Software helps cut PC energy costs
5 Feb 2008 | 14:44 GMT
Cuts down on CO2, too
A FIRM HAS introduced power management software for PCs which it claims can save around £40 in juice for each seat in an enterprise.
Modus Interactive said the product – Powerwise – allows centralised power management in an enterprise, giving power profiles for groups or individual PCs to the techies.
The product has been tried out at the Leumi Bank. Stephen Lang, IT and support manager at the bank, said he was surprised to find a standard PC with an LCD monitor costs over £60 a year in juice and half a tonne of carbon dioxide.
He said: “We wanted the ability to control when our desktops are switched on and off, when we scan for viruses, update software and conduct general clean ups on PCs from a central point.”
He claimed side benefits in terms of air conditioning. “If every machine is on in the bank all the time, then the air conditioning has to work much harder to keep the building cool, increasing power consumption. Also our support department doesn’t have to ask people to reboot so often because of the automated management going on over thight, this saving everyone involved a lot of time.” µ
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