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Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) is partnering with world leading consulting and technology companies Accenture, Microsoft and SAP to deliver the new version of its data system.
Microsoft announced Microsoft Hohm, a new online application that enables consumers to better understand their energy usage, get recommendations and start saving money.
Rob Bernard is leading Microsoft's environmental sustainability efforts; helping customers, partners, and its own employees consider how software can make a difference
Company enables private cloud computing environment through combination of virtualization, managing services across physical and virtual, and dynamic application development tools.
MSN Green survey finds that eco-friendliness has its limits, with nearly 70 percent of people saying that they would never limit toilet flushes to conserve water or use a kitchen compost
Many data centers cost more to build and power than the IT services they support, so Microsoft is leading the industry to make data centers more efficient.
Microsoft reaffirms commitment to basic research; TechFest event shows progress toward natural user interface, more efficient datacenters
The agreement between the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Microsoft focuses on facilitating international collaboration.
New Environmental Sustainability Dashboard for Microsoft Dynamics AX enables businesses to track their energy consumption from within their ERP solution.
The new Eye on Earth online environmental observatory allows Europeans to understand the quality of their beach water and provides the power to call for change.
New Eye on Earth online environmental observatory allows Europeans to understand the quality of the water they swim in and provides the power to call for change.
Students address environmental sustainability with innovative technology.
The focus for Imagine Cup 2008 is on building technology solutions that help address challenging environmental sustainability issues. From a pool of over 200,000 participants, 124 teams have been selected.
TR Control Solutions' winning software educates youth on energy efficiency and empowers them to change behavior.
Microsoft is helping the EEA to inform Europeans on changes to environmental conditions in real time—and empowering citizens to play their part in data gathering.
Microsoft awarded funds to four university research projects focused on energy efficiency in computing. Their research will focus on datacenter power efficiency, power management, and the creation of parallel computing architecture with decreased power demands.
Independent software vendors use Microsoft technology to help customers overcome linguistic and learning barriers and design carbon-neutral buildings.
Fiats outfitted with ecoDrive can help drivers analyze their fuel consumption and CO2 emissions of every journey and receive advice on how to drive with a lower impact on the environment.
Microsoft Corp CEO Steve Ballmer discussed company efforts for information technology (IT) and the protection of the environment, and delivered news about the next step in Microsoft's software plus services vision for more innovation in communication and collaboration.
Yello Sparzähler online turns customers into their own energy managers for their own homes. Energy customers will be able to save up to 10 percent of their costs and consumption with the Yello Sparzähler online as their permanently updated energy consumption is transparently displayed on their home PC.
Seventh Generation Inc., the nation's leading brand of nontoxic, environmentally safe household and personal care products, finds that the Microsoft solution meets 95 percent of its business needs right out of the box.
This Q&A with Microsoft General Manager Geoff Thomas includes information about how technology can help deliver a better experience for consumers. It addresses growing consumer interest in purchasing more "eco-friendly" products and shopping at "green" retailers.
"Software has increased what's possible on so many levels," says Rob Bernard, Microsoft's chief environmental strategist. "Independent software vendors are doing some truly amazing work, and we want to draw attention to those efforts through The Ingenuity Point."
This contest challenges students to get creative, tackle a major global issue, and win big money with their ideas. This year, Microsoft is calling on students to "imagine a world where technology enables a sustainable environment."
Read about a broad range of new products and programs unveiled as Microsoft helps customers prepare for the next generation of Dynamic IT.
Hani Shakeel, senior product manager of Microsoft's Genuine Windows Product Marketing team, discusses a program to make it easier for refurbishers to install genuine Windows software on refurbished PCs. The program helps solve the problem of what to do with old machines while helping to avoid potential harm to the environment.
MSN Green targets eco-conscious Web audiences with informative "green" articles and pictures, videos and other content. MSN has teamed up with some of the leading media and environmental sources, MSNBC, Hearst Magazines (The Daily Green), Conservation International, Environmental Defense, Grist.org, TreeHugger.com and StopGlobalWarming.org, to offer the new channel.
Collaboration through public-private partnership will explore opportunities to work together across cultures and continents. One of the core development objectives is to promote a clean and sustainable environment.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s decision to use the Microsoft Virtual Earth platform for its mission-critical geospatial and mapping applications aims to improve data sharing and business intelligence for partner agencies, citizens and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) on many environmental issues.
The Connector service accommodates up to 1,000 employees daily via its Wi-Fi-enabled buses, reducing traffic congestion and air pollution in the Puget Sound region.
Microsoft, Google, Intel, World Wildlife Fund and other industry leaders have formed a new initiative, with a commitment to purchase power-efficient computing products and produce computers that meet specified power-efficiency targets.
The Clinton Foundation and Microsoft have announced a long-term partnership to develop a suite of technology tools that will enable cities to accurately monitor, compare, and reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. The technology will include both software and services.
Energy and cost savings can really add up with the innovative power management capabilities in Windows Vista. Read how Windows Vista is making Sleep mode more user friendly, thereby helping businesses and consumers to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions that cause global warming.
Results of an independent study into the energy consumption of Windows Vista indicate that the power management features in Windows Vista could help massively reduce the carbon dioxide generated by an organization and deliver significant savings on energy bills.
