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Energy Star, the EPA program that
promotes energy efficient solutions, offers free tools that can set your entire
organization's monitors to go into a low-power "sleep" mode
when inactive. A simple touch of the mouse or keyboard "wakes" the
machine within seconds. For every
1,000 computers, Energy Star
estimates that enabling monitor power management can save your organization
200,000 kWh per year or $20,000 at 10 cents per kWh. Free of charge, Energy Star
offers: ú
EZ Save software
that can activate monitor power management across networked computers all at
once. To download EZ Save go to: http://www.energystar.gov/powermanagement/download.asp?orgtype ú
Web-based EZ Wizard software,
ideal for non-networked computers, that allows individual users to activate
monitor power management in seconds. To run EZ Wizard go to: http://www.energystar.gov/powermanagement/wizard.asp?orgtype ú
Consultation on the Windows 2000
or Windows XP functions to enable monitor power management throughout your
organization. Please go to: http://www.energystar.gov/powermanagement/windows2k.asp?orgtype Associate The Cadmus Group. Tel: 703-247-6113 Fax: 703-247-6001 For more information on saving money and preventing pollution through
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