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City Of Seattle Drives Down Energy Costs With VerdiemCity Deploys Verdiem PC Power Management Software and Reduces Energy Costs by More Than 35 PercentSeattle, WA– Monday, June 8, 2009 – As part of The City of Seattle’s nationally recognized initiatives and leadership in addressing global warming, the City of Seattle and Verdiem, Inc. today announced the results of the City’s deployment of Verdiem’s SURVEYOR™ PC Power Management Software. Since implementing SURVEYOR’s PC power management enforcement policies to more than eight thousand City PCs, the City of Seattle has reduced PC energy consumption by more than 35 percent. “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,” said Seattle’s Mayor Nickels. Mayor Greg Nickels is nationally recognized for his leadership in setting an ambitious agenda for climate protection. On February 16, 2005, in conjunction with the ratification of the Kyoto Protocol – the international agreement to address climate disruption -- Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels launched the US Mayors Climate Protection Agreement to advance the goals of the Kyoto Protocol through leadership and action. Two years later, The U.S. Conference of Mayors launched the Mayors Climate Protection Center to administer and track the agreement and by November 1, 2007, there were more than 710 signatories to the Agreement. In 2008, Mayor Nickels also championed a resolution establishing city priorities in a federal cap-and-trade system that embraced 80 percent reductions of global warming pollution from 1990 levels by 2050 as the appropriate and necessary national goal, and urged the federal government to act quickly to enact cap-and-trade legislation. “Mayor Nickels and the City of Seattle ‘s leadership in setting and implementing an aggressive strategy to manage climate change has propelled Seattle on to the national stage,” said Verdiem CEO Jeremy Jaech. “We’re thrilled to be partnering with the City of Seattle and to see Verdiem’s PC Power Management Solution help the city achieve significant energy cost savings and at the same time present a solid case study for green-IT implementations for all organizations and businesses.” The City of Seattle has deployed Verdiem’s SURVEYOR PC Power Management Software across more than 30 City departments and has achieved an average of more than 35 percent in PC energy consumption. Using Verdiem’s SURYVEYOR, the city is able to both centrally measure, manage and monitor its PC power consumption and also enable City departments to set and enforce their own PC power management policies. ### About Verdiem ### Verdiem is an enterprise software company focused on PC Power Management & Green IT. Verdiem’s flagship SURVEYOR software enables customers to centrally control and reduce the energy used by PCs on their network by up to 60 percent without impacting end users or IT. Over 300 corporations, government agencies, and universities have deployed SURVEYOR to have a positive impact on the environment—reducing PC energy waste and carbon footprint. Based in Seattle, Washington, Verdiem is a leader in Green IT solutions and backed by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. More information is available at www.verdiem.com or (206) 838-2800. Verdiem, SURVEYOR, and Edison are trademarks or registered trademarks of Verdiem Corporation. ### ### Media Contact Jay Wampold |