HP To Up Energy Efficiency of PCsHP To Up Energy Efficiency of PCs

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Jim Manico, OWASP Global Board Member

January 8, 2008

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Hewlett-Packard continues to expend energy to make its PCs more energy-efficient.The Palo Alto, Calif.-based company will integrate energy-saving technologies and processes, such as more efficient power supplies and lower-energy chipsets, to reach its two-year goal of reducing energy consumption by 25 percent across its entire PC line.

According to recent research, HP found that 83 percent of small businesses say that environmental factors play a role in their decision around technology. And that makes sense, considering the potential going green can have on their bottom lines.

Early last year HP, which says it has the most Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) Gold-listed products of any vendor, also tweaked three of its computers to meet the Environmental Protection Agency?s new Energy Star standard.ComputerWorld

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About the Author

Jim Manico

OWASP Global Board Member

Jim Manico is a Global Board Member for the OWASP foundation where he helps drive the strategic vision for the organization. OWASP's mission is to make software security visible, so that individuals and organizations worldwide can make informed decisions about true software security risks. OWASP's AppSecUSA<https://2015.appsecusa.org/c/> conferences represent the nonprofit's largest outreach efforts to advance its mission of spreading security knowledge, for more information and to register, see here<https://2015.appsecusa.org/c/?page_id=534>. Jim is also the founder of Manicode Security where he trains software developers on secure coding and security engineering. He has a 18 year history building software as a developer and architect. Jim is a frequent speaker on secure software practices and is a member of the JavaOne rockstar speaker community. He is the author of Iron-Clad Java: Building Secure Web Applications<http://www.amazon.com/Iron-Clad-Java-Building-Secure-Applications/dp/0071835881> from McGraw-Hill and founder of Brakeman Pro. Investor/Advisor for Signal Sciences.

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