, following the global launch of the US-based Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT).

"ZURICH, CH -- IBM today unveiled a new, first-of-its-kind high-performance computer (HPC) that will use water for cooling, as a way of cutting energy use and greenhouse gas emissions from data centers.

This article describes the technologies that are now available to support green IT initiatiaves.  Now we must work on management practises and behaviors in the work place.

Victoria, BC –Green IT Tools environmental efforts may be worthy of gold. The company is a finalist in the VIATeC Technology Awards “Environmental Excellence” category.

Motivated by the fact that information technology accounts for roughly two per cent of the world's carbon emissions each year, Green IT Tools provides all sizes of businesses with the knowledge and tools they require to reduce the impact of their IT operations.

Reports swirled around the last release of the Greenpeace Gude to Greener Electronics (version 10) that the rating of Apple was purposefully low in order to spur action.  If those reports were true, according to the latest Guide to Green Electronics (version 11) which was released on March 31st, it worked.  Apple has improved.

Victoria, BC – The green IT industry is coming together in San Francisco next week and Green IT Tools is proud to sponsor the event.

Green:Net 09 is being billed as "The First Green Conference for the Internet Technology Industry." The conference features an impressive roster of speakers and attendees and promises to show attendees how the tools created in the Internet, computing and IT revolutions will be crucial for fighting climate change. The sold-out event is a must-attend for business leaders and green IT specialists.

Victoria, BC – Terrabytes Consulting, operator of Green IT Tools, and Seattle-based IT services provider X-BAR are hosting two joint webinars addressing green information technology.

GreenITTools.com, a Green Information Technology information portal, proudly announces the launch of the new GreenITTools.com community website. GreenITTools.com provides products and services (through Terrabytes Consulting) to help IT organizations reduce environmental impact, save money and simplify operations while doing so.

Green IT Tools.com is pleased to announced two interactive webinars focusing first on getting up to speed with Green IT and then the practical steps to assess your organization's IT impact.  We will help you to create a strategy to "Green Your IT".  The webinars will take place on November 27, 2008 at 1pm EST (10am PST) and December 4, 2008.

Webinar Description - Introduction to Green IT - November 27, 2008

We are proud to announce the release of Version 4.0 based on the feedback and suggestions we collected during the month of September.  Thank you very much to all the past and new clients who took on the challenge of providing feedback to make a better product.

GreenITTools.com Team

GreenITTools.com is seeking IT and sustainability professionals to provide input into the next version of the Green IT Guide and the Green IT Guide and Toolkit!  We believe the best knowledge comes from the community of practise and we would like to have your input on how to make our Green IT products better!  Let us know what to add, subtract, enhance, or revamp and receive a free copy of the new version!

Green IT Tools.com and Strategic Sustainability Consulting are pleased to announced an an interactive webinar focusing on the practical steps to assess your organization's IT impact and create a strategy to "Green Your IT".  The webinar will take place on September 11, 2008 at 1pm EST (10am PST).

Register on-line through Strategic Sustainability Consulting.

Webinar Description

Today we have launched our brand new website complete with a slightly updated version of the Green IT Guide.  The updated version has been provided to all customers who purchased version 3.1 as it includes some useful information and does not constitute a full release.

We look forward to hearing your feedback on our new site!

GreenITTools.com Team

GreenITTools.com is proud to announce the release of Green IT Guide and Toolkit Version 3.0.  Many sections of the Guide have been updated with current information.  In addition the information provided in the many white papers that are part of the toolkit (and posted in the Articles section of the website) have been updated.

A few formulas have been fixed in the workbooks and we have tidied up some of the wording.

We have also added a second version of the Performance workbook specifically for our British customers that uses pound symbols instead of dollar signs.