Spiceworks Brings Green IT Management to Small and Medium Businesses
Free IT Management Software Plug-in Allows Businesses to Remotely Regulate Power Consumption of Networked Devices
AUSTIN, Texas (November 16, 2009) –
Spiceworks(TM), Inc. today released a new plug-in for its free social IT management software application, which enables IT professionals to automatically regulate the power consumption of networked computers. The downloadable Power Manager plug-in – developed in cooperation with Intel Corporation – is designed to link everyday network and systems management tasks with green IT initiatives. Spiceworks estimates that if half its 800,000 users worldwide deploy the new power management plug-in, they could save more than $500 million in annual electricity costs and eliminate 3 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions. Currently more than 28 million desktops, laptops and servers are managed by the free Spiceworks IT Desktop.
“Building more energy-efficient PCs and devices is only one step in making IT green,” said Scott Abel, co-founder and CEO of Spiceworks. “The software that manages networked devices can also play a more active role in saving energy. Today with the help of Intel, we’ve tuned the Spiceworks IT Desktop software to do just that so our growing network of businesses can do more to save money and help the environment.”
The new power management plug-in can be downloaded for free from the Spiceworks Plug-in Center at http://community.spiceworks.com/plugin/172 and includes the following features:
* Remote Power Consumption Management – allows users to remotely manage the power consumption of PCs, laptops, and other networked devices. This includes the ability to use Wake On LAN and Intel® vPro(TM) technology features to power-on and -off devices based on schedules and other criteria;
* Power Management Dashboard – shows a visual map of networked machines and devices that are powered on or off; and
* Dollar Savings View – displays estimates of dollars saved per day and month based on current price/kwh and watts used by networked devices.
“Many organizations are adding environmental sustainability goals to their constant search for new opportunities to be socially responsible and to save money,” said Rick Echevarria, vice president and general manager, Intel Business Client Platforms. “Our collaboration with Spiceworks to develop the Power Manager plug-in for Intel® Core(TM)2 processors with vPro(TM) technology-based PCs, provides businesses a cost-efficient way to more carefully and actively manage the valuable energy consumed by their IT networks.”
The Spiceworks IT Desktop is a free social IT management application that’s used by over 800,000 IT professionals and 75,000 managed service providers (MSPs) worldwide to automatically inventory, monitor, troubleshoot, report on and run a help desk for IT networks. It is the first business application to embed crowdsourcing, social networking and community collaboration features directly into an IT professional’s daily workflow. Currently Spiceworks is used in 196 countries worldwide to support 26 million employees and manage 40 million technology devices.
More information on Spiceworks can be found at www.spiceworks.com. Follow Spiceworks on Twitter: http://twitter.com/spiceworks. To connect with Spiceworks on Facebook visit http://www.facebook.com/pages/Spiceworks/15382903707.
About Spiceworks
Founded by network and systems management software pioneers, Spiceworks develops the first free social IT management application that incorporates crowdsourcing to help over 800,000 businesses and 75,000 managed service providers (MSPs) simplify everything IT. Spiceworks makes it easy for IT pros to manage their networks, collaborate to solve technology problems, and find the best practices, products and services they need day-to-day. Through its Voice of IT® market research program, the company also publishes data on important technology usage, staffing and purchasing trends by small and medium businesses worldwide. Spiceworks is a privately held company headquartered in Austin, Texas with funding from Austin Ventures and Shasta Ventures. For more information visit www.spiceworks.com.
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