Cadbury

Cadbury, a leading global confectionary company with 45,000 employees in sixty countries and $8 billion in annual revenue, is in the midst of deploying Verdiem’s Surveyor on more than 15,000 networked PC’s across its global operations. Cadbury has already achieved more than 30 percent savings in energy costs with its deployment within the United States and Canada.This is especially impressive given that 90% of Cadbury's PCs are laptops. Cadbury is now implementing Verdiem's Surveyor into its business operations in Mexico, Central America and South America. Cadbury's revolutionary “Purple Goes Green” sustainability program, launched June 2007, sets aggressive environmental targets for 2020. Cadbury is the only food manufacturer committed to a 50% absolute reduction in carbon emissions.

"Our sustainability goals are vital to the future success of our business; however, our ambitious targets won’t be met unless we change fundamentally. We have to re-think the way we work, make every decision a sustainable one, and invest in technology to support the transformation. Reducing carbon emissions is one of our key sustainability goals and Verdiem’s PC power management solution has quickly demonstrated results by producing tangible reductions in our energy consumption.”

— Wayne Shurts, Cadbury's Chief Information Officer

Cox Enterprises

Cox Communications, a division of Cox Enterprises, rapidly deployed Verdiem's Surveyor to 15,000 PCs across 14 operating centers in the United States. Surveyor's Sustainability Dashboard enabled Cox to measure a nearly 40 percent savings in energy consumption. Surveyor's online reporting made it easy for Cox to share these results to company management and key internal stakeholders. Cox will likely recognize a full return on investment in the same year they deployed Surveyor. Cox Communications also leveraged Surveyor's seamless integration with Microsoft's SMS desktop administration tools to easily power down and wake up PCs for frequent software distribution, patch and security management, while maximizing savings in energy consumption.

"In selecting a best of class partner, we conducted a rigorous evaluation process of PC Power management solutions and Verdiem was the clear choice. [Our] people don't even know it's there. We're saving nearly 40% on power usage, but we have no impact on the operation whatsoever. Any organization serious about sustainability and green-IT should be looking at Verdiem."

— Peter West, Vice President of Information Technology and Operational Development

Marshall & Ilsley Corporation

M&I, a Fortune 500 financial services corporation headquartered in Milwaukee Wisconsin has successfully deployed Verdiem's SURVEYOR enterprise-wide to more than 11,000 desktops and laptops. Since deployment and enforcement of SURVEYOR's energy policies, M&I has realized a more than a 30% savings in energy costs and achieved a return on investment in less than nine months. M&I deployed Verdiem's SURVEYOR as a core component of the company's MiPlanet initiative, a corporate wide program dedicated to helping preserve the environment through the ongoing implementation of cost-effective and responsible green practices.

"Working with Verdiem, we were able to quickly deploy PC power management across M&I's business operations and centrally manage and measure our PC energy consumption while achieving a return on investment. Verdiem's solution integrated well with our desktop maintenance and upgrade activities, ensuring that we could maximize energy cost savings while not interfering with IT operations and end-user productivity."

— John Roberts, Senior Vice President, Marshall & Ilsley Corporation

Partners HealthCare

Partners Healthcare has deployed Verdiem's SURVEYOR on more than 27,000 of its networked PC's. Since deployment and enforcement of SURVEYOR's energy policies, Partners Healthcare has realized a 39.5% reduction in energy costs, resulting in more than $1 million in annual savings. Boston-based Partners HealthCare is an integrated healthcare network that includes multiple major hospitals with more than 5,000 practicing physicians attending to four million outpatient visits and 170,000 admissions annually.

"Working with Verdiem, we are able to centrally manage and measure our PC energy consumption without interfering with end-user productivity and, importantly were able to recognize a return on investment within three to six months. This energy conservation project serves as a tangible example of our wide-ranging commitment to protect the environment for the benefit of our patients, staff and communities."

— Mary Finlay, Deputy Chief Information Officer at Partners HealthCare

Fluor

Globally, all Fluor offices pursue electricity and energy-saving initiatives, striving to reduce the financial risk associated with rising energy costs while simultaneously improving the management of greenhouse gas emissions. Each facility has developed distinctive solutions based on its unique location and culture. In 2008, through a variety of energy-saving programs, Fluor reduced its energy consumption by 7.5 million kilowatts globally. One example of energy conservation at Flour includes the continued implementation of the Verdiem system on their 10,000 PCs.

"Implementation of the Verdiem system on computers and monitors has shown per unit energy savings of approximately 30 percent."

— David Constable, Group President, Fluor

City of Seattle

The City of Seattle has deployed Verdiem's Surveyor PC Power Management Software across more than 30 City departments and 8,000 PCs, achieving an average reduction of energy consumption by more than 35 percent per PC. Using Verdiem's SURVEYOR, the city can centrally measure, manage and monitor its PC power consumption, all while enabling City departments to set and enforce their own PC power management policies. Some IT Administrators for King County Departments were initially concerned that an automated power management solution on their network might negatively impact user productivity. Instead, they found Surveyor was easy to deploy and created no noticeable impact to employee productivity and satisfaction.

"The City of Seattle has set an ambitious agenda to address climate change, and the results we are achieving with Seattle-based Verdiem in reducing the City's PC energy consumption demonstrate, in a very tangible way, how we can collectively save on energy costs and protect our planet."

— Greg Nickels, Mayor of Seattle

City of Honolulu

Since deployment and enforcement across 1,700 of the City's 4,500 PCs in July 2008, Verdiem's Surveyor has saved the City of Honolulu $30 per PC per year, reducing PC energy costs by more than 30%. As a result, the city has also achieved a return on investment from its Surveyor purchase within 8 months of use. Honolulu is already accruing an ongoing positive return on investment.

"At thirty cents per kilowatt hour, the City of Honolulu is paying the highest energy rates in the country. So we deployed Verdiem's PC power management solutions as a key component of our Green-IT initiative, and it's already paying dividends. Now, using Verdiem's new Sustainability Dashboard, we can showcase, in a very tangible way, the significant energy and carbon emission savings we have achieved."

— Gordon Bruce, Director/Chief Information Officer for the City of Honolulu

King County

Verdiem's Surveyor has enabled King County's agencies in Washington state to reduce energy consumption by an average of 38%, eliminating more than 3 million pounds of carbon dioxide emissions.

"Networked PCs definitely consume the majority of our office energy requirements. By implementing simple policies – such as turning off our monitors after 15 minutes of inactivity, and suspending PCs after one hour -- we were able to generate a surprising amount of savings. In addition to the benefits of the visibility that the Surveyor reporting function provides on our overall carbon, energy, and dollar savings, the best part about Surveyor is its 'Wake on WAN' functionality that allows our employees to wake their machines remotely when they are working from home. This countywide effort has yielded tremendous benefits that will ultimately help us better serve our residents."

— Bob Neddo, King County's Central Information Technology Enterprise Services Manager

City of Chicago

Since deployment earlier this year, Verdiem's Surveyor has already enabled the City of Chicago to reduce PC energy consumption by more than 30 percent, eliminating more than 300 thousand pounds of carbon dioxide emissions.

City of Santa Monica

The City of Santa Monica has reduced its energy costs by more than 30 percent, resulting in a return on investment within 12 months and the elimination of 137,890 lbs. of greenhouse gasses annually. Additionally, the City of Santa Monica has received the Outstanding Achievement award for Sustainability from the Public Technology Institute (PTI) for its successful deployment of Verdiem's PC power management solution.

"The City of Santa Monica takes very seriously its sustainability agenda and we are thrilled to receive national recognition for our implementation of PC energy management. Verdiem's PC energy management solution has quickly demonstrated results by producing significant reductions in energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions."

— Jory Wolf, CIO, City of Santa Monica

City of Boston

The City of Boston has reduced PC energy use by an average of 44 percent on all computers using Verdiem's Surveyor software. Annually, Boston is saving an average of 180 kWh of electricity -- about $25 per computer.

"From our green building requirements to our clean vehicle policies, sustainability is a critical component of the City of Boston's future. Using Verdiem's Surveyor demonstrates the city's commitment to lead by example by reducing energy use and harmful greenhouse gas emissions while saving taxpayer money."

— Thomas M. Menino, Mayor of Boston

State of Washington

State agencies are using Verdiem Surveyor that annually saves thousands of taxpayer dollars, while reducing greenhouse emissions by millions of pounds. The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is one of several state agencies using the software, currently deploying it on PCs throughout their network. Surveyor will save WSDOT nearly 50 percent of its annual power costs for PCs. When WSDOT implements the software on all 7,200 of its computers, the agency will save approximately five million kilowatt hours each year -- the equivalent of over two million pounds in greenhouse gas emissions. Another Washington State agency, the Department of Information Services, negotiated a master contract with Verdiem to make its Surveyor available to state agencies, local and tribal governments and qualified non-profit organizations in Washington.

"State government is doing its part to reduce greenhouse emissions by eliminating unnecessary energy usage, and this is providing an excellent way to cut the kilowatt-hours we use."

— Christine Gregoire, Governor of the State of Washington

National Institutes of Health

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is using Verdiem's Surveyor software to reduce PC energy consumption. To date, NIH has installed Surveyor on several thousand PCs within the Office of Research Services (ORS) and Office of Research Facilities (ORF), with additional groups projected to follow. By deploying Surveyor, the agency is saving an average of 953,678 kWh of electricity -- about $71,000 per year.

City University of New York – CUNY

So far, CUNY has deployed Surveyor to 15 of its 19 campuses and to 25,000 PCs, with outstanding results. Actual energy savings exceeded projections, resulting in an annual savings of $600K. Another unexpected benefit has been the smoothness of the deployment, which CUNY staff said went without a hitch. More important to CUNY, however, is the environmental impact. With Surveyor, CUNY has eliminated more than 4,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide each year, with minimal effort and cost. CUNY has demonstrated that going green not only helps an organization fulfill its mission to be a good corporate citizen; it also positively impacts the bottom line.

"With the current technology available, a project like this is easier to implement than many energy conservation measures, with a faster payback. The added benefit is that by helping eliminate energy waste in PC networks, one also reduces the CO2 emissions that result from electricity generation – so in one step an organization can save money and the environment."

— Art Fasolino, Chief Engineer

"For CUNY, environmental sustainability is as much about leadership as it is about stewardship, and Surveyor has helped us be among the first universities in the country to reduce greenhouse gas emissions created by its PC networks. By helping eliminate energy waste in our PC networks, Surveyor has helped reduce the CO2 emissions that result from electricity generation. Additionally, it is easier to implement than many energy conservation measures."

— Ron Spalter, Deputy Chief Operating Officer

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is deploying Verdiem's SURVEYOR on more than 30,000 PCs across the health system's network. UPMC expects to reduce PC power consumption by 50 percent, resulting in more than $1 million in annual savings. UPMC, in partnership with Duquesne Light Company, deployed Verdiem's SURVEYOR as part of the utility's energy efficiency and demand response initiatives designed to comply with Pennsylvania State Act 129, which requires Pennsylvania electric distribution companies to cut power consumption in their territories by 1 percent by 2011 and 3 percent in 2013.

“Working with Verdiem, we are able to centrally manage and measure our PC energy consumption without interfering with end-user productivity, desktop maintenance or upgrades, making this green-IT initiative an easy and highly effective way to deliver environmental stewardship across our organization. This energy conservation project, which covers about two-thirds of our PCs system wide, is just one more example of our wide-ranging commitment to protecting the environment for the benefit of our patients, staff and communities.”

— John Krolicki, Vice President of Facilities and Support Services at UPMC

Lake Washington School District

Baseline measurements showed that the PCs at Lake Washington School District in Washington state accounted for a staggering 6.4 million kWh of energy consumption annually. This translates into energy costs of about $450,000 per year. Though high, the figure is not surprising, since PCs are among the fastest growing consumers of energy in the nation today. Unlike alternative PC power management options, Surveyor from Verdiem provides actual, monitored power usage measurements with the Sustainability Dashboard, verified by many municipal utilities. By letting Surveyor safely power down PCs when they are not in use, LWSD conserves almost 2.5 million kWh of energy annually, amounting to an annual savings of $172,800, or about 38.4%.

"Lake Washington School District has launched a number of natural resource conservation measures in recent years as environmental awareness and concern has grown. Managing PC power usage with Verdiem has been one of the easiest sustainability projects to execute. It had an immediate impact on costs and the environment and required no physical labor, site closures or program disruptions."

— Chuck Collins, Resource Conservation Manager

Prince George's County Public Schools

At a time when schools are squeezed for funding, Prince George's County Public Schools (PGCPS) has found an innovative way to cut costs without impacting its educational mission in Maryland. The district, which serves over 135,000 students, has installed software from Verdiem that measures, manages, and reduces the energy consumption of over 17,000 of the district's PCs. The software is projected to save the district nearly $200,000 annually. By cutting the energy consumption of its PCs, Prince George's is eliminating 6.6 million pounds of CO2 from the atmosphere every year – the equivalent of removing 500 SUVs from Maryland roads.

"Staff carefully validated the energy savings, technical compatibility, and user impact of the Verdiem software before deciding on a district-wide roll-out in Prince George's County. Public Schools is always seeking innovative ways to operate more efficiently. With Verdiem's software, money spent to power PCs when no one is using them can instead be used to advance our educational mission."