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resist the vista hype through education!
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March 30, 2007 (Computerworld) -- Microsoft Corp. may have tooted the public
relations horn about Vista's power-saving features, said a Gartner Inc.
analyst this week, but businesses would be smart to look at ways they can
save electricity on their XP-powered PCs rather than worry about what the
new OS offers.
Earlier this month, Microsoft announced the results of tests by U.K.-based
PC Pro Labs that said Vista's improved power management features could
reduce carbon emissions for a business with 200 PCs by 45 tons annually, and
save the company $90.50 per PC per year in electricity costs.
"Before embarking on an expensive Vista upgrade to achieve green benefits,
businesses should spend a much smaller amount on a broad-based education and
training program to help staff understand why saving energy is important to
the business," Gartner analyst Simon Mingay wrote in a research note this
week.
"Our research shows that most users respond very positively when education
and behavioral changes are part of a broad program to save energy and cut
carbon dioxide emissions," Mingay said.
Mingay said businesses could reap about the same savings in electricity and
carbon dioxide emissions with XP-based systems by educating users on that
operating system's management features. He recommended that companies remind
users to shut down PCs after hours, and show them how to remove screen
savers and put monitors into stand-by mode after 10 minutes of inactivity.
"People and process changes are harder to make than technology changes, but
go much deeper and will have impacts beyond any Windows upgrade," said
Mingay. "Businesses shouldn't justify upgrading to Vista just because of
improved power management."
Microsoft has posted guides to using Windows XP's power management tools on
its Web site, including one from 2002.
http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9015219&intsrc=hm_list
March 30, 2007 (Computerworld) -- Microsoft Corp. may have tooted the public
relations horn about Vista's power-saving features, said a Gartner Inc.
analyst this week, but businesses would be smart to look at ways they can
save electricity on their XP-powered PCs rather than worry about what the
new OS offers.
Earlier this month, Microsoft announced the results of tests by U.K.-based
PC Pro Labs that said Vista's improved power management features could
reduce carbon emissions for a business with 200 PCs by 45 tons annually, and
save the company $90.50 per PC per year in electricity costs.
"Before embarking on an expensive Vista upgrade to achieve green benefits,
businesses should spend a much smaller amount on a broad-based education and
training program to help staff understand why saving energy is important to
the business," Gartner analyst Simon Mingay wrote in a research note this
week.
"Our research shows that most users respond very positively when education
and behavioral changes are part of a broad program to save energy and cut
carbon dioxide emissions," Mingay said.
Mingay said businesses could reap about the same savings in electricity and
carbon dioxide emissions with XP-based systems by educating users on that
operating system's management features. He recommended that companies remind
users to shut down PCs after hours, and show them how to remove screen
savers and put monitors into stand-by mode after 10 minutes of inactivity.
"People and process changes are harder to make than technology changes, but
go much deeper and will have impacts beyond any Windows upgrade," said
Mingay. "Businesses shouldn't justify upgrading to Vista just because of
improved power management."
Microsoft has posted guides to using Windows XP's power management tools on
its Web site, including one from 2002.
