Companies are always looking for new ways to cut costs, and the judicious use of technology can pay big dividends. Videoconferencing is just the tip of the iceberg. To sell higher-ups on broader investment in green IT, forget the fancy lingo and focus on the one word every exec will understand: “smart.” By Richard Goode READ MORE

Dec. 2, 2008 - Hewlett-Packard expects to save $1 billion annually thanks to a companywide technology refresh that calls for consolidating IT infrastructure and slashing datacenter energy use by 60%. READ MORE

Nov. 24, 2008 - Entuity, a network-management service provider, has released a new software module that quantifies the role of IT equipment in supporting green business initiatives. READ MORE

Nov. 14, 2008 - UPS has collaborated with Hewlett-Packard to develop a new paper-saving handheld device that prints sorting labels directly on packages. READ MORE

Companies typically focus their green IT efforts on datacenter operations, but by failing to address the distributed PC environment, they're missing out on significant energy and financial savings. By Doug Washburn READ MORE

Oct. 31, 2008 - DHL has announced plans to switch to an electronic billing service that the logistic giants says will save more than 6 million paper invoices a year. READ MORE

Oct. 31, 2008 - IBM is set to launch a suite of software products that reduce the amount of information that must be stored on company servers. The company says the new offerings can slash energy use by up to 35%. READ MORE

Oct. 30, 2008 - AT&T has installed power management software on more than 300,000 PCs throughout its U.S. operations. The telecom giant expects to save more than 135 million kilowatt hours of electricity and upward of 100,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions a year simply by powering down the PCs during non-work hours. READ MORE

Oct. 24, 2008 - IDC, a marketing and consulting firm specializing in the IT sector, has launched a new educational initiative aimed at helping business decision makers use technology to meet their energy and sustainability requirements. READ MORE

Oct. 23, 2008 - Tightening IT budgets are making greener computing practices more important than ever - because efficiencies help cut costs, according to a new survey of IT professionals. READ MORE

Oct. 9. 2008 - Tech services firm Redemtech has launched a sustainable computing initiative designed to help large companies reduce the environmental impact of their IT systems and save money in the bargain. READ MORE

Oct. 6, 2008 - A new web-based mortgage loan processing and document management system is being billed as the industry's chance to get some positive press for a change; it gives mortgage companies a chance to save reams of paper. READ MORE

Oct. 1, 2008 - Sixty percent of small-business decision-makers report saving money via green technologies, according to a new Microsoft survey. READ MORE

Sept. 19, 2008 - Verizon Business and GXS have partnered on an automated, paperless e-commerce service designed to boost efficiency and reduce waste in the supply chain. READ MORE

Sept. 17, 2008 - Eighty-seven percent of investor relations professionals say they believe companies can improve long-term shareholder value through better carbon management, a new survey finds. READ MORE