Ingram Micro/Certero PowerStudio PC power management tool

Ingram Micro and Certero Limited have released PowerStudio, a computer fleet PC power management tool, which saves energy, reduces CO₂ and quickly lowers electricity bills for PCs, laptops and thin client machines.

Designed to efficiently manage all desktop elements and contribute to green computing targets, every user is encouraged to reduce their individual carbon footprint through a point scoring system that awards and deducts points depending on each user’s IT habits. This is especially helpful in helping to change user habits in a friendly and informative way and contributing to improved workplace efficiencies.

PowerStudio identifies daily, monthly and annual trends of computer power usage and helps set centralised power policies in accordance with user activity to prolong the life of computer equipment and meet environmental computing targets. For example, a policy can be created to automatically switch off monitors and place PCs into standby or hibernation when computers are idle, enabling energy savings of up to $83 and 642 kWh per PC per annum to be achieved. PowerStudio saves power on all XP embedded thin client devices as well as PCs and includes a wastage reporting system that highlights where additional savings on utilities can be made in the business including CO₂, coal and water.