AUSTIN, Texas – November 16, 2009 – Spiceworks™, 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 https://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™ 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™2 processors with vPro™ technology-based PCs, provides businesses a cost-efficient way to more carefully and actively manage the valuable energy consumed by their IT networks.”
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