What is Green Computing?

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1 What is Green Cmputing? Greening" yur cmputing equipment is a lw-risk way fr yur business t nt nly help the envirnment but als reduce csts. It's als ne f the largest grwing trends in business tday. Making a cnscius decisin t g green in the wrkplace, nt nly imprves yur bttm line, but als reduces yur carbn ftprint. It s a win-win n matter hw yu lk at it, says Shawn Nesbitt, the funder f Simple Netwrk Cnsulting. Reducing energy usage, which als reduces carbn dixide emissins and yur energy bill, is the mst effective thing yu can d. The average PC wastes abut half the energy prvided t it, accrding t the Climate Savers Cmputing Initiative, an industry grup dedicated t reducing greenhuse-gas emissins. Yu shuld encurage emplyees t shut dwn their PCs r put them int sleep mde when nt wrking n them. Nesbitt recmmends implementing thin clients prduced by Neware t reduce the TCO f yur cmpany s cmputing envirnment. (Neware is a member f Hw Much Energy Des Yur Cmputer System Use? A typical desktp PC system is cmprised f the cmputer itself (the CPU r the bx ), a mnitr, and printer. A typical CPU may require apprximately 200 watts f electrical pwer. Then, add watts fr a inch mnitr (prprtinately mre fr larger mnitrs). The pwer requirements f cnventinal laser printers can be as much as 100 watts r mre when printing thugh much less if idling in sleep mde. Ink jet printers use as little as 12 watts while printing and 5 watts while idling. Hw a user perates the cmputer als factrs int energy csts. First let s take the wrst case scenari f cntinuus peratin. Assuming yu perate 200 watt PC system day and night everyday, direct annual electrical csts wuld be ver $ (at $0.075/kWh). In cntrast, if yu perate yur system just during nrmal business hurs, say 40 hurs per week, the direct annual energy cst wuld be abut $30. This is nt taking int cnsideratin the cst f additinal ambient rm cling. Cnsidering the tremendus benefits f cmputer use, neither f the abve cst figures may seem like much, but think f what happens when these csts are multiplied by the many hundreds r thusands f cmputers in use. The lss f revenue due t energy cnsumptin and waste are astrnmical.

2 Excerpt taken frm an EPA Article by Enesta Jnes: (7/18/07) Numerus envirnmental benefits f buying high-perfrmance, envirnmentally friendly cmputer equipment are highlighted in the first annual reprt issued by the Green Electrnics Cuncil this week. The reprt, called "The Envirnmental Benefits f the Purchase r Sale f EPEAT Registered Prducts in 2006," states that the purchase f mre than 36 millin EPA apprved cmputer desktps, laptps and mnitrs has led t a significant reductin in greenhuse gas emissins. Sme highlights frm the reprt shw that the cmputer equipment has helped t: Save 13.7 billin kwh f electricity, enugh t pwer 1.2 millin U.S. hmes fr a year; Save 24.4 millin metric tns f primary materials, equivalent t the weight f 189 millin refrigeratrs; Prevent 56.5 millin metric tns f air emissins (including greenhuse gas emissins); Prevent 1.07 millin metric tns f carbn equivalent greenhuse gas emissins, equivalent t remving 852,000 cars frm the rad fr a year; Prevent 118,000 metric tns f water pllutant emissins; Reduce the amunt f txic materials used by 1,070 metric tns, equivalent t the weight f 534,000 bricks, including enugh mercury t fill 157,000 husehld fever thermmeters; and Avid the dispsal f 41,100 metric tns f hazardus waste, equivalent t the weight f 20.5 millin bricks. EPEAT (Electrnic Prducts Envirnmental Assessment Tl) -registered cmputer prducts have reduced levels f cadmium, lead, and mercury t better prtect human health, and are easier t upgrade and recycle, in additin t meeting the gvernment's Energy Star guidelines fr energy efficiency. By buying EPEAT registered prducts purchasers are significantly cntributing t reducing the envirnmental impacts f their cmputers. Yu can als buy ther equipment that uses fewer txic materials and mre recycled cmpnents. Many new electrnics sld in the United States already meet the Eurpean Restrictin f Hazardus Substances Directive (RHS), a standard banning the general use f six hazardus substances including lead and mercury, and many manufacturers are cmmitted t further reducing use f txic substances. Neware is bth (RHS) and (WEEE) cmpliant as well. Reusing and Recycling Simple Netwrk Cnsulting receives hundreds f spent printer tner and ink jet cartridges and batteries a year. Instead f tssing these in the garbage, they can be recycled, saving resurces and reducing pllutin and slid waste. T recycle spent tner r ink jet cartridges (printer and sme fax), cmputers, printers, peripherals, radis, cell phnes, netwrking equipment, and displays call Simple Netwrk Cnsulting at Imprper dispsal f cmputers and electrnics is illegal! Cnsult with yur lcal city/state fficials t find ut hw yu can help save the planet frm harmful plutants fund in cmputers, and mnitrs.

3 Recycling yur ld equipment is anther imprtant actin t take. Cmpanies such as Cascade Asset Management recver the mst value frm yur slightly used surplus equipment, prvide the secure destructin f yur electrnic media, r haul away yur ld cmputers fr envirnmentally respnsible recycling. Reducing Paper Waste Rather than creating a paperless ffice, cmputer use has vastly increased paper cnsumptin and paper waste. Here are sme suggestins fr reducing waste: Print as little as pssible. Review and mdify dcuments n the screen and use print preview. Minimize the number f hard cpies and paper drafts yu make. Instead f printing, save infrmatin t disk. Recycle waste paper. Buy and use recycled paper in yur printers and cpiers. Frm an envirnmental pint f view, the best recycled paper is 100 percent pst cnsumer recycled cntent. Fr mre infrmatin abut btaining recycled paper, cntact Simple Netwrk Cnsulting fr mre infrmatin. D nt print ut un-necessary messages. Use instead f faxes r send faxes directly frm yur cmputer t eliminate the need fr a paper cpy. Befre recycling paper, which has print n nly ne side, set it aside fr use as scrap paper r fr printing drafts. When general infrmatin-type dcuments must be shared within an ffice, try circulating them instead f making an individual cpy fr each persn. This can als be dne easily by . While yu're waiting t replace yur mre expensive equipment, yu can reduce paper use by printing duble-sided pages, and yu can purchase refillable printer-ink cartridges. Small steps, but taken in large measure, can lead t a cleaner planet.

4 Ttal Cst f Ownership LCD mnitr prices have been decreasing in recent years. When the ttal cst f wnership is cnsidered - including savings in pwer cnsumptin and lifespan-lcds are nw less expensive than many CRTs. Descriptin 17" CRT 17" LCD 19" CRT 19" LCD 21" CRT Pwer Cnsumptin (Watts) 70W 35W 100W 45W 115W Energy Cst (kw/hr) $0.157 $0.157 $0.157 $0.157 $0.157 Hurs/Day Days/Week Annual Energy Cst (per unit) $22.80 $11.43 $32.66 $14.70 $37.46 Years f Operatin TOTAL Energy Cst (per unit) $91.20 $45.72 $ $58.80 $ Figures are in U.S. Dllars * NOTE: Des nt include cst assciated with air cnditining, which may add anther 50% t the TOTAL. Utilizing thin client cmputing alternatives such as Neware, thin client devices affrd yu a multi tiered apprach n saving bth mney n the initial hardware, energy savings, and lnger lasting hardware since there are n mving parts., states Nesbitt referring t the thin client cmputing devices prvided by Neware. Neware Thin Clients Deliver Energy Savings as Green Alternatives t Desktp PCs Cmpany s Thin Clients Save up t 90 Percent f the Pwer f a Desktp PC, Becming Critical Cmpnent f Crprate and Gvernment Sustainability Prgrams KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. May 16, 2007 Neware, Inc. (Nasdaq:NWRE), a leading prvider f thin client cmputing slutins, tday annunced that its thin client devices, which are grwing in ppularity as cst-effective alternatives t desktp and laptp PCs, can help cmpanies reduce cmputing-related energy csts by up t 90 percent. Traditinal desktp PCs cnsume a maximum f 280 watts f pwer as cmpared t certain Neware thin clients which cnsume apprximately 30 watts f pwer in the same time frame an energy savings f nearly 90 percent. Fr example, if a cmpany replaced 35,000 PCs with Neware e90 thin client devices, its energy cst savings culd be up t $1.9 millin per year, a figure based n the natinal KWH rate f $

5 The chart belw illustrates the cst and ptential annual savings f perating 1,000 Neware thin clients vs. 1,000 traditinal desktp PCs. Brand Maximum pwer per Device (in Watts) Annual Pwer Cst fr 1,000 Devices Apprximate annual energy savings using Neware thin clients (fr 1,000 devices) PC 280 $61,807 N/A Neware e $10,596 $51,211 Neware e90 30 $6,623 $55,185 Neware c50 24 $5,298 $56,509 Based n: Maximum pwer supply wattage, a KWH natinal average (Dec 06) f $0.0849, average usage time f 50 hurs per week fr ne year, with 1,000 units in use. The PC used fr cmparisn was the Dell Optiplex 740. Faced with rising energy csts, impending energy-reductin legislatin and a drive t becme mre envi rnmentally-friendly, many cmpanies such as CVS, Bed Bath & Beynd, Gdyear, AutZne, Krger C., and ther glbal retailers are leveraging the energy savings benefits f Neware thin clients. In additin t saving cmpanies in nging pwer cnsumptin csts, thin client devices have a number f additinal energy saving benefits when cmpared t traditinal PCs. Because they have n mving parts, such as disc drives r fans, and emit very little heat, rganizatins als save in cling csts; actual savings vary based n facility. Prducing thin clients als requires significantly less energy and resurces, as they cntain fewer parts; are cheaper t transprt because they are apprximately 40 percent lighter; and last 50 percent lnger, greatly reducing cmputer dispsal csts. We have seen an increase in cmpanies f all sizes turning t thin client technlgy t achieve greater energy and cst savings, said Klaus Besier, president and CEO f Neware. Withut mving parts, such as a fan r disk drive, Neware s thin clients help cmpanies meet their sustainability targets by eliminating much f the verhead assciated with cmputing. We lk frward t helping cmpanies g green and achieve their envirnmental initiatives. Abut Neware Neware, Inc. (Nasdaq:NWRE), is glbal prvider f thin client cmputing slutins that allw rganizatins t cut csts by centralizing desktp management, alleviating threats f security breaches and reducing energy cnsumptin. Frward thinking cmpanies enable their desktp virtualizatin strategies with Neware s desktp, laptp and sftware fferings.

6 Simple Netwrk Cnsulting is a value-add partner f Neware based in Madisn WI. Nesbitt ntes During the past year, we have helped clients save tens f thusands f dllars by utilizing the Neware platfrm f cmputing. Nesbitt adds We believe firmly in the Neware prduct, enugh t use it in ur crprate ffices. Faced with rising energy csts, impending energy-reductin legislatin and a drive t becme mre envirnmentally-friendly, many cmpanies are leveraging the energy savings benefits f Neware thin clients. In additin t saving cmpanies in nging pwer cnsumptin csts, thin client devices have a number f additinal energy saving benefits when cmpared t traditinal PCs. Because they have n mving parts, such as disc drives r fans, and emit very little heat, rganizatins als save in cling csts. The amunt yu save will vary based n yur specific facility and hw yu use yur cmputing hardware.