"Providing clients with cost-effective energy saving products and tips has become more important as environmental awareness increases and the tough economic climate persists," says Axiz`s Chris Barnes, Product Manager - HP Monitors.
Axiz, leading IT infrastructure distributor, advises small, medium and large enterprises to introduce greening initiatives within the office environment.
"In order to make a noticeable financial difference, it is imperative that customers know what to look for when selecting technology devices," says Barnes. "Changing their employees` energy habits and training them on good environmental office behaviour is all part of the solution. When working with clients we are able to guide them so that they see an immediate return on reducing their utility costs and energy output."
HP has a range of products that enable customers to make informed and qualified energy-efficient technology purchases. Barnes recommends that the first check is to purchase products that have an ENERGY STAR logo or label.
These products can translate into a significant reduction of energy costs, for example an ENERGY STAR qualified PC uses 75% less electricity than PCs without enabled power management features. He says that HP has introduced a variety of monitors, HP Notebooks, Minis, selected Advanced Business Desktops and Elite Business Desktops, which are ENERGY STAR qualified in line with minimising environmental impacts.
Barnes explains the benefits of ENERGY STAR products as:
* Producing less heat and reducing cooling loads by approximately 15% and up to 30% in warmer climates.
* Using about half as much electricity - saving half in utility costs.
* Automatically go into "sleep" mode after periods of inactivity. Computers use 75% less energy in "sleep" mode.
"Information technology is an important cog in the environmental change wheel. Transforming to new energy efficient technology will help in the future, but making small changes to daily habits can have an immediate effect in conserving energy, reducing expenses and working towards saving our planet," concludes Barnes.
Axiz recommends getting started by implementing the following high impact energy saving tips:
* Turn off your PC - if you are leaving your PC for an extended period of time or the office for the day, turn your PC off! It is a myth that it compromises the life of the computer or uses more power turning it off and on.
* Use PC power saving features - take advantage of the power saving features on your PC. These features place your hardware and/or your computer monitor into idle mode or turn it off when now in use.
* Say no to screensavers - screensavers do not save energy.
* Turn down monitor brightness - turning down the brightness of the computer monitor saves energy.
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