Title :
Greener PCs for the Enterprise
Author :
Nordman, Bruce ; Christensen, Ken
Author_Institution :
Energy Anal. Dept., Lawrence Berkeley Nat. Lab., Berkeley, CA, USA
Abstract :
PC energy use is a growing cost to enterprises, with most machines remaining fully powered on, even while idle, for most of the time. The Network Connectivity Proxy maintains network presence for PCs but lets them sleep while idle, thus saving energy and reducing total cost of ownership.
Keywords :
computer network management; network operating systems; power aware computing; PC energy; energy saving; greener PC; network connectivity proxy; Application software; Costs; Displays; Energy efficiency; Energy management; Manufacturing processes; Personal communication networks; Power control; Green computing; enterprise PCs; network connectivity proxy;
Journal_Title :
IT Professional
DOI :
10.1109/MITP.2009.71
