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Nearly 125,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions eliminated; over 135 million kilowatt hours of electricity reduced; and millions of dollars in energy costs cut.
These are just a few figures that Alliance Associate 1E is helping AT&T to achieve within a year, thanks to the implementation of its NightWatchman software across AT&T’s domestic offices. Targeting a simple yet prevalent problem – that, for a multitude of reasons, most corporate PC users fail to shut down their machines before leaving the office everyday – 1E’s “PC Power Management Solution” allows organizations to power down entire banks of computers according to a pre-determined, centrally controlled schedule.
The benefits to companies using NightWatchman are multifold. First, the software offers a convenient, consistent, and automated method of powering down computers during off-peak hours without losing unsaved user data; a reporting feature on the software even provides details on proven and potential future savings.
Further, explains 1E Public Relations Manager Phil Rawcliffe, “in times of such an unsettled economic environment, it is essential that companies...understand how they can make significant savings through proven PC power management tools.” With a purported average savings of $36 per PC per year and a typical ROI of three to six months, eliminating wasted energy due to negligent computer use with NightWatchman seems a viable option to companies looking to streamline budgets.
“Not to mention,” adds Rawcliffe, “it’s incredibly energy efficient.” The electricity savings projected for AT&T alone are equivalent to the electricity required to power nearly 15,000 homes. As a company that strives to develop products designed to reduce its clients’ carbon footprints, 1E also stresses the importance of keeping companies and consumers informed of the environmental impact of their activities (for example, through its Energy Awareness campaign and online tools like the Energy Savings Calculator).
This dedication not only to creating energy efficient products, but also to promoting energy awareness, has resulted in an important partnership between the software company and the Alliance to Save Energy. Says Rawcliffe, 1E’s participation in the Alliance Associates program has been “essential to help drive an understanding of the personal and corporate challenges faced by each and every one of us. We’re proud to be considered an Alliance to Save Energy partner.”
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